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Umayyad Caliphate

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  • Period: Jan 1, 656 to Jan 1, 661

    First Muslim civil war

    Civil war fought following the murder of the third Caliph, Uthman ibn Affan.
  • Beginning of Umayyad Dynasty
    Jan 1, 661

    Beginning of Umayyad Dynasty

    Mu'awiyah is victorious against the fourth caliph Ali and is declared Mu'awiyah I, first caliph of the Umayyad Dynasty. Introduced hereditary succession.
  • Leo III defeats the Syrian Army
    Jan 1, 717

    Leo III defeats the Syrian Army

    Beginning of the decline of the Umayyad Dynasty.
  • Defeat at Poitiers, France
    Jan 1, 732

    Defeat at Poitiers, France

    Expansion of Islamic Empire into Europe halted after the defeat at Poitiers, France in 732.
  • Defeat in Anatolia
    Jan 1, 740

    Defeat in Anatolia

    Armies of Umayyad Dynasty were destroyed in detail.
  • End of Sufyanid family rule of Umayyad dynasty

    End of Sufyanid family rule of Umayyad dynasty

    Muʿāwiyah II, last ruling descendent of Abu Sufyanid, dies.
  • Marwin I ibn al-Hakam becomes caliph

    Marwin I ibn al-Hakam becomes caliph

    Begins rule of Marwanid caliphs of Umayyad Dynasty
  • End of the Umayyad Dynasty

    End of the Umayyad Dynasty

    Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah becomes Caliph starting the Abbasid Dynasty.
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    Naval campaign against Constantinople

    Unsuccessful naval campaign against Constantinople
  • Period: to Jan 1, 705

    Peak of Umayyad Dynasty

    Abn al-Malik oversees Umayyad Dynast at it's peak, stretching from Spain to India.