The Rise Of The Umayyads By Fcorreia2002 Jan 1, 654 utman was assassinated Period: Jan 1, 656 to Jan 1, 661 sunni/shia resulted in the first muslim civil war Jan 1, 661 ali was assassinated Jan 1, 661 mu'awiyah established himself as the first umayyad caliph 661 Jan 1, 661 mu'awiyah established himself as the first umayyad caliph Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750 muslim empire expanded Period: Jan 1, 661 to Jan 1, 750 umayyads ruled muslim empire Period: Jan 1, 674 to Jan 1, 678 the romans stopped islamic attacks against constantinople Jan 1, 685 caliph in 685 solved language problems by declaring arabic official language across the empire Jan 1, 711 armies atacked the straits of gibraltar in spain Jan 1, 711 the umayyads moved across the strait of gibraltar and conquered the iberian peninsula Jan 1, 717 the romans stopped islamic attacks against constantinople Jan 1, 732 charles martel, grandfather of charlemagne turned back a series of islamic raids into france at the battle of tours Jan 1, 751 arabs won a great battle against chinese