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Period: Jan 1, 661 to
Mauwiya's Rule
the capital of the Muslim empire was transferred to Damascus. Mauwiya is credited with raising a strong army of Syrian soldiers which was used to expand Muslim authority east into Khorasan and west into North Africa. -
Period: Jan 1, 673 to Jan 1, 677
Siege of Constantinople
Unsuccessful three-year siege of Constantinople -
Period: Jan 1, 705 to Jan 1, 717
Walid I and Sulayman
These are the two sons of Abd al-Malik. During these brothers' reigns, the empire expanded westward to Morocco and Spain, and eastward to Transoxiana. -
Period: Jan 1, 720 to Jan 1, 724
Yazid II
He caused a renewal of the hostilities between the Qaysites and the Kalbites by openly favoring the the Qaysites. -
Period: Jan 1, 724 to Jan 1, 743
Hisham's Rule
The Muslim empire reached the limits of its expansion. -
Jan 1, 740
Rebellion of Zayd b. Ali
Showed the discontent with the Umayyad Empire. -
Jan 1, 740
Berber Revolts in North Africa
This revolt effectively cut off what is today Morocco and Spain from Umayyad rule. -
Period: Jan 1, 744 to Jan 1, 750
Marwan !! Rule
Marwan II attempted to restore order, but by this time the Abbasid revolutionary movement had gained a ton of power in the eastern provinces of the empire. -
Jan 1, 750
Massacre of Umayyad Empire
All but one of the Umayyad's were killed in this massacre. -
Ibn al-Zubayr Defeated
Ibn al-Zubayr was the cause of many rebellions during Yarid's reign. -
Period: to
Yazid's Rule
Yazid's reign was filled with rebellions led by Husayn b. Ali at Kerbala and Ibn al- Zubayr at Mecca. -
Period: to
Civil War
Civil war broke out between two Arab groups, the Qaysites and the Kalbites. -
Period: to Jan 1, 705
Abd al-Malik's Rule
Order was restored to Iraq and Arabia. Arabic was made the official language in the Empire.