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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.
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Unsuccessful three-year siege of Constantinople
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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.
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He caused a renewal of the hostilities between the Qaysites and the Kalbites by openly favoring the the Qaysites.
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The Muslim empire reached the limits of its expansion.
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Showed the discontent with the Umayyad Empire.
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This revolt effectively cut off what is today Morocco and Spain from Umayyad rule.
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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.
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All but one of the Umayyad's were killed in this massacre.
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Ibn al-Zubayr was the cause of many rebellions during Yarid's reign.
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Yazid's reign was filled with rebellions led by Husayn b. Ali at Kerbala and Ibn al- Zubayr at Mecca.
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Civil war broke out between two Arab groups, the Qaysites and the Kalbites.
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Order was restored to Iraq and Arabia. Arabic was made the official language in the Empire.