Caliph Muawiyah I

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Caliph_Muawiyah_I

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Imam historical figure
gptkbp:appointedBy	gptkb:Umar_ibn_al-Khattab_(as_governor_of_Syria)
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Mecca
gptkbp:birthYear	602
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Bab_al-Saghir_Cemetery,_Damascus
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Yazid_I
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:deathYear	680
gptkbp:dynasty	gptkb:Umayyad
gptkbp:ethnicity	gptkb:Arab
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Abu_Sufyan_ibn_Harb
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Muawiyah_ibn_Abi_Sufyan
gptkbp:house	gptkb:Banu_Umayya
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Caliph Muawiyah I
gptkbp:knownFor	expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate establishing hereditary rule in Islam naval campaigns against Byzantines
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:militaryCampaign	gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(674–678)
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Hind_bint_Utbah
gptkbp:notableAchievement	strengthened central authority created Islamic navy established Damascus as capital established administrative reforms expanded territory into North Africa maintained stability after civil war promoted Arabization of administration secured succession for his son Yazid I
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Siffin gptkb:First_Fitna gptkb:Treaty_with_Hasan_ibn_Ali
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkbp:reignEnd	680
gptkbp:reignStart	661
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Maysun_bint_Bahdal
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Yazid_I
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Imam Governor of Syria
gptkbp:tribe	gptkb:Quraysh
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:First_Arab_siege_of_Constantinople gptkb:Al-Mughira_ibn_Shu'ba
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6