Umayyad army

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The Umayyad army was the military force of the early Islamic Caliphate that drove its rapid expansion across the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Europe in the 7th and 8th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military force
activeInPeriod 7th century
8th century
allegiance Caliph
Umayyad dynasty
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
basedOn Arab tribal military traditions
commandLanguage Arabic
conflict Arab–Byzantine wars
Arab–Khazar wars
Battle of Nahavand
Battle of Qadisiyyah
Battle of Tours
Battle of Yarmouk
Berber Revolt
Muslim conquest of Egypt
Muslim conquest of Hispania
Muslim conquest of North Africa
Muslim conquest of the Levant
Second Fitna
Third Fitna
country Umayyad Caliphate
doctrine jihad as expansionist warfare
followedBy Abbasid army
garrisonLocation Basra
Damascus
Fustat
Kairouan
Kufa
Wasit
hasComponent Arab tribal cavalry
archers
camel troops
infantry
headquarters Damascus
historicalRegion Central Asia
Iberian Peninsula
Middle East
North Africa
Sindh
linked to: Province of Sindh

Transoxiana
notableCommander Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Al-Walid I
Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
linked to: al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf

Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik
Muawiya I
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
linked to: Muhammad bin Qasim

Musa ibn Nusayr
Qutayba ibn Muslim
Tariq ibn Ziyad
Uqba ibn Nafi
notableFeature gradual inclusion of non-Arab Muslim troops
predominance of Arab Muslim soldiers in early period
use of permanent garrison cities (amsar)
notableFor rapid territorial expansion of the early Islamic empire
organizationalPrinciple tribal organization
partOf Umayyad Caliphate
paySource state stipends from the diwan
precededBy Rashidun army
recruitmentBasis Arab tribal levies
mawali (non-Arab Muslim clients)
religion Islam
supplySystem diwan-based pay registers
timePeriod c. 661–750 CE
usedBy Umayyad Caliphate
early Islamic Caliphate
linked to: Islamic Caliphates
usedFor expansion of Islamic rule into Central Asia
expansion of Islamic rule into North Africa
expansion of Islamic rule into the Iberian Peninsula
expansion of Islamic rule into the Indian subcontinent
expansion of Islamic rule into the Middle East

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Early Muslim conquests participant Umayyad army
Battle of Qadisiyyah combatant Arab Muslim forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Abbasid forces opposedBy Umayyad army
Battle of Ayn al-Warda (685) hasParticipant Syrian Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Maskin (691) combatant Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Maskin (691) combatant Zubayrid forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn opponentInBattle Umayyad forces of Yazid I
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of al-Harra combatantSide Syrian army of the Umayyads
linked to: Umayyad army
Qasim ibn al-Hassan opponent Umayyad forces of Yazid I
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Segoyuela belligerent Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Siege of Mérida attacker Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Musa ibn Nusayr militaryBranch Umayyad army
Battle of Akroinon combatantSide Umayyad invasion force
linked to: Umayyad army
Count Julian alliedWith Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Debal belligerentSide Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Plague of Amwas affects Syrian army of the Rashidun Caliphate
linked to: Umayyad army
Hassan ibn al-Nu'man militaryBranch Umayyad Caliphate army
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Liébana conflictCombatant Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Tawwabin uprising opposedBy Umayyad army of Ibn Ziyad
linked to: Umayyad army
Tawwabin movement conflictWith Umayyad military forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Rebellion of Umar ibn Hafsun participant Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Harra perpetratorSide Umayyad Syrian army
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Río Barbate combatant Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Frankish campaigns in Septimania hasMainParticipants Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
al-Harra associatedEventSideA Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Medinan insurgents opposedBy Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Muslim ibn Uqba sideInConflict Umayyad side in the Battle of al-Harra
linked to: Umayyad army
Abu al-Awar al-Sulami militaryBranch Umayyad Caliphate armed forces
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Bordeaux (732) belligerent Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions perpetrator Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army
massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions perpetrator army of Yazid I
linked to: Umayyad army