Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan ibn Harb ibn Umayya

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Imam
Companion of Muhammad
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:father gptkb:Abu_Sufyan_ibn_Harb
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Syria
661
gptkbp:governorTermStart 639
gptkbp:house gptkb:Banu_Umayya
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan ibn Harb ibn Umayya
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Treaty_of_Hasan–Mu'awiya
gptkb:Battle_of_Siffin
establishing hereditary succession in the caliphate
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(674–678)
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Hind_bint_Utbah
gptkbp:notableFor administrative reforms
governor of Syria
first Umayyad Caliph
founding the Umayyad Caliphate
establishing Damascus as capital
minting Islamic coinage
naval expansion of the Muslim state
promoting Arabic as administrative language
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:nun
politician
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkbp:reignEnd 680
gptkbp:reignStart 661
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Caliph_Umar
gptkb:Caliph_Uthman
gptkb:Prophet_Muhammad
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Fakhita_bint_Qaraza
gptkb:Maysun_bint_Bahdal
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Yazid_I
gptkbp:title gptkb:Amir
gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:tribe gptkb:Quraysh
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mu'awiya_ibn_Abi_Sufyan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8