Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Imam
Companion of Muhammad
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Umar_ibn_al-Khattab
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mecca
gptkbp:birthYear 602
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bab_al-Saghir_Cemetery
gptkbp:child gptkb:Ramlah_bint_Muawiya
gptkb:Yazid_I
gptkbp:convertedTo 630
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:deathYear 680
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Umayyad
gptkbp:era gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkbp:father gptkb:Abu_Sufyan_ibn_Harb
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 7th century
gptkbp:house gptkb:Umayyad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
gptkbp:knownFor First Umayyad Caliph
establishing hereditary rule in the Caliphate
opposing Ali ibn Abi Talib in the First Fitna
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:legacy administrative reforms
naval campaigns against Byzantines
established Umayyad dynasty
expanded Islamic state
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Hind_bint_Utbah
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Siffin
gptkb:First_Fitna
gptkb:Treaty_with_Hasan_ibn_Ali
Arbitration after Battle of Siffin
gptkbp:notableFor governor of Syria
founding the Umayyad Caliphate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkbp:reignEnd 680
gptkbp:reignStart 661
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Yazid_ibn_Abi_Sufyan
gptkb:Umm_Habiba
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:Muawiya
gptkb:Banu_Abd_Shams
gptkb:Peace_treaty_with_Muawiya
gptkb:Treaty_with_Muawiya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7