Muawiyah I

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Imam
gptkb:Umayyad
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Umar_ibn_al-Khattab
gptkbp:birthDate 602
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Muawiyah_ibn_Abi_Sufyan
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mecca
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bab_al-Saghir_Cemetery
gptkbp:child gptkb:Ramla_bint_Muawiyah
gptkb:Yazid_I
gptkbp:deathDate 680
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Umayyad
gptkbp:era gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkbp:father gptkb:Abu_Sufyan_ibn_Harb
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 7th century
gptkbp:house gptkb:Umayyad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Muawiyah I
gptkbp:knownFor administrative reforms
treaty with Hasan ibn Ali
establishing Damascus as capital
naval campaigns against Byzantium
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:legacy controversial figure in Islamic history
criticized for ending elective caliphate
established dynastic rule in Islam
praised for political acumen
gptkbp:militaryRank Commander in the Muslim conquest of the Levant
Naval commander against Byzantines
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Hind_bint_Utbah
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(674–678)
gptkb:Treaty_of_Hasan-Muawiyah
gptkb:Battle_of_Siffin
gptkb:First_Fitna
gptkbp:notableFor first Umayyad Caliph
founding the Umayyad Caliphate
ending the First Fitna
establishing hereditary succession in the Caliphate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkbp:reignEnd 680
gptkbp:reignStart 661
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Fakhita_bint_Qaraza
gptkb:Maysun_bint_Bahdal
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Yazid_I
gptkbp:title gptkb:Imam
Governor of Syria
gptkbp:tribe gptkb:Quraysh
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Umayyad
gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkb:Arab_Caliphate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5