Umayyad Caliphate

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:monarchy gptkb:Umayyad
gptkbp:area	over 11 million km²
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:dinar dirham
gptkbp:dissolved	750
gptkbp:dynasty	gptkb:Umayyad
gptkbp:established	661
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Arabs gptkb:Berbers gptkb:Egyptians gptkb:Persians gptkb:Syrians gptkb:Iberians gptkb:North_Africans
gptkbp:firstCaliph	gptkb:Muawiyah_I
gptkbp:flag	white banner
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Muawiyah_I
gptkbp:governmentType	hereditary monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	gptkb:Early_Middle_Ages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Umayyad Caliphate
gptkbp:largestCity	gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:lastRuler	gptkb:Marwan_II
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Dayr_al-Jamajim gptkb:Battle_of_the_Zab gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala gptkb:Abbasid_Revolution gptkb:Alid_Uprising gptkb:Battle_of_Akroinon gptkb:Battle_of_Constantinople_(717–718) gptkb:Battle_of_Khazir gptkb:Battle_of_Marj_Rahit gptkb:Battle_of_Maskin gptkb:Battle_of_River_Zab gptkb:Battle_of_Siffin gptkb:Battle_of_Tours gptkb:Battle_of_al-Harra gptkb:Berber_Revolt gptkb:Kharijite_Rebellion gptkb:Zaydi_Revolt
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Kairouan gptkb:Dome_of_the_Rock gptkb:Umayyad_Mosque gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Córdoba
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Zab gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala gptkb:Battle_of_Akroinon gptkb:Battle_of_Tours gptkb:Conquest_of_Hispania gptkb:Second_Fitna gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(717–718)
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Abd_al-Malik gptkb:Al-Walid_I gptkb:Hisham_ibn_Abd_al-Malik gptkb:Muawiyah_I gptkb:Yazid_I
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:population	over 30 million (at peak)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:territory	gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula gptkb:Caucasus gptkb:Egypt gptkb:Iberian_Peninsula gptkb:North_Africa gptkb:Anatolia gptkb:Levant gptkb:Maghreb gptkb:Persia Sindh Transoxiana
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Arab
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4