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Umayyad Caliphate (Damascus)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Umayyad_Caliphate_(Damascus)
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:area
over 11 million km² (at peak)
gptkbp:capital
gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:currency
gptkb:Dinar
gptkbp:dissolved
750
gptkbp:dynasty
gptkb:Umayyad
gptkbp:established
661
gptkbp:flag
White banner
gptkbp:founder
gptkb:Muawiyah_I
gptkbp:governmentType
gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod
Early Islamic period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Umayyad Caliphate (Damascus)
gptkbp:lastRuler
gptkb:Marwan_II
gptkbp:notableBuilding
gptkb:Dome_of_the_Rock
gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Damascus
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala
gptkb:Battle_of_Tours
gptkb:Second_Fitna
gptkbp:notableReform
gptkb:Islamic_coinage
Centralized administration
Arabic as administrative language
gptkbp:notableRuler
gptkb:Umar_II
gptkb:Abd_al-Malik
gptkb:Al-Walid_I
gptkbp:officialLanguage
gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:population
estimated 33 million (at peak)
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkbp:religion
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:territory
gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Iberian_Peninsula
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Umayyad_rule_(756–1031)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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