Umayyad caliphs

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dynasty
gptkbp:administeredTerritory gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Iberian_Peninsula
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Marwanid
gptkb:Sufyanid
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Dinar
gptkb:Dirham
gptkbp:dynastyType hereditary monarchy
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Arab
gptkbp:firstCaliph gptkb:Muawiya_I
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Muawiya_I
gptkbp:house gptkb:Banu_Umayya
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Marwan_II
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Dome_of_the_Rock
gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Damascus
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala
gptkb:Third_Fitna
gptkb:Battle_of_Tours
gptkb:Second_Fitna
gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(717–718)
gptkbp:notablePolicy gptkb:Arabization
Religious tolerance
Centralization of administration
Expansion of empire
Jizya tax on non-Muslims
Minting of Islamic coinage
Promotion of Arabic language
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Marwan_I
gptkb:Umar_II
gptkb:Hisham
gptkb:Abd_al-Malik
gptkb:Al-Walid_I
gptkb:Marwan_II
gptkb:Yazid_I
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:overthrownBy gptkb:Abbasids
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Rashidun_caliphs
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:ruledEmpire gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkbp:rulingPeriod 661–750 CE
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Abbasid_caliphs
gptkbp:survivingBranch gptkb:Umayyads_of_Córdoba
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bedouin_tribes
gptkb:Commander_of_the_Faithful
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Umayyad caliphs