Umayyads of Damascus

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dynasty
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Patronage of architecture
Spread of Arabic language
Development of Islamic art
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Dinar
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Arab
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Muawiya_I
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:house gptkb:King
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Umayyads of Damascus
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Marwan_II
gptkbp:notableAchievement Expansion of Islamic Empire
Standardization of Arabic as administrative language
Construction of monumental architecture
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Khazars
gptkb:Berbers
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Franks
gptkb:Abbasids
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Umayyad_Mosque
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala
gptkb:Abbasid_Revolution
gptkb:Battle_of_Tours
gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(717–718)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Umayyads_of_Córdoba
gptkbp:notablePolicy Centralization of power
Arabization of administration
Minting of Islamic coinage
Religious tolerance for People of the Book
gptkbp:notableReform gptkb:military_organization
Postal system
Tax reforms
Road construction
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Abd_al-Malik
gptkb:Al-Walid_I
gptkb:Hisham_ibn_Abd_al-Malik
gptkb:Muawiya_I
gptkb:Yazid_I
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkbp:reignEnd 750
gptkbp:reignStart 661
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Iberian_Peninsula
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Umayyads
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6