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Muawiya I

Also known as Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan, Muawiya, Muawiyah, Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan

Muawiya I was the founder of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 661 to 680. As governor of Syria he opposed the caliph Ali in the first Muslim civil war, and after Ali's death he became caliph, ending the Rashidun Caliphate. He moved the capital to Damascus and established hereditary succession by nominating his son Yazid.

Muawiya I
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Rashidun CaliphateGovernance, DeclineUmayyad CaliphateFoundation, MilitaryEmirate of CórdobaFoundation

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Principality of Armenia

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