State

Umayyad Caliphate

Also known as Umayyad dynasty, Umayyads, Umayyad

The Umayyad Caliphate was the second Islamic caliphate, ruled by the Umayyad family from Damascus from 661 to 750 CE. It expanded Muslim rule from Iberia and North Africa to Central Asia and the Indus valley, and established Arabic as the language of administration. It was overthrown by the Abbasid revolution, though an Umayyad branch continued to rule in al-Andalus.

Umayyad Caliphate
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Umayyad Caliphate. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/umayyad-caliphate
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