Umayyad Caliphate

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title: Umayyad Caliphate
text: The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. Uthman ibn Affan, the third of the Rashidun caliphs, was also a member of the clan. The family established dynastic, hereditary rule with Mu'awiya I, the long-time governor of Greater Syria, who became caliph after the end of the First Fitna in 661. After Mu'awiya's death in 680, conflicts over the succession resulted in the Second Fit
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description: Second Islamic caliphate (661–750 CE)
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Caliphate
date created: 2001-11-26T18:14:37Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T07:50:33Z
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