5 Questions
Which city served as the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate?
Damascus
Who was the third of the Rashidun caliphs and a member of the Umayyad clan?
Uthman ibn Affan
What event led to the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate?
The end of the First Fitna in 661
What were the territories conquered by the Umayyads during their rule?
Ifriqiya, Transoxiana, Sind, the Maghreb and Hispania (al-Andalus)
By whom was the Umayyad dynasty toppled?
The Abbasids in 750
Study Notes
Umayyad Caliphate
- The capital of the Umayyad Caliphate was Damascus.
Rashidun Caliphs
- The third of the Rashidun caliphs was Uthman ibn Affan, a member of the Umayyad clan.
Establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate
- The Umayyad Caliphate was established after the First Fitna, a civil war that occurred from 656 to 661 CE.
Umayyad Conquests
- During their rule, the Umayyads conquered territories including Spain, Portugal, and parts of modern-day Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia in the west, and parts of modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia in the east.
Fall of the Umayyad Dynasty
- The Umayyad dynasty was toppled by the Abbasid Revolution in 750 CE.
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