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Umayyad

Umayyad

1 9.9
A person from the first Arab ruling family who ruled from Damascus between 661 and 750
  • noun
  • /ʊˈmɑːjəd/
: omeya
  • Then the Umayyad Caliphate ousted the Visigoths.
  • Umayyad Caliphate
  • Umayyad mosque
  • Umayyad mosque in Damascus

The first right from the beginning is Umayyad Spain.

Examples

  • For instance, this lion sculpture was found in the throne room of Mashhata, a palace of the Umayyad Caliphate in present day Jordan.

  • The Umayyad dynasty was known for its impressive architectural achievements, including the Great Mosque of Damascus.

  • Afterwards, the Umayyad dynasty came to power.

  • Cordova was the capital of Umayyad Spain.

  • The background involves social trends that emerged in the latter part of the Umayyad Caliphate.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Many battles still lay ahead for the Umayyads, even with Syria now firmly in their grasp.

  • But in the seventh century, the town was conquered by Muslims under the Umayyad caliphs.

    Academic text (2010)

  • For many, the Umayyads are distant and unpopular overlords.

  • The Umayyads distinguished between Arab and non-Arab Muslims, the mawali.

    Academic text (1994)

  • In 680, fifty years after Umar's conquest of Jerusalem, the Damascus-based Umayyad dynasty engaged in a struggle for control of the Muslim world with a rebel dynasty based in Mecca.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

Ommiad
vsUmayyad
1 9.9

A member of the first Muslim ruling family who ruled from Damascus 661 to 750

is the same but spelled in a different form

Surface Forms

Umayyad singular
Umayyads plural

Etymology

Umayyad comes from the Arabic name Umayya, the family or 'clan' that became rulers based in Damascus in the 600s and 700s. So an Umayyad is a member of that ruling family.