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Pelayo vs. the Umayyads: Spain’s First Fight Back
It all began with Pelayo—a rebel, a warrior, and the man who refused to surrender. At Covadonga, deep in the Asturian ...
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Why the First Islamic Dynasty Came to an End
The Umayyad Caliphate once ruled a vast Islamic empire, but internal divisions, social unrest, and rising opposition led to ...
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What Is the Caliphate? - Business Insider
The Umayyads Caliphate (661–750) After the head (the fourth caliph of our original quartet) of the Rashidun caliphate was murdered the caliphate was taken over by the Umayyads.
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The Battle That Kept the Chinese Out of Central Asia
The Abbasid caliphate in 751 was in its ascendency, having replaced the Umayyad Caliphate in 750. When the Abbasids began their open revolt in 747 the first city taken was Merv ( Mary, in modern ...
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Islamic State lacks key ingredient to make ‘caliphate’ work: eunuchs
His would be the newest caliphate in a line extending from the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661), through the Umayyads (661-750), Abbasids (750-1517) and Ottomans (1453-1924).
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Rare Islamic gold coin could fetch more than £1m at auction
The 6th century gold dinar dates from when the Umayyad Caliphate ruled from the year 660 to 750. Coins from the period are common but the Arabic phrase inscribed on the dinar is said to be rare.
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Japan helping to restore Umayyad mosaics in ancient city of Jericho - The Mainichi - 毎日新聞
JERICHO, West Bank -- Japanese support is helping to bring Hisham's Palace -- a gem of Umayyad Caliphate (7th-8th centuries) art and architecture -- b ...