Omayyad
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Omayyads,
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Omayyades
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a member of the dynasty that ruled at Damascus a.d. 661–750, claiming descent from Omayya, cousin of the grandfather of Muhammad the Prophet.
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a member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled in southern Spain, a.d. 756–1031: related to the Damascus dynasty.
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a caliph of the dynasty ruling (661–750 ad ) from its capital at Damascus
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an emir (756–929 ad ) or caliph (929–1031 ad ) of the Omayyad dynasty in Spain
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Under the Omayyad caliphs, Moorish Spain became the strongest, richest nation in Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Only those at Mount Sinai escaped, since the monastery had fallen under Omayyad rule.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Fatimide and Omayyad dynasties employed Jewish representatives and ministers, Samuel ibn Nagdela, for instance, being grand vizir of the caliph of Granada.
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Gustav Karpeles
In the general confusion of the caliphate produced by the change of dynasty, Africa had fallen into the hands of local rulers, formerly amirs or lieutenants of the Omayyad caliphs, but now aiming at independence.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The ruin of the Omayyad empire and the rise of the new dynasty did not take place without mighty convulsions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
He was a fine example of an oriental founder of a dynasty, and did his work so well that the Omayyads lasted in Spain for two centuries and a half.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Damascus, peopled by the dependants of the Omayyads, was out of the question.
From A Literary History of the Arabs by Reynold Nicholson
Two aunts of the caliph took part in this expedition, having made a vow that if the dominion of the Omayyads were ended they would wage war in the path of God.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
The Caliphate under the Omayyads of Damascus, and then the Abbasids of Bagdad, became the principal power in the nearer East.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
In 1031 the last descendant of the Omayyads was deposed, and in 1060 the very title of caliph vanished.
From Outline of Universal History by George Park Fisher
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