Omayyad
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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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Only those at Mount Sinai escaped, since the monastery had fallen under Omayyad rule.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under the Omayyad caliphs, Moorish Spain became the strongest, richest nation in Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Under his rule the members of the Omayyad house enjoyed a greater amount of administrative control than had formerly been the case, but high office was given only to competent men.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
He, therefore, took off the cuirass, and, when the Omayyad troops made their way into the city, attacked them furiously, notwithstanding his advanced age, and was slain.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
At the same time as the revolt in Africa, the independent Caliphate of the western Omayyads was founded in Spain.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
He was followed in all his wanderings by a few faithful clients of the Omayyads.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The turban and the spear became the banner of the Spanish Omayyads.
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 Nicholson, Reynold
During the reign of the Omayyads a few large fortunes were made thus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
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