Omayyad
noun
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.
Omayyads
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pluralof Omayyad.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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All the evidence shows that, during the reign of the Omayyads, life in Damascus and the rest of Syria was austere and in striking contrast to the dissolute manners which prevailed in Medina.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
In Syria, the Omayyads were persecuted with the utmost rigour.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
The fall of the Omayyads was their work, and with the Omayyads fell the Arabian empire.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
From that time forward the Abbasid caliphs became the maintainers of orthodox Islam, just as the Omayyads had been.
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
