Umayyad Caliphate

OBJECTIVES
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The Rise of the The Most famous
Umayyads Umayyad Khalifas
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The Fall
Umayyad Caliphate
 The Rise of the
Umayyads
After the death of the prophet Muhammed, Abu Bakr took
the title of Khalifa, which means successor, to start the
Rashidun Caliphate. He was followed by Omar ibn al-
Khattab and Uthman ibn Affan, but when Ali ibn Abi Talib
became a Khalifa that angered some people. That led to the
Waly Damascus Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan AlAmawy, a
companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a skilled
military leader, to declare himself Khalifa in 661 CE in
Damascus to start the Umayyad Caliphate taking Damascus
as its capital.
 The Most famous Umayyad
Khalifas
The Ummayad dynasty had 14, but the 3 most important ones being Marwan

ibn al hakim, Muawiya the first ibn Abi Sufyan, and the most famous one being

Abd Al-Malik ibn Marwan as he made Arabic the official language, made the

first Islamic coin.

 The Fall of the Umayyad
Caliphate
The Umayyad caliphate fell at the age of 90 in 750 CE as it was

weakened due to internal conflict, which led to the Abbasids taking

advantage of this and overthrowing the Umayyads.

 Done by
Makram Makarem 9ADP