The Umayyad Dynasty and Its Conquests

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Established Umayyad Dynasty

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Muawiya I

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Umayyad Dynasty start year

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661 AD

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Capital of Umayyad Dynasty

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Damascus

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Son of Amir Muawiya nominated as successor

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Yazid ibn Muawiya

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End of Umayyad Dynasty

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750 AD

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Dynasty that overthrew Umayyads in 750 CE

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Abbasid dynasty

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Berber general who led conquest into Spain

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Tariq ibn Ziyad

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Muslim armies crossed into Spain

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711

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Umayyad military conquests regions

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Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, Indian subcontinent

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Umayyad court in Damascus

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Political and cultural center of the Umayyad Caliphate; promoted Islamic expansion and cultural development.