HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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What group of caliphs ruled the Islamic empire from the city of Damascus?
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Umayyads
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Abbasids
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Ottomans
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Mughals
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Umayyads were the first Muslim dynasty, established in 661 in Damascus. Their dynasty succeeded the leadership of the first four caliphs-Abū Bakr, ʿUmar I, ʿUthmān, and ʿAlī. It was established by Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān, a native of Mecca and a contemporary of the Prophet Muḥammad.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 750, the Umayyad dynasty in Syria fell to the Abbasids. The one surviving member, ‘Abd al-Rahman I (reigned 756–88), escaped to Spain and established autonomous rule there. He rebuilt Córdoba, the capital city, to reflect his Syrian heritage and the Byzantine roots of the Umayyad capital of Damascus.
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