Who was the first Ummayed Caliph?
Who was the first Ummayed Caliph?
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Explanation
- Hazrat Muawiya (R.A) triumphed over ʿAlī to become the fifth caliph.
- He was the first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 661 to 680 AD.
- He was born in 602 AD in Mecca and died in 680 AD in Damascus.
- The Umayyad Dynasty, the first great Muslim dynasty based in Damascus.
- It started in 661 and ended in 750.
- Mu'awiya I was the first caliph (661–680).
- Marwan II was the last (744–750).
- This dynasty succeeded the leadership of the first four caliphs: Abū Bakr, ʿUmar I, ʿUthmān, and ʿAlī.