Muawiyah—the governor of Syria and leader of…
532 CE to 675 CE
Muawiyah—the governor of Syria and leader of a branch of Muhammad's tribe, the Quraysh of Mecca—proclaims himself caliph after Ali's murder, and founds a dynasty—the Umayyad—that makes its capital in Damascus.
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Semites
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Arab people
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Persian Empire, Sassanid, or Sasanid
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Syria Prima (Roman province)
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Syria Secunda (Roman province)
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Christians, Miaphysite (Oriental Orthodox)
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Ghassan, Kingdom of
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Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty
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Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
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Islam
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Rashidun Caliphate
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Muslims, Sunni
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Muslims, Shi'a
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