Umayyad dynasty
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Summary
Umayyad dynasty is a clan[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of clan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,210 views/month, #2 of 235).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Islam[3]
- Country: Umayyad Caliphate[4], emirate of Córdoba[5], Caliphate of Córdoba[6]
- Instance of: noble family[7]
- Founder: Mu'awiya I[8]
- Named after: Umayya ibn Abd Shams[9]
- Follows: Banu Umayya[10]
- Location: Mecca[11]
- Part of: Egypt in the Middle Ages[12]
- Commons category: Umayyad dynasty[13]
- Inception: 661[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Umayyad dynasty[15], Category:Umayyad caliphs[16]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[17], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23]
- Has list: قائمة الخلفاء الأمويين[24]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Umayyad dynasty include Umayyad Caliphate[25], a transcontinental country[26], founded in 0661[27]; Umayyad architecture[28], an architectural style[29], in Umayyad Caliphate[30]; Umayyad Square[31], a square[32], in Syria[33]; and Order of the Umayyads[34], an order[35], in Syria[36], founded in 1934[37].
Why It Matters
Umayyad dynasty has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 260 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for it include Umayyad Caliphate[25], a transcontinental country[26], founded in 0661[27]; Umayyad architecture[28], an architectural style[29], in Umayyad Caliphate[30]; Umayyad Square[31], a square[32], in Syria[33]; and Order of the Umayyads[34], an order[35], in Syria[36], founded in 1934[37].