umayyad
IPA: ˈʌmaɪˈɑd
Root Word: Umayyad
noun
- A member of the Umayyad dynasty.
adjective
- Of or relating to the Umayyad dynasty, which ruled the Umayyad caliphate from Damascus between 661 and 744 then from Harran until 750, and al-Andalus between 756 and 1031.
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Examples of "umayyad" in Sentences
- Umayyad retreat and second invasion.
- That reviling the Umayyads was A OK then
- The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads in 750.
- Damascus was the seat of the Umayyad caliphate.
- It is more apt descriptor to the Umayyad period.
- Syria formed the central part of the Umayyad empire.
- His revolt was the ignition for the end of Umayyad density.
- An Iraqi christian physician in the era of the Umayyad Calif.
- First, Sufism wasn't the result of the decadence of the Umayyads.
- For a full listing of all the Umayyad rulers in Spain see the Umayyad article.
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