Umayyad Caliphate | MCQs

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The Umayyads incorporated the Caucasus, Transoxiana, Sindh, the Maghreb, and the Iberian Peninsula  into the Muslim world.

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Ameer Muawiyah was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, serving from 661 until his death. (30 years)

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The Umayyad Caliphate  was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad.

The caliphate was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty  "Sons of Umayyah".

The third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, Uthman ibn Affan was also a member of the Umayyad clan. 

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 Umayyad dynasty non-Muslim population had autonomy, their judicial matters were dealt with in accordance with their own laws and by their own religious heads or their appointees.

Non-Muslims paid a poll tax for policing to the central state.

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The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad dynasty in 750 CE, supporting the mawali, or non-Arab Muslims, by moving the capital to Baghdad in 762 CE.

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Ameer Muawiyah was the founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, serving from 661 until his death. (30 years)