Realm · 656–750
Umayyad Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate appears on the map from 656 to 750. At its greatest recorded extent, in 732, it covered about 9.88 million km².
After the murder of the fourth caliph Ali, Muawiya, governor of Syria and a member of the Meccan Umayyad clan, became caliph in 661 and made the office hereditary. Ruling from Damascus, the Umayyads continued the Arab conquests on an enormous scale: North Africa, Spain, Transoxiana and Sindh were all taken by the early 8th century, creating one of the largest empires in history. Abd al-Malik made Arabic the language of government, introduced Islamic coinage and built the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. More about Umayyad Caliphate.
See Umayyad Caliphate on the map in 732
- On the map
- 656–750
- Greatest extent
- 732, about 9.88 million km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Umayyad Caliphate · Wikidata Q8575586
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 656–660 | 387,412 km² |
| 661 | 924,038 km² |
| 662–665 | 6.79 million km² |
| 666–673 | 6.93 million km² |
| 674–681 | 7.00 million km² |
| 682–691 | 5.84 million km² |
| 692–704 | 8.61 million km² |
| 705–709 | 8.71 million km² |
| 710–711 | 8.71 million km² |
| 712–717 | 9.29 million km² |
| 718–723 | 9.84 million km² |
| 724–731 | 9.85 million km² |
| 732–740 | 9.88 million km² |
| 741–749 | 9.84 million km² |
| 750 | 5.21 million km² |
Related
- Umayyad Caliphate empire
- The world in 700: The Caliphate Expands chapter