Description of a city, now ruined, in Lebanon with an illustrious history.
An online exhibition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, explores the formative contribution of the period to the development of Islamic art.
A biography of the son of Mu'awiyah, who became the second ruler of the dynasty; also responsible for the Battle of Kerbala.
Section of the University of Calgary's "The Islamic World to 1600" online presentation; covers the history, politics and administration, territorial expansion, and the collapse of the dynasty.
An extract from Oleg Grabar's PhD dissertation; the development of royal ceremonial under the Umayyads went hand in hand with the formation of the theory of the caliphate, as a partiarchal rulership transformed into a royal one
An account of the collapse of Umayyad power, and their replacement by the Abbasids.
A timeline of events during their dynasty.
A time line for the dynasty, with a map, and a list of Caliphs, on Bartleby.com.
This outline focusses on its impact in Syria, and relations with the Christian community.
Explores the production of coinage in the Umayyad Caliphate; includes a list of mints, photos of coins, and a bibliography.
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