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6 days ago · The founder of the Umayyad Caliphate, Mu'awiya I, had originally been governor of the junds (military districts) of Damascus ( Dimashq) and Jordan ( al-Urdunn) in 639 before gaining authority over the rest of Syria's junds during the caliphate of Uthman (644–656), a member of the Umayyad family.
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The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire (/ ə ˈ b æ s ɪ d, ˈ...
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Mu'awiya I (Arabic: معاوية بن أبي سفيان, romanized: Muʿāwiya...
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Arab conquest (647–709 AD); Umayyad Caliphate (703–744 AD);...
- Bavand Dynasty
The Bavand dynasty (Persian: باوندیان) (also spelled...
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Etymology. Some historians believe that the term Barghawata...
- Abbasid Caliphate
3 days ago · The Qedarites were not mentioned either in the list of rulers, including those of distant places such as Philistia, Edom, and Israel, who paid tribute to Adad-nirari III after the latter's defeat of Bar-Hadad III of Damascus in 796 BCE. This reason for absence the Assyrian records is that the kingdom of Gindibuʾ was far from the campaign ...
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6 days ago · All the male rulers of the dynasty took the name Ptolemy, while queens regnant were all called Cleopatra, Arsinoe, or Berenice. The most famous member of the line was the last queen, Cleopatra VII , known for her role in the Roman political battles between Julius Caesar and Pompey , and later between Octavian and Mark Antony .
May 6, 2024 · We’ve made the ultimate tourist map of Damascus, Syria for travelers! Check out Damascus’s top things to do, attractions, restaurants, and major transportation hubs all in one interactive map.
May 11, 2024 · Nur al-Din, Muslim ruler who reorganized the armies of Syria and laid the foundations for the success of Saladin. After succeeding his father as ruler of Aleppo, he waged military campaigns against the Crusaders and recaptured Edessa before taking Antioch and Damascus.
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6 days ago · The martyrdom event concerning the eleven Blessed Martyrs who are candidates for canonization is placed in the context of the persecution against Christians that took place in the city of Damascus on the 9th July, 1860 and which resulted in thousands of victims.
4 days ago · The Maurya Empire was established in the Magadha region under the leadership of Chandragupta Maurya and his mentor Chanakya. Chandragupta was taken to Taxila by Chanakya and was tutored about statecraft and governing.
