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4 days ago · The Umayyads continued the Muslim conquests, conquering Ifriqiya, Transoxiana, Sind, the Maghreb and Hispania ( al-Andalus ). At its greatest extent, the Umayyad Caliphate covered 11,100,000 km 2 (4,300,000 sq mi), [1] making it one of the largest empires in history in terms of area. The dynasty was toppled by the Abbasids in 750.
1 day ago · The Rashidun Caliphate (Arabic: ٱلْخِلَافَةُ ٱلرَّاشِدَةُ, romanized: al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his death in 632 CE.
Apr 19, 2024 · Saladin (born 1137/38, Tikrīt, Mesopotamia [now in Iraq]—died March 4, 1193, Damascus [now in Syria]) was a Muslim sultan of Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and Palestine, founder of the Ayyūbid dynasty, and the most famous of Muslim heroes.
1 day ago · The Ptolemaic dynasty (/ ˌ t ɒ l ɪ ˈ m eɪ. ɪ k /; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi) was a Macedonian Greek royal house which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
18 hours ago · Canaan (/ ˈ k eɪ n ən /; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – KNʿN; Hebrew: כְּנַעַן – Kənáʿan, in pausa כְּנָעַן – Kənāʿan; Biblical Greek: Χανααν – Khanaan; Arabic: كَنْعَانُ – Kan‘ān) was a Semitic-speaking civilization and region of the Southern Levant in the Ancient Near East during the late 2nd millennium BC.
4 days ago · List of rulers. King Gindibuʾ (c. 870–850 BCE; first mention of "Arabs" in Assyrian texts; not explicitly associated with Qedar) Queen Zabibe (c. 750–735 BCE; first monarch explicitly associated with Qedar in Assyrian texts) Queen Šamši (c. 735–710 BCE) Queen Yaṯiʿe (c. 710–695 BCE)
5 days ago · Capture of Damascus. Capture of Damascus. Part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. A busy city square in Damascus 1918. Date. 26 September – 1 October 1918. Location. Advance from Haifa, Tiberias and Beisan to Damascus. 33°30′46.8″N 36°17′31.2″E.
