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Umayyad dynasty

Every case in the archive that involves the Umayyad dynasty, best-known first, with the members Wikidata records in office, command or a ranked fortune.

Families in powerFortunes through time

The cases

Under each headline: who in the family is in the case. Each card opens the full cited case.

Cases
1
Years
680 to 680
Countries
Iraq
Subjects
Scripture and the ancient world
In power
500 to 2013
Power held
Government office, Military command
Relatives recorded
201
Database
Every member on a time line
Updated
30 October 2026
Husayn Mosque, Karbala, Iraq 1765: A drawing of the Imam Husayn Mosque by German explorer Carsten Niebuhr during his travels to the Middle East. He drew this illustration of the Im680 · Karbala, IraqMu'awiya made his son Yazid heir to the caliphate; Muhammad's grandson al-Husayn refused to swear and was killed at Karbala with most of his family's menMu'awiya, founder of the Umayyad dynasty, made his son Yazid heir; Yazid's forces killed al-Husayn at Karbala after he refused to swear.Al-Husayn was the son of Ali and of Muhammad's daughter Fatima (story 22). The caliph Mu'awiya, founder of the Umayyad dynasty, had made the people swear that his son Yazid would be his heir.Internet Archive and 2 more

Members who held power

From Wikidata: office, rank or fortune, oldest first. Each name opens its Wikipedia article.

Umayya ibn Abd Shams515merchant
Harb ibn Umayya520military leader; qadi
Abu al-'As ibn Umayya530merchant
Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Muttalib545merchant
Aminah550poet
Khadija bint Khuwaylid557businessperson; Muslim; merchant; wholesale merchant
Utba ibn Rabi'ah567merchant; warrior
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb570merchant; companions of the Prophet
Muhammad571prophet
Hind bint Utbah576priest; poet; businessperson
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb586statesperson; companions of the Prophet; religious leader; military personnel; caliph; politician; imam; AmirRashidun Caliphate
Abd al-Aziz ibn al-Walid601aristocrat; military officerUmayyad Caliphate
Al-Abbas ibn al-Walid601Amir; military leaderUmayyad Caliphate
Mu'awiya I603writer; poet; caliph; politician; governorUmayyad Caliphate
Fatima604poetRashidun Caliphate
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab610Qur'anic exegete; mufti; companions of the Prophet; muhaddith; military leader; Islamic juristfirst Islamic state
Ziyad ibn Abihi623politician; military leader; waliUmayyad Caliphate
Marwan I623caliph; politician; waliUmayyad Caliphate
Hasan ibn Ali625military leader; caliph; statespersonRashidun Caliphate
Husayn ibn Ali626theologian; poet; military leaderRashidun Caliphate
Asim ibn Umar628poet; muhaddith
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah637imam
Yazid I646poet; caliph; governorUmayyad Caliphate
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan646caliph; politician; governor; Islamic jurist