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Umayyad Caliphate Hereditary Dynasty Muslim Caliphs Capital Damascus

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Back First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs (661 to 750). From their capital at Damascus, the Umayyads ruled one of the largest empires in history that extended from Spain to India. Overthrown by the Abbasid Caliphate.

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