Muawiyah centralizes caliphal authority in Damascus.The …
Years: 664 - 664
Muawiyah centralizes caliphal authority in Damascus.
The Syrian army becomes the basis of Umayyad strength, enabling the creation of a united empire through greater control of the conquered provinces and of Arab tribal rivalries.
Locations
People
Groups
- Arab people
- Islam
- Muslims, Sunni
- Muslims, Kharijite
- Umayyad Caliphate (Damascus)
- Muslims, Shi'a
- Syrian people
Topics
- Migration Period
- Arab-Byzantine Wars
- Arab-Khazar Wars
- Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
- Muslim Conquest of Sindh
- Constantinople, Siege of (674–678)
