Umayyad dynasty

Summary

Umayyad dynasty is a clan^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of clan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,290 views/month, #2 of 235).^[2]

Key Facts

• Umayyad dynasty's religion is recorded as Islam^[3].
• Umayyad dynasty is in the country of Umayyad Caliphate^[4].
• Umayyad dynasty is in the country of emirate of Córdoba^[5].
• Umayyad dynasty is in the country of Caliphate of Córdoba^[6].
• Umayyad dynasty's instance of is recorded as clan^[7].
• Umayyad dynasty's instance of is recorded as noble family^[8].
• Umayyad dynasty's founder is recorded as Mu'awiya I^[9].
• Umayya ibn Abd Shams is named after Umayyad dynasty^[10].
• Umayyad dynasty followed Q110252280^[11].
• The location of Umayyad dynasty was Mecca^[12].
• Umayyad dynasty is part of Egypt in the Middle Ages^[13].
• Umayyad dynasty's Commons category is recorded as Umayyad dynasty^[14].
• 661 marks the founding of Umayyad dynasty^[15].
• Umayyad dynasty's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Umayyad dynasty^[16].
• Umayyad dynasty's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Umayyad caliphs^[17].
• Umayyad dynasty's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[18].
• Umayyad dynasty's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Umayyad dynasty's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Umayyad dynasty's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Umayyad dynasty's described by source is recorded as Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'^[22].
• Umayyad dynasty's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Umayyad dynasty's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].

Body

Founding

Umayyad dynasty's founder is recorded as Mu'awiya I^[9]. 661 marks the founding of it^[15].

Identity

Umayyad dynasty is part of Egypt in the Middle Ages^[13]. It followed Q110252280^[11].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Umayyad dynasty include Umayyad Caliphate^[25], a transcontinental country^[26], founded in 0661^[27]; Umayyad architecture^[28], an architectural style^[29], in Umayyad Caliphate^[30]; Umayyad Square^[31], a square^[32], in Syria^[33]; and Order of the Umayyads^[34], an order^[35], in Syria^[36], founded in 1934^[37].

Why It Matters

Umayyad dynasty ranks in the top 0.85% of clan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,290 views/month, #2 of 235).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 228 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include Umayyad Caliphate^[25], a transcontinental country^[26], founded in 0661^[27]; Umayyad architecture^[28], an architectural style^[29], in Umayyad Caliphate^[30]; Umayyad Square^[31], a square^[32], in Syria^[33]; and Order of the Umayyads^[34], an order^[35], in Syria^[36], founded in 1934^[37].