Person597–680
Mu'awiya I
Founder of the Umayyad Caliphate (661–680), who built the first Muslim navy and launched the great offensive against Constantinople.
- Dates
- between 597 and 605 – April 680
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Balkans and Anatolia
- In the threads
- Early medieval Europe (500–1000)
Events
- First Arab siege of Constantinople674–678 · Balkans and Anatolia