State661–750
Umayyad Caliphate
Caliphate of the Umayyad dynasty with its capital at Damascus (661–750); it conquered North Africa and Hispania, twice besieged Constantinople and was overthrown by the Abbasids.
- Dates
- 661 – 750
- Events
- 5 events
- Regions
- Balkans and Anatolia, Western and Central Europe
- In the threads
- Early medieval Europe (500–1000)
Events
- First Arab siege of Constantinople674–678 · Balkans and Anatolia
- Umayyad conquest of Hispania711–718 · Western and Central Europe
- Second Arab siege of Constantinoplebetween 15 July and 15 August 717 – 15 August 718 · Balkans and Anatolia
- Battle of Covadongabetween 718 and 722 · Western and Central Europe
- Battle of Tours10 October 732 · Western and Central Europe
Often together with
Byzantine EmpireAbd al-Rahman al-GhafiqiCharles MartelConstantine IVFirst Bulgarian EmpireFrancia (Frankish realm)Kingdom of AsturiasLeo III the IsaurianMaslama ibn Abd al-MalikMu'awiya IPelagius (Pelayo)Roderic