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Ceremonial and Art at the Umayyad Court - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/grabar1.html
An extract from Oleg Grabar's PhD dissertation; the development of royal ceremonial under the Umayyads went hand in hand with the formation of the theory of the caliphate, as a partiarchal rulership transformed into a royal one |
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Civil War and the Umayyad Dynasty - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ISLAM/UMAY.HTM
Summarises the origin of the Ummayad Caliphate at the time of the split between Sunni and Shia. Also covers their achievements, conflicts, and eventual decline. |
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Umayyads, the first Muslim dynasty (661-750) - http://www.princeton.edu/~batke/itl/denise/umayyads.htm
A brief account with a genealogy. |
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Ummawiyys - http://lexicorient.com/e.o/umayyad.htm
Article summarizing the dynasty, with a listing of rulers and dates. From Encyclopaedia of the Orient. |
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The Caliphate and the First Islamic Dynasty (Umayyad Dynasty) - http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/caliphate/umayyad.html
Section of the University of Calgary's "The Islamic World to 1600" online presentation; covers the history, politics and administration, territorial expansion, and the collapse of the dynasty. |
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The Art of the Umayyad Period (661-750 A.D.) - http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/umay/hd_umay.htm
An online exhibition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, explores the formative contribution of the period to the development of Islamic art. |
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Umayyad Caliphate - http://countrystudies.us/syria/5.htm
This outline focuses on its impact in Syria, and relations with the Christian community. |
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Caliph Yazid and the Umayyad dynasties - http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/980323/1998032326.html
A biography of the son of Mu'awiyah, who became the second ruler of the dynasty; also responsible for the Battle of Kerbala. |
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Collapse of the Umayyad empire - http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/980429/1998042903.html
An account of the collapse of Umayyad power, and their replacement by the Abbasids. |
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Umayyad Dirhams and their Mints - http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/vaguebrit/
Explores the production of coinage in the Umayyad Caliphate; includes a list of mints, photos of coins, and a bibliography. |