How to Use Umayyad in a Sentence
Umayyad
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Revelers filled Umayyad Square, where the Defense Ministry is located.
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Abdulrahman Shaheen and Abby Sewell,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2024-12-08
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The institution of the caliphate, now arrogated to themselves by the Umayyads, was thus transformed into arbitrary hereditary rule.
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Mohammed Ayoob,
Foreign Affairs,
2016-04-03
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Shias say Imam Hussain and those close to him were outnumbered and killed after refusing to pledge allegiance to Yazid I, who ruled the Umayyad Caliphate at the time.
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Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Roman, Umayyad, Mamluk,Ottoman, British, and, among others, its future liberated state, with a robust network of trade and transportation.
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Curbed,
2023-10-20
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Under the Umayyads, the Iberian Peninsula—historically known as al-Andalus—became a hub for artists, poets, scholars, and diplomats from around the world.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
2024-12-12
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