Umayyads
49 artifacts · 657 CE – 756 CE · people (12) · architecture (10) · battle (8) · artifact (8) · art (6) · spiritual (5)
The Umayyad Caliphate marked a significant period in Islamic history, characterized by territorial expansion and cultural flourishing. This hall highlights the architectural innovations of the era, the influential figures who shaped its path, and the pivotal battles that defined the Umayyads' legacy.
The Collection
- Battle of Siffin — 657 CE · battle
- Muawiyah I — 661 CE · people
- Great Mosque of Kairouan — 670 CE · architecture
- First Arab Siege of Constantinople — 674 CE · battle
- Yazid I — 680 CE · people
- Battle of Karbala — 680 CE · battle
- Hussein ibn Ali — 680 CE · spiritual
- Ashura and the Shia-Sunni Schism — 680 CE · spiritual
- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan — 685 CE · people
- Dome of the Rock — 691 CE · architecture
- Dome of the Rock Foundation Inscription — 691 CE · artifact
- Dome of the Rock Interior Mosaics — 691 CE · art
- Night Journey (Isra wal-Miraj) Tradition — 691 CE · spiritual
- Mecca and Hajj under Umayyad Rule — 692 CE · spiritual
- Hajjaj ibn Yusuf — 694 CE · people
- Umayyad Gold Dinar (Coinage Reform) — 696 CE · artifact
- Arab Conquest of Carthage — 698 CE · battle
- Umayyad Road Milestones — 700 CE · artifact
- Umayyad Bronze Ewer — 700 CE · artifact
- Early Umayyad Quran Calligraphy — 700 CE · spiritual
- Al-Aqsa Mosque — 705 CE · architecture
- Al-Walid I — 705 CE · people
- Umayyad Conquest of Transoxiana — 706 CE · battle
- Sana'a Quran — 710 CE · artifact
- Aphrodito Papyri — 710 CE · artifact
- Tariq ibn Ziyad — 711 CE · people
- Musa ibn Nusayr — 711 CE · people
- Battle of Guadalete — 711 CE · battle
- Muhammad ibn Qasim — 712 CE · people
- Arab Conquest of Sindh — 712 CE · battle
- Anjar (Umayyad City) — 714 CE · architecture
- Great Mosque of Damascus — 715 CE · architecture
- Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik — 715 CE · people
- Great Mosque of Damascus Mosaics — 715 CE · art
- Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (Umar II) — 717 CE · people
- Umayyad Palace of Amman — 720 CE · architecture
- Umayyad Silk Textile (Samite) — 720 CE · artifact
- Umayyad Tiraz Textile — 720 CE · art
- Qasr Amra — 723 CE · architecture
- Qusayr Amra Frescoes — 723 CE · art
- Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik — 724 CE · people
- Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi — 728 CE · architecture
- Umayyad Stucco Panels (Qasr al-Hayr) — 728 CE · art
- Battle of Tours — 732 CE · battle
- Khirbat al-Mafjar (Hisham's Palace) — 743 CE · architecture
- Tree of Life Mosaic (Khirbat al-Mafjar) — 743 CE · art
- Mshatta Palace — 744 CE · architecture
- Mshatta Palace Facade Relief — 744 CE · artifact
- Abd al-Rahman I — 756 CE · people