Mu'awiya I's Consolidation of Power and the Establishment of the Umayyad Dynasty (661–680)

1. Mu'awiya installed as governor of Syria

   Jan 1, 639Labels: Mu wiya, Syria, Governorship

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   • Britannica

2. Uthman’s assassination triggers succession crisis

   Jun 17, 656Labels: Uthm n, Mu wiya, First Fitna

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   • Britannica

3. Battle of Siffin ends without decision

   Jul 26, 657Labels: Battle of, Al, Mu wiya

   • Siffin
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4. Capital and court centered in Damascus

   Jan 1, 661Labels: Damascus, Umayyad court, Caliphal capital

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5. Ali assassinated in Kufa

   Jan 28, 661Labels: Al, Kufa, Great Mosque

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   • Assassination

6. Hasan proclaimed caliph in Kufa

   Jan 28, 661Labels: al- asan, Kufa, Caliphate succession

   • Hasan
   • Mu awiya

7. Hasan–Mu'awiya peace agreement concluded

   Aug 1, 661Labels: Hasan Mu, Al- asan, Mu wiya

   • Treaty
   • Hasan

8. Mu'awiya recognized as caliph in Kufa

   Sep 1, 661Labels: Mu wiya, Kufa, Year of

   • Mu awiya
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9. Administrative bureaus established in Damascus

   Jan 1, 665Labels: D w, Damascus, Bureaucracy

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   • Barid

10. Major campaign: First Arab siege of Constantinople

    Jan 1, 674Labels: Siege of, Byzantine Empire, Umayyad navy

    • Siege
    • Mu awiya

11. Yazid designated successor, provoking opposition

    Jan 1, 676Labels: Yaz d, Dynastic succession, Mu wiya

    • Mu awiya
    • Ali al Akbar

12. Mu'awiya dies; Yazid succeeds as caliph

    Apr 1, 680Labels: Mu wiya, Yaz d, Damascus

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    • Mu awiya