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Some of the lasting accomplishments of the Umayyad and Abbasid empires were religious freedom, lower taxes, and the geographical growth of the caliphate.
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The umayyad were overthrown by the Abbasid
Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Dynasty.
Umayyad conquest of North Africa happened in 647.
No because the group of caliphs the Umayyad ruled from Damascus
No because the group of caliphs the Umayyad ruled from Damascus
Umayyad Caliphate's capital city is Damascus.
The answer you are looking for the UMAYYAD DYNASTY, but the question is operating backwards. The Umayyad dynasty was founded and the capital subsequently moved to Damascus, not the other way around.
Abd al-Rahman I founded the Umayyad Dynasty in Cordoba after he fled the coup d'etat by the Abbassids against the Umayyad Caliphate based in Damascus. Abd al-Rahman was the only Umayyad survivor, but was able to flee beyond the control of the Abbassids by taking over the Spanish territories of the Caliphate.
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To construct and decorate the mosque, Walid employed the best craftsmen from Constantinople (now Istanbul) and from the Umayyad Empire.