Cordoba was the capital.
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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.
Baghdad, Iraq was the capital of the Abbassid Caliphate, which was largest and most powerful Islamic Empire at that time (of the several that existed). Córdoba, Spain was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate and Fez, Morocco was the capital of the Idrissid Caliphate.
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.
The Umayyad Caliphate controled the majority of Spain during the 700s C.E. They are often referred to as "the Muslims" or "the Moors".
Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Dynasty.
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When the Abbasids captured Damascus, one of the Umayyad princes escaped and made the long journey from there to Spain to found Umayyad rule there, thus beginning the golden age of Islam in Spain. Cordoba was established as the capital and soon beca - More>>
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.
Damascus was the capital of Umayyad empire.
Yes. During the Caliphate of Umayyad. It was the capital of AN Arab Empire, not THE Arab Empire. By the time that the Umayyads established their rule in Spain, they lost control of the Middle East and North Africa to the Abbassids.
From 623 CE until 656 CE, the capital of the Arab Empire (Mohammed's Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate) was in Medina, Saudi Arabia. In 656 CE, Caliph 'Ali moved it to Kufa, Iraq. The Umayyad Caliphate, which ruled from 661 until 750 shifted the capital to Damascus, Syria. They were overthrown by the Abbasids in 750 when they revolted in the east. The capital was then moved to Baghdad in 762. However, in 750, the Arab Empire broke apart. Córdoba, Spain was the capital of the new Umayyad Caliphate in Spain and Fez, Morocco was the capital of the Idrissid Caliphate.
Damascus became the capital of the Muslim world under the leadership of the Umayyad dynasty. The Umayyad dynasty ruled the Muslim world from 661 through 750.
The Abbasids moved their capital to Baghdad because they wanted to move it closer to Damascus during the time when Umayyad's capital was Damascus. In which means that the Abbasid empire wants to overthrow the Umayyad empire.
The Abbasid Caliphate did not directly expand into Spain; instead, it was the Umayyad Caliphate that established control over the Iberian Peninsula in the early 8th century. After the Umayyad dynasty was overthrown in the East, a surviving member, Abd al-Rahman I, fled to Spain and established an independent Umayyad emirate in Córdoba. The Abbasids, while they did not rule Spain, had a significant cultural and intellectual influence on the region through their connections with the Umayyad rulers.
Baghdad, Iraq was the capital of the Abbassid Caliphate, which was largest and most powerful Islamic Empire at that time (of the several that existed). Córdoba, Spain was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate and Fez, Morocco was the capital of the Idrissid Caliphate.