Muawiyah I

Military Commander

0602 – 0680

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Who was Muawiyah I?

Muawiyah I established the Umayyad Dynasty of the caliphate, and was the second caliph from the Umayyad clan. Muawiyah became a secretary for Muhammad, and during the first and second caliphates of Abu Bakr and Umar, fought with the Muslims against the Byzantines in Syria. Muawiyah was politically adept in dealing with the Eastern Roman Empire and was therefore made into a secretary by Muhammad.

As caliph, to stop the Byzantine harassment from the sea, Muawiyah developed a navy in the Levant and used it to confront the Byzantine Empire in the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. The Caliphate conquered several territories including Cyzicus which were subsequently used as naval bases.

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Born
0602
Mecca
Also known as
  • Muawiyah bin Abi-Sufyan
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Arab people
Nationality
  • Rashidun Caliphate
  • Umayyad Caliphate
Profession
Died
0680
Damascus

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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