Umayyad dynasty: Difference between revisions

The most well-known family of the Anabisa branch was that of Harb's son Abu Sufyan Sakhr.{{sfn|Della Vida|2000|pp=838-839}} From his descendants, the Sufyanids, came Mu'awiya I, who founded the Umayyad Caliphate in 661, and Mu'awiya I's son and successor, [[Yazid I]].{{sfn|Della Vida|2000|p=839}} Sufyanid rule ceased with the death of the latter's son [[Mu'awiya II]] in 684, though Yazid's other sons, Khalid and Abd Allah, continued to play political roles, and the former was credited as the founder of Arabic [[alchemy]].{{sfn|Della Vida|2000|p=839}} Abd Allah's son [[Abu Muhammad al-Sufyani|Abu Muhammad Ziyad al-Sufyani]], meanwhile, led a rebellion against the Abbasids in 750, but was ultimately slain.{{sfn|Della Vida|2000|p=839}} Abu Sufyan's other sons were Yazid, who preceded Mu'awiya I as governor of Syria, Amr, Anbasa, Muhammad and [[Utba ibn Abi Sufyan|Utba]].{{sfn|Della Vida|2000|p=839}} Only the last two left progeny.{{sfn|Della Vida|2000|p=839}} The other important family of the Anabisa were the descendants of Abu Amr, known as the Banu Abi Mu'ayt.{{sfn|Della Vida|2000|p=839}} Abu Amr's grandson [[Uqba ibn Abu Mu'ayt]] was captured and executed on Muhammad's orders during the [[Battle of Badr]] for his previously harsh incitement against the prophet.{{sfn|Della Vida|2000|p=839}} Uqba's son, al-Walid, served as Uthman's governor in Kufa for a brief period.{{sfn|Della Vida|2000|p=839}} The Banu Abi Mu'ayt made Iraq and [[Al-Jazira (caliphal province)|Upper Mesopotamia]] their home.{{sfn|Della Vida|2000|p=839}}

 

 

The Umayyads have been the subject of many tales, both factual and fictitious. Umayyad Caliphs are referenced throughout the Arabic collection of "101 Nights", and [[Caliph]] [[Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan]] and his three sons enjoy a similar status in the "101 Nights" as that of the Abbasid ruler [[Harun al-Rashid]] in the "1,001 Nights."<ref>https://egyptindependent.com/arabian-nights-has-smaller-sibling/</ref>