Umayyad army

E730342

The Umayyad army was the military force of the early Islamic Caliphate that drove its rapid expansion across the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Europe in the 7th and 8th centuries.

All labels observed (16)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
military force ⓘ
activeInPeriod 7th century ⓘ
8th century ⓘ
allegiance Caliph ⓘ
Umayyad dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
basedOn Arab tribal military traditions ⓘ
commandLanguage Arabic ⓘ
conflict Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
Arab–Khazar wars ⓘ
Battle of Nahavand ⓘ
Battle of Qadisiyyah ⓘ
Battle of Tours ⓘ
Battle of Yarmouk ⓘ
Berber Revolt ⓘ
Muslim conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Muslim conquest of Hispania ⓘ
Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ
Muslim conquest of the Levant ⓘ
Second Fitna ⓘ
Third Fitna ⓘ
country Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
doctrine jihad as expansionist warfare ⓘ
followedBy Abbasid army ⓘ
garrisonLocation Basra ⓘ
Damascus ⓘ
Fustat ⓘ
Kairouan ⓘ
Kufa ⓘ
Wasit ⓘ
hasComponent Arab tribal cavalry ⓘ
archers ⓘ
camel troops ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
headquarters Damascus ⓘ
historicalRegion Central Asia ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Sindh ⓘ
linked to: Province of Sindh

Transoxiana ⓘ
notableCommander Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ
Al-Walid I ⓘ
Hajjaj ibn Yusuf ⓘ
linked to: al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf

Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Muawiya I ⓘ
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad bin Qasim

Musa ibn Nusayr ⓘ
Qutayba ibn Muslim ⓘ
Tariq ibn Ziyad ⓘ
Uqba ibn Nafi ⓘ
notableFeature gradual inclusion of non-Arab Muslim troops ⓘ
predominance of Arab Muslim soldiers in early period ⓘ
use of permanent garrison cities (amsar) ⓘ
notableFor rapid territorial expansion of the early Islamic empire ⓘ
organizationalPrinciple tribal organization ⓘ
partOf Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
paySource state stipends from the diwan ⓘ
precededBy Rashidun army ⓘ
recruitmentBasis Arab tribal levies ⓘ
mawali (non-Arab Muslim clients) ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
supplySystem diwan-based pay registers ⓘ
timePeriod c. 661–750 CE ⓘ
usedBy Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
early Islamic Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Islamic Caliphates
usedFor expansion of Islamic rule into Central Asia ⓘ
expansion of Islamic rule into North Africa ⓘ
expansion of Islamic rule into the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
expansion of Islamic rule into the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
expansion of Islamic rule into the Middle East ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Early Muslim conquests → participant → Umayyad army ⓘ
Battle of Qadisiyyah → combatant → Arab Muslim forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Abbasid forces → opposedBy → Umayyad army ⓘ
Battle of Ayn al-Warda (685) → hasParticipant → Syrian Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Maskin (691) → combatant → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Maskin (691) → combatant → Zubayrid forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn → opponentInBattle → Umayyad forces of Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of al-Harra → combatantSide → Syrian army of the Umayyads ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Qasim ibn al-Hassan → opponent → Umayyad forces of Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Segoyuela → belligerent → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Siege of Mérida → attacker → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Musa ibn Nusayr → militaryBranch → Umayyad army ⓘ
Battle of Akroinon → combatantSide → Umayyad invasion force ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Count Julian → alliedWith → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Debal → belligerentSide → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Plague of Amwas → affects → Syrian army of the Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Hassan ibn al-Nu'man → militaryBranch → Umayyad Caliphate army ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Liébana → conflictCombatant → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Tawwabin uprising → opposedBy → Umayyad army of Ibn Ziyad ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Tawwabin movement → conflictWith → Umayyad military forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Rebellion of Umar ibn Hafsun → participant → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Harra → perpetratorSide → Umayyad Syrian army ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Río Barbate → combatant → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Frankish campaigns in Septimania → hasMainParticipants → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
al-Harra → associatedEventSideA → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Medinan insurgents → opposedBy → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Muslim ibn Uqba → sideInConflict → Umayyad side in the Battle of al-Harra ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Abu al-Awar al-Sulami → militaryBranch → Umayyad Caliphate armed forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
Battle of Bordeaux (732) → belligerent → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions → perpetrator → Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions → perpetrator → army of Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army