Web Directory

» Caliph Yazid and the Umayyad dynasties
   A biography of the son of Mu'awiyah, who became the second ruler of the dynasty; also responsible for the Battle of Kerbala.
   http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/980323/1998032326.html

» Ceremonial and Art at the Umayyad Court
   An extract from Oleg Grabar's PhD dissertation; the development of royal ceremonial under the Umayyads went hand in hand with the formation of the theory of the caliphate, as a partiarchal rulership transformed into a royal one
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/grabar1.html

» Civil War and the Umayyad Dynasty
   Summarises the origin of the Ummayad Caliphate at the time of the split between Sunni and Shia. Also covers their achievements, conflicts, and eventual decline.
   http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ISLAM/UMAY.HTM

» Collapse of the Umayyad empire
   An account of the collapse of Umayyad power, and their replacement by the Abbasids.
   http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/980429/1998042903.html

» The Art of the Umayyad Period (661-750 A.D.)
   An online exhibition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, explores the formative contribution of the period to the development of Islamic art.
   http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/umay/hd_umay.htm

» The Caliphate and the First Islamic Dynasty (Umayyad Dynasty)
   Section of the University of Calgary's "The Islamic World to 1600" online presentation; covers the history, politics and administration, territorial expansion, and the collapse of the dynasty.
   http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/caliphate/umayyad.html

» The Umayyad Great Mosque, Damascus
   A photograph of the exterior of the mosque.
   http://www.islamicity.com/Culture/Mosques/Asia/damascus.htm

» Umayyad Caliphate
   This outline focuses on its impact in Syria, and relations with the Christian community.
   http://countrystudies.us/syria/5.htm

» Umayyad Dirhams and their Mints
   Explores the production of coinage in the Umayyad Caliphate; includes a list of mints, photos of coins, and a bibliography.
   http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/vaguebrit/

» Umayyads, the first Muslim dynasty (661-750)
   A brief account with a genealogy.
   http://www.princeton.edu/~batke/itl/denise/umayyads.htm

» Ummawiyys
   Article summarizing the dynasty, with a listing of rulers and dates. From Encyclopaedia of the Orient.
   http://lexicorient.com/e.o/umayyad.htm