Liam O'Mara IV, PhD6d ago
The early #Muslim #Caliphate was an #Arab empire, especially under the #Umayyad, with a fully Meccan ruling class. This violated the core principle of #ummah, and inspired #AbuMuslimKhorasani's #Abbasid revolution on #ThisDayInHistory in 747, starting in what is now Turkmenistan.
PugJesusMay 1
Cavalrymen of the Umayyad Caliphate, ~8th century AD
PugJesusApr 25
Warriors during the Umayyad Caliphate
lumpenproletariatFeb 10

u mad?

Context: According to historical accounts, the Byzantine Emperor Leo III tricked the Umayyad commander Maslama into burning his own army’s grain supplies by promising a peaceful surrender once the food was gone. Leo then refused to surrender, leaving the Arab forces to face a devastating famine and a brutal winter that ultimately broke the siege.

FID NahostFeb 5

#CatchOfTheDay
#OpenAccess on
#MENAdoc:

"Geschichte der Ommaijaden in Spanien: nebst einer Darstellung des Entstehens der spanischen christlichen Reiche" by Joseph Aschbach

[Frankfurt a.M.: Varrentrapp, 1829]

http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/99501

#spain #history #umayyad #conquest #caliph

PugJesusNov 12, 2025
Gold dinar, Umayyad Caliphate, found in modern-day Lebanon, 694 AD-695 AD
PugJesusNov 12, 2025
Umayyad Gold Dinar, 723 AD
PugJesusNov 11, 2025
Gold Umayyad coin, probably minted in Damascus, 691 AD-692 AD
PugJesusNov 3, 2025
Swole Caliphate
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDOct 31, 2025
On #ThisDayInHistory in 683, during the #SiegeOfMecca by #Umayyad forces, the #Kaaba burnt to the ground. Ka'ba was rebuilt by the stewards of Mecca (Makkah) the next year, then destroyed again in 693 to remove the semicircular #hatīm area, restoring its cube shape.