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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The number of Umayyad caliphs was 15, including Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan as the first and Marwan II (Marwan bin Muhammad) as the last caliph.
The Umayyad Caliphate lasted from 661 CE (41 AH) to 750 CE (132 AH). During this period, a total of 15 caliphs ruled, belonging to two family branches: the Sufyanid (Muawiyah and Yazid) and the Marwanid (from Marwan bin Hakam to Marwan II). The Umayyad era saw the Islamic empire reach its greatest geographical extent.
The capital of the Umayyad Caliphate was Damascus, and its founder was Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan (RA). The last Umayyad caliph, Marwan II (Marwan bin Muhammad), was defeated by the Abbasids in the Battle of the Zab, ending the caliphate. Famous Umayyad caliphs include Abdul Malik bin Marwan, Al-Walid bin Abdul Malik, and Umar bin Abdul Aziz.
