This is a part of the five series of Powerepoint presentation giving a overview on the Caliphate of the Ummayyads.The Ummayyad belonged to the the Bani Ummayad. Their Caliphate started from the Caliphate of Amir Muawiyah.It lasted for around 90 years.They took Damascus as the capital city.

1. The Ummayyad Caliphate
Part 5
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2. Walid bin Abdul Malik
Caliphate at the age of 36 years
Lacked Knowledge and virtue
No particular rebellion during his period
Built new roads,opened school,
constructed inns, dug wells, built hospital
Expansion reminded people of the period
of Umar al-Khattab
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3. Expansions
Qutaibah bin Muslim –
subdued the Turks
Muhammad bin
Qasin 17 years
sent to Sindh – by
96 H west India
from Surat to
kashmir under
Islamic regime
Musa bin Nusayr
and Tariq bin
Zeyad invaded
spain
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4. Walid passed
away
He wanted to
nominate his
own son as a
Caliph
Sulaiman bin
Abdul Malik
becomes the
next Caliph
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5. Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik
He was 4 yrs younger to Walid
He disliked those who supported Walid
Hajaj and Muhallab were already dead
Qutaibah was murdered
Muhammad bin Qasim jailed and killed
Musa bin Nusayr humiliated and was asked to pay a huge fine
Ruled only for >2yrs
Wanted to nominate his son but was ill and the other too young therefore wrote in an
envelope and asked all to take baith
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6.  Jazakallahukhair
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