The Umayyad Caliphate, or the Umayyad Empire (US: ; Arabic: ٱلْخÙلَاÙÙŽØ© ٱلْأÙÙ…ÙŽÙˆÙيَّة, romanized: al-KhilÄfa al-Umawiyya), was the second Islamic caliphate, ruled by the Umayyad dynasty from 661 to 750. It succeeded the Rashidun Caliphate, whose third caliph, Uthman ibn Affan (r. 644–656), was also a member of the Umayyad clan. The Umayyad family established hereditary rule under Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan, the long-time governor of Syria, who became caliph in 661 after emerging victorious in the First Fitna.
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The Umayyad Caliphate, or the Umayyad Empire ... was the second Islamic caliphate, ruled by the Umayyad dynasty ... from 661 to 750.
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