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Umayyad Dynasty

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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UMAYYAD DYNASTY

  • The Umayyad dynasty began after Muhammad was assassinated Abu Baka was appointed as caliph and he began conquest
  • The conquered people were not treated fairly and they were not allowed to serve in positions of power or own land.
  • The umma were prophets that served under the caliph
  • The Shia and Sunni split began because of a major debate of who the position of caliphs hound be given too
  • The Jizya was a tax on conquered people who did not convert to Islam. The first caliph was the prophet's step father and was the person in charge of the society.

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