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Mu'awiya I
Founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate (r. 661–680).
The record
Mu'awiya I was a founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate. Born on 603 in Mecca, I died on 680 in Medina.
Positions held include Governor of the Levant (640–661) and Umayyad Caliph (661–680).
With a Wikipedia article in 90 languages, Mu'awiya I is No. 5,562 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 603, Mecca
- Died
- 680, Medina
- Country
- Umayyad Caliphate
- Known as
- Politician, writer, poet
- Field
- Politics
- Languages
- Arabic
- Children
- 1
- Wikipedia editions
- 90
Did you know
37
Was 37 when first governor of the Levant (640).
77
Lived to 77.
97
One of 97 people in the Index born in Mecca, with Muhammad.
90
Has a Wikipedia article in 90 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 640–661Governor of the Levant
- 661–680Umayyad Caliph
Connections
Mu'awiya I
- FatherAbu Sufyan ibn Harb
- MotherHind bint Utbah
- SpouseQurayba al-Sugra bint Abi Umayya
- SpouseMaisun bint Bahdal
- SiblingYazid ibn Abi Sufyan
- SiblingUtba ibn Abi Sufyan
- SiblingAmr ibn Abi Sufyan
- SiblingAnbasa ibn Abi Sufyan
- SiblingHanzala ibn Abi Sufyan
- SiblingJuwayriya bint Abi Sufyan
- SiblingUmayma bint Abi Sufyan
- SiblingIzza bint Abi Sufyan
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