Umayyad Caliphate

Period and duration

Umayyad Caliphate — according to the map data from AD 656 to AD 756, roughly 100 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.

Greatest extent

Umayyad Caliphate — greatest extent around AD 732: the mapped borders then cover about 9.9 million km², roughly 6.6% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (AD 655)

After

Neighbours around AD 732

The largest states in the region at the same time:

Learn more

• Open the world map in AD 732 — tap the empire for a detailed description
• Umayyad Caliphate on Wikipedia
• All 300 empires at a glance