Umayyad dynasty

Rulers of Umayyad Caliphate Umayyad dynastyبَنُو أُمَيَّةَالأمويونParent familyBanu Abd-Shams of the QurayshCountryUmayyad Caliphate (661–750)Umayyad state of Córdoba (756–1031)Place of originMecca, ArabiaFounded661; 1365 years ago (661)FounderMu'awiya IHistoric seatDamascusCórdobaTitlesCaliph (Umayyad Caliphate)Emir (Emirate of Cordoba)Caliph (Caliphate of Cordoba)Cadet branches Marwanids Sufyanids Historical Arab states and dynasties Northern Ancient Arab states Kingdom of Qedar 800 BC–300 BC Kingdom of Lihyan 600 BC–100 BC Nabataean Kingdom 400 BC–106 AD Osroene (Abgarids) 134 BC–242 AD Emesene Dynasty 64 BC–300s AD Kingdom of Hatra 100s–241 AD Tanukhids 196–1100 AD Ghassanids 220–638 AD Palmyra (Odaenathid) 260–273 AD Salihids 300s–500s AD Eastern Ancient Arab states Gerrha Kingdom 650 BC–300 AD Characene 141 BC-222 AD Kingdom of Kinda (Hujrids) 200 AD–528 AD Lakhmids 293–602 AD Southern Ancient Arab states Kingdom of Awsan 800 BC–700 BC Kingdom of Saba' 1200 BCE–275 CE Kingdom of Ḥaḑramawt 1000 BC–290 CE Kingdom of Qatabān 1000 BC–200 CE Kingdom of Ma'in 600 BC–150 CE Kingdom of Ḥimyar 110 BCE–525 CE Arab