INDIA ISLAMIC,UMAYYAD CALIPHATE,FALS (661-750 CE),VARIOUS RULERS:ARABIC SCRIPT WITH MINT NAMES,FAMILY TITLES,REV,,ARABIC SCRIPT WITH DATES AND DECLARATION OF FAITH

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The Umayyad Caliphate was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Prophet Muhammad.The caliphate was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty ("Sons of Umayya"), hailing from Mecca.An Umayyad clan member had previously come to power as the third Rashidun Caliph, Uthman ibn Affan (644-656 CE).The Umayyads continued the Muslim conquests, incorporating the Caucasus, Transoxiana, Sindh, the Maghreb and Spain into the Muslim world.At its greatest extent, the Umayyad Caliphate covered 4,300,000 square miles and 29% of the world's population, making it one of the largest empires in history of the world.