who was the founder of Umayyad dynasty? how did he rise to power
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The Umayyads were the first Muslim dynasty, established in 661 in Damascus. Their dynasty succeeded the leadership of the first four caliphs—Abū Bakr, ʿUmar I, ʿUthmān, and ʿAlī. It was established by Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān, a native of Mecca and a contemporary of the Prophet Muḥammad.
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Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān
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The Umayyads were the first Muslim dynasty, established in 661 in Damascus. Their dynasty succeeded the leadership of the first four caliphs—Abū Bakr, ʿUmar I, ʿUthmān, and ʿAlī. ... A remnant of the Umayyad dynasty was resurrected in 756 in Córdoba, Spain, and continued to rule there into the 11th century.
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