- The Umayyad dynasty lasted less than a century in Damascus before it was driven out in 750 by the Abbasid dynasty.
What caused the downfall of the Umayyad dynasty?
- Umayyad Caliphate was the second Muslim Caliphate that emerged after Rashidun Caliphate. But this Caliphate is commonly known as Umayyad Dynasty as it was centered on the Umayyad clan of Quraysh tribe of Makkah.