Person

Mu'awiya ibn Abi-Sufyan ibn Harb ibn Umayya

Lifespan unknown Quraysh

Mu'awiya ibn Abi-Sufyan was the great-grandson of Umayya ibn Abd-Shams and established the Umayyad Caliphate with Damascus as its capital.

Significance

Great-grandson of Umayya and founder of the Umayyad Caliphate
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