Moawiyah

The soldiers of Ali became desperate; forced their way through that part of the hostile army which commanded the river, and in their turn entirely cut off the troops of Moawiyah from the water.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

The succeeding dynasty declined following this model; but, during the reign of the house of Moawiyah, in Spain, it was imitated from the Atlantic to the Pyrenees.

History of the Moors of Spain M. Florian

Moawiyah, a usurper, was now recognized as Caliph (661).

General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers

[Footnote: So called from Ommaya, an ancestor of Moawiyah.], the rulers of which family for nearly a century issued their commands from the city of

General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers

Hasan resigns the caliphate; Moawiyah, the first of the Ommiads, becomes undisputed ruler of the Moslems; he makes Damascus his capital.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885

Assassination of Caliph Othman; Ali succeeds; Moawiyah revolts against him; he is supported by Ayesha the widow of Mahomet, Amru,

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885

"Ye are as false as those of Damascus: Moawiyah was a usurper, Yezid a tyrant, and Ali alone is the lawful successor of the Prophet."

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 John [Editor] Rudd 1885

Caliph Moawiyah appoints as his lieutenant in Persia, India, and the East his half-brother, Ziyad, "the greatest man of the age."

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885

Othman was caliph he hung it with tapestry, and Moawiyah raised it six steps higher, that he might be heard when he sat down, as he was forced to do, being very fat and heavy; whereas his predecessors all used to stand.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885

Amru is sent by Moawiyah into Egypt and expels Ali's partisans.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Rossiter Johnson 1885