Following the Rashidun and with a capital at Damascus, for 10 points, name this second caliphate of the Islamic Empire that preceded the Abbasid.
This dynasty was defeated by the Byzantines at the Battle of Akroinon while under the rule of Hisham. Hisham's brother and predecessor as ruler, Yazid II, issued an edict for the destruction of Christian imagery during this dynasty. This dynasty ended after the Battle of the Zab when Marwan II was defeated. This dynasty founded by Muawiyah saw the defeat of its military forces under Abd ar-Rahman in 732 by Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours. Following the Rashidun and with a capital at Damascus, for 10 points, name this second caliphate of the Islamic Empire that preceded the Abbasid.
This dynasty was defeated by the Byzantines at the Battle of Akroinon while under the rule of Hisham.
Umayyad caliphate [or Omayyad dynasty]