INTERNAL POLITICS OF THE ARAB CALIPHATE DURING THE REIGN OF CALIPH MUAWIYAI

Аннотация

This article analyzes the main political changes that took place in the Arabic caliphate during the time of Muawiya I, the founder of the Umayyad dynasty, the internal policy of the state and the factors that influenced its determination. The article was based on the information provided by medieval Muslim historians at-Tabari and al-Baladhuri, modern historians Y. Wellhausen, M. Hinds, Y. Hirshfield, H. Kennedy, W. Madelung and others.