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Umayya ibn Abd Shams

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Died
  
750 AD

Parents
  
Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf

Children
  
Abu al-'As ibn Umayyah, Harb ibn Umayya, Uveys

Grandchildren
  
Al-Hakam ibn Abi al-'As, Affan ibn Abi al-'As, Uthman ibn Abu-al-Aas

Cousins
  
Shaybah ibn Hashim, Asad ibn Hashim

Similar
  
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, Shaybah ibn Hashim, Al‑Walid I, Bilal ibn Rabah

The clan of Banu Umayyad as well as the dynasty that ruled the Umayyad Caliphate are named after Umayya ibn Abd Shams.

Umayya was the son of Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf, and the father of Harb ibn Umayya and Abu al-'As.

His sons were

  • Abu al-'As ibn Umayyah
  • Harb ibn Umayyah
  • References

    Umayya ibn Abd Shams Wikipedia