This empire suffered a split between the Sufyanids and Marwanids.
This empire suffered a split between the Sufyanids and Marwanids. One conflict, which arose over who would succeede Muawiyah I, this empire's first head, saw forces of this empire, led by Yarzid I, slaughter Husain ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala. One general of this empire reestablished its capital at Cordoba after this empire lost at the Battle of the (*) Zab. That general was Abd ar-Rahman, who had lost to Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours. This empire's capital was Damascus. For 10 points, name this Islamic caliphate succeeded by the Abbasid.
This empire suffered a split between the Sufyanids and Marwanids.
{Umayyad} Caliphate [accept {Umayyad} Empire]