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Al-Walid II
Umayyad caliph from 743 to 744 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: الْوَلِيد بْنِ يَزِيد بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِك, romanized: Al-Walīd ibn Yazīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; 709 – 17 April 744), commonly known as al-Walid II, was the eleventh Umayyad caliph, ruling from 743 until his assassination in 744. He succeeded his uncle, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.
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11th Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate | |||||
Reign | 6 February 743 – 17 April 744 | ||||
Predecessor | Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik | ||||
Successor | Yazid ibn al-Walid | ||||
Born | c. 709 al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate | ||||
Died | 17 April 744 (aged 35) al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate (present-day Jordan) Cause of death: Assassination | ||||
Spouse | Atika bint Uthman ibn Muhammad | ||||
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Dynasty | Umayyad | ||||
Father | Yazid II | ||||
Mother | Umm al-Hajjaj bint Muhammad | ||||
Religion | Islam |
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