Abd al-Wahid ibn Sulayman
Umayyad Prince and Governor of Hejaz (died c. 750) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abd al-Wahid ibn Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: عبد الواحد بن سليمان بن عبد الملك, romanized: ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn Sulaymān ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; fl. 720 – c. 750) was an Umayyad prince and the governor of Mecca and Medina in 747–748 during the reign of Caliph Marwan II (r. 744–750). He fled the post in 747/48 after failing to prevent the takeover of the two Islamic holy cities by the Kharijites during the Ibadi revolt. He was later executed by the Abbasids after their toppling of the Umayyad dynasty.
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Abd al-Wahid ibn Sulayman عبد الواحد بن سليمان | |
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Governor of Medina and Mecca | |
In office 747–748/749 | |
Monarch | Marwan II |
Preceded by | Abd al-Aziz ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz |
Succeeded by | Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik |
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Died | c. 750 |
Cause of death | Killed by Abbasids |
Relations | Umayyad dynasty |
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