Caliph al-Walid II

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Caliph al-Walid II was an 8th-century Umayyad caliph known for his short and turbulent reign marked by internal dissent and cultural patronage before his overthrow and death.

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instanceOf 8th-century monarch
Muslim ruler
Umayyad caliph
birthDate circa 709
caliphOf Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED
capitalDuringReign Damascus NERFINISHED
causeOfDownfall internal Umayyad revolt
century 8th century
conflict Umayyad civil strife of 744 NERFINISHED
deathCause assassination
deathDate 744
deathManner killed in a revolt
deathPlace near Palmyra
dynasty Umayyad dynasty NERFINISHED
era Early Islamic period NERFINISHED
father Yazid II NERFINISHED
fullName Al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik NERFINISHED
givenName Al-Walid NERFINISHED
grandfather Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan NERFINISHED
historicalReputation impious in some traditional sources
patron of arts and letters
house House of Umayya NERFINISHED
knownFor controversial personal lifestyle
cultural patronage
internal dissent within the Umayyad family
poetry and literature patronage
short and turbulent reign
language Arabic
mother Shah-i Afrid NERFINISHED
opposedBy Umayyad princes NERFINISHED
Yazid III NERFINISHED
religious opposition groups
politicalStatus overthrown ruler
predecessor Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik NERFINISHED
reignEnd 744
reignStart 743
religion Islam
sibling Ibrahim ibn al-Walid NERFINISHED
successor Yazid III NERFINISHED
successorAsCaliph Yazid III NERFINISHED
territoryRuled Iraq NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
parts of the Umayyad domains in the Middle East
title Caliph
Commander of the Faithful NERFINISHED

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Qasr al-Mshatta builtDuringReignOf Caliph al-Walid II
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik successor Caliph al-Walid II
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