Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik

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Muslim ruler Umayyad caliph historical figure

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik was an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 724 to 743 CE, noted for administrative reforms, military campaigns, and overseeing a period of both consolidation and emerging decline in the Umayyad Caliphate.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik canonical 12
Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik 2
Abu al-Walid Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim ruler ⓘ
Umayyad caliph ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
birthDate 691 ⓘ
birthPlace Damascus ⓘ
brother Al-Walid I ⓘ
Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Yazid II ⓘ
burialPlace Al-Rusafa ⓘ
caliphalTitle Caliph ⓘ
surface form: Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
capitalDuringReign Damascus ⓘ
child Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
surface form: Maslama ibn Hisham

Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām ⓘ
surface form: Mu‘awiya ibn Hisham

Sa‘id ibn Hisham ⓘ
Sulayman ibn Hisham ⓘ
conflict Berber revolts in the Maghreb ⓘ
Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
surface form: Byzantine–Umayyad wars

Khurasan revolts ⓘ
campaigns in Transoxiana ⓘ
campaigns in the Caucasus ⓘ
deathDate 743 ⓘ
deathPlace Al-Rusafa ⓘ
dynasty Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
surface form: Umayyad dynasty
era late Umayyad period ⓘ
father Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ
fullName Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Abu al-Walid Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
givenName Hisham ⓘ
historicalReputation caliph during the beginning of the Umayyad decline ⓘ
energetic and austere ruler ⓘ
house Banu Umayyah ⓘ
surface form: Banu Umayya
implementedPolicy promotion of Arabic in administration ⓘ
reforms in tax collection ⓘ
strengthening central control over provincial administration ⓘ
tightening fiscal oversight of governors ⓘ
knownFor administrative reforms ⓘ
attempts to consolidate Umayyad rule ⓘ
fiscal reorganization ⓘ
military campaigns ⓘ
period of emerging decline of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
mother A’isha bint Hisham ibn Isma’il al-Makhzumi ⓘ
notableEvent defeat of an Arab army at the Battle of Akroinon ⓘ
loss of effective control over parts of al-Andalus ⓘ
positionHeld Umayyad caliph ⓘ
predecessor Yazid II ⓘ
reignEnd 125 AH ⓘ
743 ⓘ
reignStart 105 AH ⓘ
724 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
spouse Umm Hakim bint Yahya ⓘ
successor Caliph al-Walid II ⓘ
surface form: Al-Walid II
territoryRuled Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan → child → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Arab–Byzantine wars → opponent → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Umayyad relatives → hasNotableMember → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Hisham's Palace → builtFor → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
Banu Umayyah → hasNotableMember → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Abd al-Rahman I → grandfather → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Malik
Abd al-Rahman I → grandfather → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad caliph
House of Marwan → hasPart → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Yazid III → relative → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid → relative → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus → allegiance → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
this entity surface form: Umayyad Caliph of Damascus
Marwan al-Himar → relative → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Zayd ibn Ali → ledUprisingAgainst → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
this entity surface form: Umayyad Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
Yazid II → successor → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Yazid II → sibling → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik → brother → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Khirbat al-Mafjar → builtFor → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
Khirbat al-Mafjar → associatedWith → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik → fullName → Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Abu al-Walid Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik