Umar II

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Umar II was an Umayyad caliph renowned for his piety, administrative reforms, and efforts to govern according to Islamic principles.

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Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim ruler
Umayyad caliph
historical figure
ancestor Umar ibn al-Khattab NERFINISHED
birthDate c. 682
birthPlace Hejaz NERFINISHED
Medina NERFINISHED
Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED
branchOfReligion Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
burialPlace Dayr Siman area NERFINISHED
capitalDuringReign Damascus NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
deathDate c. 720
deathPlace Dayr Siman NERFINISHED
near Aleppo
dynasty Umayyad dynasty NERFINISHED
era early 8th century
father Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan NERFINISHED
fullName Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz NERFINISHED
givenName Umar NERFINISHED
governedRegionBeforeCaliphate Hejaz NERFINISHED
Medina NERFINISHED
implementedPolicy curbed extravagance at the Umayyad court
encouraged codification and teaching of hadith
promoted consultation (shura) in governance
reduced jizya burden on non-Arab converts
strengthened accountability of governors
language Arabic
maternalGrandfather Asim ibn Umar NERFINISHED
mother Umm Asim bint Asim NERFINISHED
notableFor administrative reforms
efforts to govern according to Islamic principles
justice and equity
piety
policies toward non-Muslims
tax reforms
patronymic ibn Abd al-Aziz NERFINISHED
positionHeld Caliph
Umayyad caliph
predecessor Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik NERFINISHED
reignEnd 720
reignStart 717
relative Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan NERFINISHED
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik NERFINISHED
Yazid II NERFINISHED
religion Islam
reputation often regarded as the fifth rightly guided caliph by some Sunni scholars
spouse Fatimah bint Abd al-Malik NERFINISHED
successor Yazid II NERFINISHED
territoryRuled Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED

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Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik appointedHeir Umar II
this entity surface form: Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz
House of Marwan hasPart Umar II
Yazid II predecessor Umar II