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Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: الوليد بن عبد الملك‎) or Al-Walid I (668 – 23 February 715) was an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 705 to his death in 715. His reign saw the greatest expansion of the Caliphate as successful campaigns were undertaken in Transoxiana Sind Hispania and against the Byzantines.

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active years end year
0715-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
0705-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
0668-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
child
Abd al-Aziz ibn al-Walid, Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, Yazid III, Al-Abbas ibn al-Walid
death date
0715-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
parent
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
predecessor
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
successor
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
title
Umayyad Caliph in Damascus, 6th Caliph of Umayyad Dynasty

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