Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik

Military Person

– 0738

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Who was Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik?

Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik was an Umayyad prince and one of the most prominent Arab generals of the early decades of the 8th century, leading several campaigns against the Byzantine Empire and the Khazar Khaganate. He achieved great fame especially for leading the second and last Arab siege of the Byzantine capital Constantinople, and for strengthening the Muslim presence in the Caucasus, becoming the "founder of Islamic Derbent".

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Also known as
  • Maslama
Parents
Nationality
  • Umayyad Caliphate
Lived in
  • Damascus
Died
Dec 24, 0738
Syria

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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