Caliph Abd al-Malik

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Medina
gptkbp:birthYear 646
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bab_al-Saghir_Cemetery
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:child gptkb:Yazid_II
gptkb:Aban_ibn_Abd_al-Malik
gptkb:Marwan_al-Akbar
gptkb:Muhammad_ibn_Abd_al-Malik
gptkb:Al-Walid_I
gptkb:Hisham_ibn_Abd_al-Malik
gptkb:Sulayman_ibn_Abd_al-Malik
gptkbp:currencyIntroduced gptkb:Dinar
gptkb:Dirham
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:deathYear 705
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Umayyad
gptkbp:era gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Arab
gptkbp:father gptkb:Marwan_I
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Abd_al-Malik_ibn_Marwan
gptkbp:house gptkb:Umayyad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caliph Abd al-Malik
gptkbp:knownFor Administrative reforms
Strengthening the Umayyad state
Religious policies
Building the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Suppression_of_Kharijite_revolts
Consolidation of control over Iraq and the Hejaz
gptkbp:mother gptkb:A'isha_bint_Mu'awiya
gptkbp:notableAchievement gptkb:Centralized_administration_of_the_Umayyad_Caliphate
Commissioned the Dome of the Rock
Introduced Islamic coinage
Standardized Arabic as the administrative language
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Suppression_of_Ibn_al-Zubayr's_revolt
gptkb:Second_Fitna
Reform of the postal system
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Marwan_I
gptkbp:reignEnd 705
gptkbp:reignStart 685
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Atika_bint_Yazid
gptkb:Umm_Ayyub_bint_Amr
gptkb:Wallada_bint_al-Abbas
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Al-Walid_I
gptkbp:title gptkb:Amir_al-Mu'minin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Temple_Mount,_Jerusalem
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6