Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik

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Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik, known as Yazid III, was an Umayyad caliph who briefly ruled the Islamic Caliphate in 744 CE during a period of intense political turmoil and dynastic conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 8th-century ruler
Muslim
Umayyad caliph
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Yazid III
Yazid al-Naqis
linked to: Yazid III
birthPlace Damascus
burialPlace Damascus (traditional attribution)
linked to: Damascus
caliphalHouse Marwanid branch of the Umayyad dynasty
linked to: Marwanid line
caliphalNumber 11th Umayyad caliph (commonly counted)
capitalDuringReign Damascus
causeOfDeath illness
conflict internal Umayyad dynastic struggles
deathDate October 744
deathPlace Damascus
dynasty Umayyad dynasty
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
era Second Fitna aftermath and late Umayyad period
father al-Walid I
linked to: Al-Walid I
fullName Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik
governedFrom Damascus
historicalPeriod 8th century
knownFor attempts to present himself as a pious and just ruler
brief reign during Umayyad civil strife
language Arabic
legitimacyBasis opposition to perceived impiety of al-Walid II
support from segments of the Syrian army
mother a slave concubine
overthrew al-Walid II
policy criticized extravagance of his predecessor
promised financial restraint and justice
politicalContext period of intense political turmoil in the Umayyad Caliphate
tribal and dynastic conflicts in Syria and Iraq
positionHeld Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
linked to: Caliph
predecessor al-Walid II
regionRuled Iraq (nominally)
linked to: Iraq

Syria
parts of the Umayyad Caliphate
reignEnd October 744
reignStart April 744
relative Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
Marwan II
Yazid II
religion Islam
successor Ibrahim ibn al-Walid
Marwan II
tookPowerBy coup against al-Walid II
tribalBaseOfSupport Qays/Mudar elements in the Syrian army

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Yazid III fullName Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik
Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik fullName Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik