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Al-Walid II

706 - 744

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Al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: الْوَلِيد بْنِ يَزِيد بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِك, romanized: Al-Walīd ibn Yazīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; 709 – 17 April 744), commonly known as al-Walid II, was the eleventh Umayyad caliph, ruling from 743 until his assassination in 744. He succeeded his uncle, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Walid II is the 2,661st most popular politician (down from 2,597th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Syria (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Syrian Politician.

Al-Walid II was most famous for his military conquests. He expanded the empire of the Umayyads in North Africa, Spain, and the Middle East.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Walid II ranks 2,661 out of 19,576. Before him are Cao Rui, Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians, Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo, Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, Rusudan of Georgia, and Omar Bongo. After him are Liu Shan, Stefan Milutin, Auguste Mariette, Muhammad bin Saud, Prince William of Hesse-Kassel, and Berengar II of Italy.

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Among people born in 706, Al-Walid II ranks 1. After him are Han Gan, and Telerig of Bulgaria. Among people deceased in 744, Al-Walid II ranks 1. After him are Yazid III, Liutprand, King of the Lombards, Hildeprand, and He Zhizhang.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Al-Walid II ranks 36 out of 210. Before him are Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), Al-Maʿarri (973), Bassel al-Assad (1962), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), and Yazid II (687). After him are Odaenathus (220), Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), Yazid III (701), Romanos the Melodist (490), Heliodorus of Emesa (250), and Julia Soaemias (180).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Al-Walid II ranks 20. Before him are Antiochus II Theos (-286), Zimri-Lim (-1800), Michel Aflaq (1910), Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), and Yazid II (687). After him are Odaenathus (220), Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), Yazid III (701), Julia Soaemias (180), Duqaq (1100), and Abu'l-Fida (1273).

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