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Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik

685 - 738

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Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik (fl. 705 – 24 December 738) 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 last Arab siege of the Byzantine capital Constantinople. He launched his military career leading the annual summer raids against the Byzantines in Anatolia. By 709, he was governor over Qinnasrin (northern Syria), the Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia), Armenia, and Adharbayjan, giving him control over the Caliphate's northern frontier. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik is the 10,330th most popular politician (down from 7,880th in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from Syria (down from 94th in 2019) and the 69th most popular Syrian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ranks 10,331 out of 19,576. Before him are George Sabra, Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Ernest Bevin, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Mustafa Shokay, Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg, and Tyti. After him are Eudoxia Streshneva, Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal, Fernando I, Duke of Braganza, Jacques Georges, and Abhisit Vejjajiva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 685, Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ranks 6. Before him are Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Pelagius of Asturias, Chlothar IV, Kul Tigin, and Shantideva. After him is Theodbert of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 738, Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ranks 2. Before him is Wahb ibn Munabbih. After him are Gurak, and Swæfberht of Essex.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ranks 132 out of 210. Before him are Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (1952), Muhammad Mustafa Mero (1941), Riad al-Asaad (1961), Khalid al-Azm (1903), Ignatius Joseph III Yonan (1944), and George Sabra (1947). After him are Ibn Abi Usaibia (1204), Khalid Bakdash (1912), Hayır Bey (1464), Maryana Marrash (1848), Ibn al-Qalanisi (1073), and Antiochus Hierax (-266).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ranks 69. Before him are Sami al-Hinnawi (1898), Ben-Hadad I (-1000), Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (1952), Muhammad Mustafa Mero (1941), Khalid al-Azm (1903), and George Sabra (1947). After him are Khalid Bakdash (1912), Hayır Bey (1464), Ibn al-Qalanisi (1073), Antiochus Hierax (-266), Alopen (600), and Salim Idris (1957).

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