jan 1, 704 - Abdul Aziz's death
Description:
The death of Abdul Malik, Umayyad caliph's son led to the separation of Maghrib into a separete wilaya. Even Qayrawan had became a capital and became known as wilaya of Ifriqiya. Ifriqiya included ripolitanis, Tunisia and eastern Algeria.Source:
Jamil M. Abun-Nasr, A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period (Londoon, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987), 32-33.
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Date:
jan 1, 704
Now
~ 1322 years ago