Abd al-Malik (1 gen 685 anni – 1 gen 705 anni)

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Abd al-Malik was the fifth Umayyad caliph. During the beginning of his rule he fought the Byzantines for control and succeeded. In addition, he defended his empire against internal division when Ibn al-Zubayr founded a separate caliphate. In the second half of his rule, he began building monumental architecture including the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.

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R., N. "Abd al-Malik." Late Antiquity: A Guide to the Postclassical World, edited by G. W. Bowersock, et al., Harvard University Press, 1st edition, 1999. Credo Reference, http://ezproxy.macalester.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/hupla/abd_al_malik/0?institutionId=742. Accessed 30 Apr. 2018.

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