{"slug": "abd-al-malik-ibn-marwan", "label": "Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Malik_ibn_Marwan", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36788", "qid": "Q36788", "description": "Umayyad caliph from 685 to 705", "entries": 11, "years": 10, "span": [646, 705], "span_label": ["646 CE", "705 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 4}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "umayyad-caliphate", "label": "Umayyad Caliphate", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "damascus", "label": "Damascus", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "iraq", "label": "Iraq", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "cyprus", "label": "Cyprus", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "byzantine-empire", "label": "Byzantine Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "palestine-region", "label": "Palestine (region)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sasanian-empire", "label": "Sasanian Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "muslim", "label": "Muslim", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kufa", "label": "Kufa", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "iran", "label": "Iran", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "armenia", "label": "Armenia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 646, "year_label": "646 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Muslim Caliph (d. 705)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340804476#Births", "title": "646", "revid": 1340804476, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 685, "year_label": "685 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 7", "text": "May 7 – Caliph Marwan I dies at Damascus, and is succeeded by his son Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364749113#Arabian_Empire", "title": "685", "revid": 1364749113, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 686, "year_label": "686 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan imprisons and tortures patriarch Mar Khnanishu I. He is the first caliph to insist on the collection of the poll tax from the Christians (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367994465#Arabian_Empire", "title": "686", "revid": 1367994465, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 687, "year_label": "687 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Justinian II negotiates a peace treaty with the Umayyad Caliphate (resulting in caliph Abd al-Malik paying tribute). He removes 12,000 Christian Maronites, who continually resist the Arabs, from Lebanon. Justinian reinforces the Byzantine navy on Cyprus, and transfers cavalry troops from the Thracesian Theme in Anatolia to the Theme of Thrace in the Balkan Peninsula.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340806293#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "687", "revid": 1340806293, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 688, "year_label": "688 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Justinian II reestablishes Byzantine settlement on Cyprus, signing a treaty with Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik (and paying an annual tribute) for joint occupation of the island.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340806290#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "688", "revid": 1340806290, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 691, "year_label": "691 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Maskin: An Umayyad army under caliph Abd al-Malik defeats the rebel forces in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). He reconquers the Arabian Peninsula, taking the holy city of Medina.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340806265#Arabian_Empire", "title": "691", "revid": 1340806265, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 700, "year_label": "700 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Mohammad ibn al-Ash'ath revolts against Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan in the Sistan and Balochistan regions (Iran).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340806781#Arabian_Empire", "title": "700", "revid": 1340806781, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 701, "year_label": "701 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim: Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan sends Syrian troops to reinforce the Muslim army of Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf. He faces a 200,000-man army under Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath near Kufa (modern Iraq). Al-Ash'ath is defeated, and his rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate fails.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340806807#Arabian_Empire", "title": "701", "revid": 1340806807, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 704, "year_label": "704 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Arab conquest of Armenia: The Muslim Arabs under Abdallah ibn Abd al-Malik (a son of caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan) invade Armenia and subdue the anti-Arab revolt along with his uncle Muhammad ibn Marwan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364468074#Arabian_Empire", "title": "704", "revid": 1364468074, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 705, "year_label": "705 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 8", "text": "October 8 – Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Muslim caliph (b. 646)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340807090#Deaths", "title": "705", "revid": 1340807090, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 705, "year_label": "705 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 8", "text": "October 8 – Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan dies in his winter resort at Al-Sinnabra (Palestine), after a 20-year reign. During his rule, the financial administration of the Umayyad Caliphate has been reorganized. Arab coins have replaced former Byzantine and Sassanian coins, and regular postal service has been established between Damascus and the provincial capitals. Abd al-Malik is succeeded by his son Al-Walid I.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340807090#Arabian_Empire", "title": "705", "revid": 1340807090, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}]}