Abbasid revolution
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The Abbasid revolution, was the overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate, the second major caliphate, by the Hashimiyya movement, resulting in the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate, the third major cal
The Caliphate in 750
Remnants of Qasr Amra, a desert palace where Umayyad princes were notorious for indulgence and extravagance
Coinage depicting Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Folio from the records of Balami depicting As-Saffah as he receives pledges of allegiance in Kufa
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
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Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam, was the fifth Umayyad caliph, ruling from April 685 until his death in October 705. A member of the first generation of born Muslims, his early life in Medina was
The Ka'aba in Mecca (pictured in 1917) was the headquarters of Ibn al-Zubayr where he was besieged and defeated by Abd al-Malik's forces led by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf in 692
In 698 Abd al-Malik's forces led by Hassan ibn al-Nu'man destroyed Carthage (ruins pictured in 2013), which signaled "the final, irretrievable end" of Byzantine power in North Africa.
The nearby town of Tunis (pictured in 2017) was subsequently founded on the caliph's orders and equipped with a naval arsenal.