Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik
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Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik 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 Khaza
The Arab attack on Constantinople, from the Manasses Chronicle
The Friday Mosque of Derbent (Bab al-Abwab), dating to the city's re-foundation by Maslama
In 717–718, Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, was besieged by the Muslim Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate. The campaign marked the culmination of twenty years of attacks and progressi
Gold solidus of Leo III
Photo of a restored section of the triple Theodosian Walls protecting Constantinople from its land side
Depiction of the use of Greek fire, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes