Yazid III
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Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik, commonly known as Yazid III, was the twelfth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 744 until his death months later.
Dirham of Yazid III
Pound weight's inscription, stamped on top in an angular script known as kufic, evokes Yazid III.
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid
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Ibrahim ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik was an Umayyad caliph, and a son of Caliph al-Walid I. He ruled from 4 October 744 to 4 December 744. He was the penultimate Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Yazid III
…given him and gained the support of many people in Khurasan. Yazid ruled the Umayyad Caliphate from April 744 to 4 October 744. Yazid named his brother Ibrahim as his successor. Yazid fell ill of a brain tumour and died on October 3 or 4, 744. Ibrahim duly succeeded him. Umar ibn al-Walid, an Umayyad prince…
Dirham of Ibrahim ibn Al-Walid