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.
Al-Walid I
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Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, commonly known as al-Walid I, was the sixth Umayyad caliph, ruling from October 705 until his death in 715. He was the eldest son of his predecessor, Caliph Abd al-Malik. As a prince, he led annual raids against the Byzantines from 695 to 698 and built or restored fortifications along the Syrian Desert route to Mecca. He became heir apparent in c. 705, after the death of the designated successor, Abd al-Malik's brother Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan.
Gold dinar of al-Walid, minted in Damascus, 707/08 CE
The ruins of Qasr Burqu', a fortified outpost in the Syrian Desert built or expanded by al-Walid while he was still a prince in 700/01 CE
Ruins of the Umayyad city of Anjar, founded by al-Walid I in modern-day Lebanon
The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus, which has maintained much of its original form since its founding by al-Walid