Al-Walid II
Member of the Umayyad dynasty
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Al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik, commonly known as al-Walid II, was the eleventh Umayyad caliph, ruling from 743 until his assassination in 744. He succeeded his uncle, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik. Wikipedia
Born: 706 AD, Bilad al-Sham
Died: April 744 AD (age 38 years), Jordan
Books: The Diwan of Walid Ibn Yazid
Parents: Yazid II and Umm al-Hajjaj bint Muhammad
Great-grandparents: Yazid I, Marwan I, Aisha bint Muawiyah bin Mughira, and more
Grandparents: Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Atika bint Yazid, and Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi