Abdallah ibn Abd al-Malik (677–750)

Born 677 CE, died 750 CE.

Abdallah ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (Arabic: عبد الله بن عبد الملك, romanized: Abdallāh ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān; c. 677 – 750) was an Umayyad prince, general, and administrator who served as the governor of Egypt (705–709). A son of Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, he was a key military figure in the Arab–Byzantine wars, notably capturing Theodosiopolis and fortifying Mopsuestia. As governor of Egypt, Abdallah is historically significant for initiating the "Arabization" of the provincial administration, decreeing that government business be conducted in Arabic rather than Coptic. Despite these reforms, his tenure was troubled by famine and allegations of corruption. Following the Abbasid Revolution, he was executed by the first Abbasid caliph, al-Saffah, in 750.

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Abdallah ibn Abd al-Malik

Abdallah ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (Arabic: عبد الله بن عبد الملك, romanized: Abdallāh ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān; c. 677 – 750) was an Umayyad prince, general, and administrator who served as the governor of Egypt (705–709). A son of Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, he was a key military figure in the Arab–Byzantine wars, notably capturing Theodosiopolis and fortifying Mopsuestia. As governor of Egypt, Abdallah is historically significant for initiating the "Arabization" of the provincial administration, decreeing that government business be conducted in Arabic rather than Coptic. Despite these reforms, his tenure was troubled by famine and allegations of corruption. Following the Abbasid Revolution, he was executed by the first Abbasid caliph, al-Saffah, in 750.

Text from the Wikipedia article Abdallah_ibn_Abd_al-Malik (revision 1349749490), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.