Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
644 CE–705 CE · Damascus
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (c. 646–705) was the fifth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 685 to 705. He ended the Second Fitna by defeating the rival caliph Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, then reorganized the state through far-reaching administrative reforms, making Arabic the language of government and introducing a distinctly Islamic coinage in place of Byzantine and Sasanian money. He also sponsored the construction of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, completed around 691–692, one of the earliest surviving monuments of Islamic architecture.
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Marwan I, Yazid I, al-Walid I, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, Umar II (Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz), Yazid II
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- Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ak' (Fiery Claw)· 649 CE–697 CE
- K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II· 644 CE–
- K'inich Kan Bahlam II· 635 CE–702 CE
- Constantine IV· 652 CE–685 CE
- Wu Zetian· 624 CE–705 CE
- Yazid I· 646 CE–683 CE
- Bajlaj Chan K'awiil (Ruler 1)· 625 CE–692 CE
- Emperor Tenmu· 631 CE–686 CE
- Emperor Gaozong of Tang· 628 CE–683 CE
- al-Walid I· 674 CE–715 CE
- Marwan I· 623 CE–685 CE
- Munmu of Silla· 626 CE–681 CE
- Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik· 675 CE–717 CE
- Constans II· 630 CE–668 CE
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