Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik

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Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (c. 675 – 24 September 717) was the seventh Umayyad caliph, ruling from 715 until his death. He began his career as governor of Palestine during the reigns of his father Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705) and brother al-Walid I (r. 705–715). The theologian Raja ibn Haywa mentored him and he forged close ties with Yazid ibn al-Muhallab, a major opponent of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, al-Walid's powerful viceroy of Iraq and the eastern Caliphate. Sulayman resented al-Hajjaj's influence over his brother. As governor, Sulayman founded the city of Ramla and built the White Mosque in it. The new city superseded Lydda as the district capital of Palestine. Lydda was at least partly destroyed and its inhabitants may have been forcibly relocated to Ramla, which developed into an economic hub, became home to many Muslim scholars, and remained the commercial and administrative center of Palestine until the 11th century. After acceding as caliph, Sulayman dismissed his predecessor...

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