Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (Arabic: هِشَام ابْن عَبْد الْمَلِك ٱبْن مَرْوَان, romanized: Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān; c.691  6 February 743) was the tenth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 724 until his death in 743.

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
هِشَام ابْن عَبْد الْمَلِك
10th Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Reign26 January 724 – 6 February 743
PredecessorYazid II
SuccessorAl-Walid II
Born691
Damascus, Syria, Umayyad Caliphate
Died6 February 743 (aged 52) (6 Rabiʽ al-Thani 125 AH)
Damascus, Syria, Umayyad Caliphate
Spouse
  • Umm Hakim bint Yahya
  • Umm Uthman bint Sa'id ibn Khalid
Issue
  • Maslama
  • Mu'awiya
  • Sulayman
  • Yazid al-Afqam
  • Sa'id
  • Marwan
  • Abd Allah
  • Abd al-Rahman
  • Muhammad
  • Quraysh
  • A'isha
Names
Abu al-Walid Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
DynastyUmayyad
FatherAbd al-Malik
MotherA'isha, daughter of Hisham al-Makhzumi
ReligionIslam
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