434:
319:
over the winter of 707–708, and surrendered only after a
Byzantine relief army was defeated in spring. During the latter battle, Abbas is said by Arab chroniclers to have distinguished himself for the crucial role he played in stopping the wavering Arabs from fleeing and driving them on to victory.
489:
made Anjar suitable to become an alternative administrative centre for the strategic Beqaa area, but following the death of al-Walid I in late 715 and Abbas' consequent falling out of favour with the new caliphs, Abbas' patronage of the city ended and further construction came to a permanent halt
421:('leader of the Marwanids'). As a son of a slave woman, rather than a free Arab of noble lineage, Abbas, like Maslama, had never been considered for the caliphal succession. Despite his dismissal as its governor, Abbas had continued to reside in the city of
271:(slave concubine). Information about her background in the early sources is limited, though one account identifies her as a Christian. The modern historian Garth Fowden identifies her as Greek. Abbas was often lampooned by his opponents as
385:), who reinstated him as a top commander on the Byzantine front and also as the co-leader of the Umayyad army which suppressed the major revolt of Yazid ibn al-Muhallab in Iraq in 720; the other lead commander was Maslama.
410:
By the time of Hisham's death in 743, Abbas was likely "the most senior figure in the wider Marwānid family", according to the scholar Leone
Pecorini Goodall. One report quoted by the 9th-century historian
359:, under whom Abbas, like all of al-Walid's sons, fell out of favor. The hostility by the caliph toward Abbas is alluded to by a supposed speech made by the general and confidant of Sulayman,
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to have fathered some 30 sons. Among them were al-Harith, who played a political role under Yazid III, and Nasr, who is mentioned as one of the
Umayyads who settled in the Umayyad
343:
in 721 where he is reported to have captured 20,000 prisoners, and a raid, placed in 722/723 but possibly reflecting an earlier campaign, that captured a fortress called Siza.
403:, to succeed Yazid II, against the counsel of Maslama, who advocated for Hisham's nomination. Abbas is mentioned at least once as a visitor in the caliph's court at
399:), under whose reign he did not participate in any military campaigns. Hisham's opposition to Abbas may have stemmed from Abbas's advocacy for his own brother,
509:), Abbas was initially reluctant to oppose the caliph and counselled against provoking a civil war. In the end, however, he participated in the conspiracy and
1160:
1150:
224:'s death in 743, he was probably the leading figure in the ruling family, despite being ineligible for the caliphate himself due to his mother being a
911:""The ʿAbbās after Whom Those Who Rule in Baghdad Are Named": Al-ʿAbbās b. al-Walīd in Late Antique Accounts of the Marwānids and the Third Fitna"
388:
His renewed fortune was relatively short-lived, as he once again became sidelined by a new caliph, this time Yazid II's successor, Abbas's uncle
368:
236:, who was assassinated in 744. Abbas's brothers acceded to the caliphate in quick succession, but before the end of the year another Umayyad,
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240:, took the throne and imprisoned Abbas for his role in the conspiracy against al-Walid II. He died in prison of an epidemic in 750.
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363:, who claimed to have prevented Sulayman from removing Abbas from the Marwanid family. Under Sulayman and his successor,
467:, who were likely captured by Abbas during his previous campaigns against the Byzantines, were utilized, in addition to
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157:
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artisans. Bacharach states that construction halted during the winter and resumed in the spring of 715. A
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351:
Besides his command roles in the
Byzantine wars, Abbas was appointed by his father as governor of the
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518:
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867:
The End of the Jihâd State: The Reign of Hishām ibn ʻAbd al-Malik and the
Collapse of the Umayyads
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His fortunes declined under his father's successors, except for a relatively brief revival under
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407:, where he was welcomed by large crowds, a reflection of the respect in which he was held.
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during these campaigns. He or his father are credited for founding the short-lived city of
179:
62:
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is normally attributed to al-Walid I, other sources, including the
Byzantine chronicler
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885:
448:
316:
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371:, the pinnacle of the Umayyad war effort against Byzantium, which was led by Maslama.
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Abbas participated regularly in the almost annual expeditions launched into
Byzantine
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355:. He was dismissed after al-Walid's death in 715 by the succeeding caliph, his uncle
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He first appears in the 707 campaign against the important
Byzantine fortress of
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216:). Nevertheless, he maintained a strong base in his old governorship of
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367:, Abbas was precluded from any military roles, including the 717–718
221:
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The Fall of the
Caliphate of Cordoba: Berbers and Arabs in Conflict
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during these years. His most notable campaigns were the capture of
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Historian of Islam at Work: Essays in Honor of Hugh N. Kennedy
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304:
82:
836:"Marwanid Umayyad Building Activities: Speculations on Patronage"
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217:
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Marsham, Andrew (2022). "Kinship, Dynasty, and the Umayyads".
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Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Culture of the Islamic World
952:
Quṣayr 'Amra: Art and the Umayyad Elite in Late Antique Syria
955:. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.
485:) were built in Anjar. Its proximity to the ancient city of
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sources are often at odds concerning details of his career.
973:; Ludwig, Claudia; Pratsch, Thomas; Zielke, Beate (1999).
232:
of the mid-740s, at first supporting then opposing Caliph
870:. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press.
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981:(in German). Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter. p. 4.
291:'). Little is known about his early life, and Arab and
186:. He distinguished himself as a military leader in the
891:
Slaves on Horses: The Evolution of the Islamic Polity
521:
lasted long on the throne, which fell to the general
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311:, where he led the Arab army alongside his uncle
194:in 707–708, and was often a partner of his uncle
48:al-Abbas ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
1141:Prisoners and detainees of the Umayyad Caliphate
1042:Estudios onomástico-biográficos de Al-Andalus: V
548:Al-Abbas was held by the 10th-century historian
517:on the throne. Neither Yazid nor his successor
513:that deposed Walid and brought Abbas's brother
1059:Zetterstéen, K. V. & Gabrieli, F. (1960).
498:During the reign of his cousin, the unpopular
182:prince and general, the eldest son of Caliph
8:
374:Abbas regained favor under his uncle Caliph
190:of the early 8th century, especially in the
659:
1090:The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition
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1171:Umayyad people of the Arab–Byzantine wars
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926:
894:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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536:. Marwan had Abbas thrown into prison in
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176:al-ʿAbbās ibn al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik
1098:. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 12–13.
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540:, where he died of a disease in 750.
16:Umayyad prince and general (died 750)
7:
1038:"Otros Linajes Omeyas en al-Andalus"
1036:Uzquiza Bartolomé, Aránzazu (1994).
437:Ruins of the Umayyad palace of Anjar
451:(originally "Ayn al-Jarr") in the
299:Expeditions against the Byzantines
14:
1161:Generals of the Umayyad Caliphate
1151:People who died in prison custody
1002:. Leiden: Brill. pp. 12–45.
921:. Columbia University: 384–434.
909:Goodall, Leone Pecorini (2022).
834:(1996). Necipoğlu, Gülru (ed.).
248:Abbas was the eldest son of the
631:Zetterstéen & Gabrieli 1960
527:
504:
441:While the establishment of the
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380:
258:
211:
1:
975:"al-'Abbas ibn al-Walīd (#5)"
770:, pp. 395, 404, 411–412.
228:. He became involved in the
1040:. In Marín, Manuela (ed.).
481:
479:and an official residence (
459:and contemporary historian
443:
417:
283:
273:
265:
1187:
347:Relations with the caliphs
220:and by the time of Caliph
1166:Umayyad governors of Hims
1017:Scales, Peter C. (1994).
862:Blankinship, Khalid Yahya
357:Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
353:military district of Homs
169:
92:
88:
47:
38:
846:. Leiden: Brill: 27–44.
457:Theophanes the Confessor
401:Abd al-Aziz ibn al-Walid
313:Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik
196:Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik
1156:Sons of Umayyad caliphs
1131:8th-century Arab people
1061:"al-'Abbās b. al-Walīd"
1021:. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
554:emirate of Muslim Spain
494:Role in the Third Fitna
369:Siege of Constantinople
315:. The town withstood a
816:Uzquiza Bartolomé 1994
438:
339:in 713, the raid into
22:al-Abbas ibn al-Walid
971:Lilie, Ralph-Johannes
928:10.52214/uw.v30i.8881
436:
361:Yazid ibn al-Muhallab
263:). His mother was an
118:Years of service
698:, pp. 388, 391.
556:established in 756.
686:, pp. 388–390.
610:, pp. 391–393.
523:Marwan ibn Muhammad
471:quarry workers and
202:in modern Lebanon.
188:Byzantine–Arab Wars
138:Arab–Byzantine wars
1121:7th-century births
1073:Lévi-Provençal, E.
832:Bacharach, Jere L.
439:
418:sayyid Bani Marwan
337:Antioch in Pisidia
1009:978-90-04-52523-8
988:978-3-11-015179-4
915:Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā
877:978-0-7914-1827-7
782:, pp. 34–35.
648:Lilie et al. 1999
461:Jere L. Bacharach
429:Founding of Anjar
274:Nastus ibn Nastus
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102:Umayyad Caliphate
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129:Army General
113:Umayyad army
1085:Pellat, Ch.
1077:Schacht, J.
792:Scales 1994
650:, p. 4
596:Fowden 2004
544:Descendants
534:Third Fitna
500:al-Walid II
341:Paphlagonia
289:Constantine
234:al-Walid II
121:c. 707–720s
1126:750 deaths
1115:Categories
672:Crone 1980
560:References
465:Asia Minor
415:calls him
325:Asia Minor
317:long siege
309:Cappadocia
279:Anastasius
254:al-Walid I
230:civil wars
184:al-Walid I
98:Allegiance
73:al-Walid I
1104:495469456
1094:Volume I:
1081:Lewis, B.
515:Yazid III
469:Nestorian
413:al-Tabari
293:Byzantine
287:('son of
267:umm walad
238:Marwan II
144:Relations
1087:(eds.).
949:(2004).
888:(1980).
864:(1994).
550:Ibn Hazm
376:Yazid II
281:, or as
207:Yazid II
160:(uncle)
155:(uncle)
153:Yazid II
150:(uncle)
148:Sulayman
108:Service/
79:Religion
825:Sources
519:Ibrahim
487:Baalbek
365:Umar II
333:Cilicia
329:Sebaste
252:caliph
250:Umayyad
244:Origins
180:Umayyad
178:was an
165:(uncle)
163:Maslama
63:Umayyad
58:Dynasty
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405:Rusafa
390:Hisham
222:Hisham
158:Hisham
110:branch
69:Father
34:Harran
1063:. In
449:Anjar
305:Tyana
200:Anjar
83:Islam
43:Names
1100:OCLC
1046:ISBN
1023:ISBN
1004:ISBN
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957:ISBN
896:ISBN
872:ISBN
848:ISBN
511:coup
423:Homs
218:Homs
126:Rank
29:Died
1096:A–B
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331:in
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