Abdallah, son of Caliph Abd al-Malik, was …
Years: 701 - 701
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Abdallah, son of Caliph Abd al-Malik, was born around 677 and had grown up in the Caliphate's capital, Damascus.
During his youth he had accompanied his father on several campaigns.
He leads his own campaign for the first time in 700/701, as a retaliation for the attacks of the imperial general Heraclius.
During this expedition, he captures the border fortress of Theodosiopolis and raids into Armenia Minor.
Locations
People
- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
- Abdallah ibn Abd al-Malik
- Heraclius (brother of Tiberius III)
- Justinian II
- Tiberios III
Groups
- Arab people
- Slavs, South
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Heraclian dynasty
- Armeniac Theme
- Armenia, Ostikanate of
- Umayyad Caliphate (Damascus)
- Bulgarian Empire (First)
Topics
- Migration Period
- Arab-Byzantine Wars
- Arab-Khazar Wars
- Byzantine-Muslim War of 692-718
- Muslim Revolt of 699-701
