Abdallah, son of Caliph Abd al-Malik, was…
March 701 CE
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.