Who succeeded Abd al-Malik?
al-Walid I
Marwan I
Mu'awiya I
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
Answer
Al-Walid I succeeded Abd al-Malik as the Umayyad caliph in 705 CE. During his reign, the Umayyad Empire reached its peak of territorial expansion, stretching from Spain to India. Al-Walid was a skilled military commander and a patron of the arts. He is best known for his construction of the Great Mosque of Damascus, one of the most important architectural landmarks of the Islamic world.
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