ʿAbd al-Malik: References & Edit History
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The best account of ʿAbd al-Malik’s reign is in J. Wellhausen, Das arabische Reich und sein Sturz (1902; The Arab Kingdom and Its Fall, 1927). Also useful are Sir William Muir, The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, and Fall, new ed. (1924); and P.K. Hitti, History of the Arabs, 10th ed. (1970).
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Tarif Khalidi
Professor of History and Archaeology, American University of Beirut.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 27, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Jan 31, 2024 | ||
| Corrected the spelling of Dayr al-Jathālīq and added the regnal years of the caliphs Marwān I, Muʿāwiyah I, and Yazīd I. | Jul 29, 2021 | ||
| Invalidated site: The Met - Biography of Abd al Malik ibn Marwan. | Jun 01, 2018 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Met - Biography of Abd al Malik ibn Marwan. | Sep 05, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 16, 2012 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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