Caliph·Umayyad
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan Becomes Caliph
- Date
- 685 CE65 AH1,341 years ago
- Place
- Damascus
- People
- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Marwan ibn al-Hakam
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan became caliph in 685 CE, after the death of his father, Marwan ibn al-Hakam. He restored Umayyad authority after the civil war, defeated Ibn al-Zubayr, and reorganized the state. He reformed the coinage, and his coins carried Arabic inscriptions. He ruled until 705 CE.
Why it matters
His reign consolidated the Umayyad state and made Damascus the center of a stable administration.