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Ibrahim ibn al-Walid

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Ibrahim ibn al-Walid
إبراهيم ابن الوليد
Khalīfah
Amir al-Mu'minin
Dirham of Ibrahim ibn Al-Walid
13th Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Reign4 October 744 – 4 December 744
PredecessorYazid III
SuccessorMarwan II
BornDamascus
Died25 January 750
Bilad al-Sham
IssueIshaq
Names
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik
HouseMarwanid
DynastyUmayyad
FatherAl-Walid I
MotherBudayra (Su'ar)
ReligionIslam

Ibrahim ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: ابراهيم ابن الوليد بن عبد الملك, romanizedIbrāhīm ibn al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; died 25 January 750) was an Umayyad caliph, and a son of Caliph al-Walid I (r. 743–744). He ruled from 4 October 744 to 4 December 744. He was the penultimate Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate.

Background

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Ibrahim was a son of the Umayyad caliph al-Walid I (r. 743–744). His mother was a slave concubine named Su'ar or Budayra.[1]

Reign

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Yazid III named his brother Ibrahim as his successor. Yazid fell ill of a brain tumour[2] and died on October 3 or 4, 744. Ibrahim duly succeeded him. Ibrahim ruled for two months in 744 before he abdicated, and went into hiding out of fear of his political opponents. The shortness of this time and his incomplete acceptance led Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari to state that he did not succeed in becoming caliph (v. 26, p. 247). However, al-Tabari (p. 13) does record that Ibrahim as caliph did confirm the appointment of Abdallah ibn Umar as governor of Iraq (v. 27, p. 13).

Abdication

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Ibrahim was named heir apparent by his brother Yazid III. Marwan II decided to oppose Yazid III, and even though he later gave allegiance to Yazid, on the early death of that caliph, Marwan continued his own ambitions. Ibrahim requested and was granted Marwan's assurance of personal safety. He travelled with Marwan to former Caliph Hisham's residence at Rusafah in Syria. Like most members of the Umayyad family, Ibrahim was executed by the Abbasids in 750.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Biesterfeldt & Günther 2018, p. 1058.
  2. ^ Dionysius of Telmahre apud Hoyland, 661 n 193

Bibliography

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Ibrahim ibn al-Walid
Born: - Died: 25 January 750
Sunni Islam titles
Preceded by Caliph of Islam
Umayyad Caliph

4 October 744 – 4 December 744
Succeeded by