Muhammad ibn Marwan
Umayyad prince and general (died 719/720) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān[1] Muḥammad ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam (Arabic: محمد بن مروان) (died 719/720) was an Umayyad prince and one of the most important generals of the Umayyad Caliphate in the period 690–710, and the one who completed the Arab conquest of Armenia. He defeated the Byzantines and conquered their Armenian territories, crushed an Armenian rebellion in 704–705 and made the country into an Umayyad province. His son Marwan II (r. 744–750) was the last Umayyad caliph.
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Governor of Mesopotamia, Armenia and Adharbayjan | |
In office Unknown–709/10 | |
Succeeded by | Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik |
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Died | 719 or 720 |
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Children | Marwan II |
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Allegiance | Umayyad Caliphate |
Years of service | 690–710 |
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