Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik (, in Greek sources , Masalmas; ) was an Umayyad prince and one of the most prominent Arab generals of the early decades of the 8th century, leading several campaigns against the Byzantine Empire and the Khazar Khaganate. He achieved great fame especially for leading the second and last Arab siege of the Byzantine capital Constantinople, and for strengthening the Muslim presence in the Caucasus, among other things as the "founder of Islamic Derbent".
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| - Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik (, in Greek sources , Masalmas; ) was an Umayyad prince and one of the most prominent Arab generals of the early decades of the 8th century, leading several campaigns against the Byzantine Empire and the Khazar Khaganate. He achieved great fame especially for leading the second and last Arab siege of the Byzantine capital Constantinople, and for strengthening the Muslim presence in the Caucasus, among other things as the "founder of Islamic Derbent".
- Maslama bin Abdul-Malik (685– 24 December 738), was a famous Muslim military commander of the Arabs heralding from the Umayyad Dynasty. A very pious man, he led a Jihad against the Byzantines, launching the failed Second Siege of Constantinople.
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| - Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ; Muhammad ibn Marwan ; Al-Walid I, Sulayman, Yazid II and Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
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| - Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik (, in Greek sources , Masalmas; ) was an Umayyad prince and one of the most prominent Arab generals of the early decades of the 8th century, leading several campaigns against the Byzantine Empire and the Khazar Khaganate. He achieved great fame especially for leading the second and last Arab siege of the Byzantine capital Constantinople, and for strengthening the Muslim presence in the Caucasus, among other things as the "founder of Islamic Derbent".
- Maslama bin Abdul-Malik (685– 24 December 738), was a famous Muslim military commander of the Arabs heralding from the Umayyad Dynasty. A very pious man, he led a Jihad against the Byzantines, launching the failed Second Siege of Constantinople.
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