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Al-Walid II

706 - 744

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Al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: الْوَلِيد بْنِ يَزِيد بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِك, romanized: Al-Walīd ibn Yazīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; 709 – 17 April 744), commonly known as al-Walid II, was the eleventh Umayyad caliph, ruling from 743 until his assassination in 744. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Walid II has received more than 330,785 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Al-Walid II is the 2,597th most popular politician (up from 2,887th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Syria and the 16th most popular Syrian Politician.

Al-Walid II was most famous for his military conquests. He expanded the empire of the Umayyads in North Africa, Spain, and the Middle East.

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  • 330k

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  • 63.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Al-Walid II ranks 2,597 out of 19,576. Before him are Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, Theodahad, Mircea Snegur, Atropates, Brasidas, and Ted Kennedy. After him are Gülbahar Hatun, George V of Hanover, Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Külüg Khan, Qalawun, and Yazdegerd I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 706, Al-Walid II ranks 1. After him are Han Gan, and Telerig of Bulgaria. Among people deceased in 744, Al-Walid II ranks 1. After him are Yazid III, Liutprand, King of the Lombards, Hildeprand, and He Zhizhang.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Al-Walid II ranks 32 out of 210. Before him are Ibn al-Nafis (1212), Antiochus II Theos (-286), Romanos the Melodist (490), Julia Avita Mamaea (180), Yazid II (687), and Avidius Cassius (130). After him are Yazid III (701), Émile Benveniste (1902), Michel Aflaq (1910), Ananias of Damascus (100), Abu'l-Fida (1273), and Maron (301).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Al-Walid II ranks 16. Before him are Marwan II (688), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), Al-Adil I (1145), Antiochus II Theos (-286), Julia Avita Mamaea (180), and Yazid II (687). After him are Yazid III (701), Michel Aflaq (1910), Abu'l-Fida (1273), Odaenathus (220), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), and Tutush I (1066).

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