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Umayyad 2

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  • Who were the 3 potential successors of Abd al-Rahman?
    Sulayman, Hisham, and Abdullah
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  • Which brother actually became the successor?
    Hisham
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  • Which son raised an army because he would not swear allegiance to his younger brother?
    Sulayman
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  • Where was Sulayman sent off for exile?
    North Africa
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  • Why didn’t Hisham have Sulayman executed?
    Because he was a royal blood and he didn’t want his brother to be executed like a common rebel.
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  • Who founded one of the four schools of Islamic Law?
    Malik Ibn Anas
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  • When did Hisham die?
    April 17th, 796 CE.
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  • Who became Hisham’s successor?
    His son Al-Hakam
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  • Who was the first member of the Umayyad Dysnasty to be executed since the Abbasid Revolution?
    Sulayman
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  • What year was Sulayman executed?
    800 CE
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  • What year did Al-Hakam die?
    822 CE.
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  • Who was Al-Hakam’s successor after his death?
    Abd al-Rahman ibn Al-Hakam
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  • Which ruler demolished the wine markets in Cordoba and built a lot of mosques?
    Abd al-Rahman II
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  • Why were about 50 Christians led by Eulogius executed during the time of Abd al-Rahman II?
    They openly insulted Muhammad
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  • When did Abd al-Rahman II die?
    852 CE
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