ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. al-Walīd b. ʿAbd al-Malik - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Judd, Steven C.
Leiden
Brill
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ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. al-Walīd b. ʿAbd al-Malik (d. 110/728-9) served his father caliph al-Walīd b. ʿAbd al-Malik b. Marwān (al-Walīd I, r. 86-96/705-15) in a variety of capacities. He campaigned against the Byzantines on at least two occasions, in 91/709 and 94/713. He led the pilgrimage in 93/712 and possibly in 94/713. He also served as his father's governor of Damascus and of Qinnasrīn. These appointments are consistent with al-Walīd's attempt to