Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik

8th century Umayyad prince and military leader

Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik (fl. 705 – 24 December 738) 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 last Arab siege of the Byzantine capital Constantinople. Maslama launched his military career leading the annual summer raids against the Byzantines in Anatolia.

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