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Abd al-Aziz ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz
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<h2 id="life">Life</h2> <p>Abd al-Aziz was the son of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz. He was named after his grandfather <a href="/facts/Abd_al-Aziz_ibn_Marwan/zxaL1v11">Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan</a>. </p><p>His father became caliph in 717 and ruled until his death in 720. He was succeeded by his cousin and brother-in-law <a href="/facts/Yazid_II/dx97JtLP">Yazid II</a>. </p><p>In 744 Abd al-Aziz was appointed as governor<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> of Medina by caliph<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Yazid_III/FCvbU1ry">Yazid ibn al-Walid</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>Abd al-Aziz remained as governor of Medina until he was dismissed by <a href="/facts/Marwan_II/pK8DE4xe">Marwan II</a> and was replaced by his cousin <a href="/facts/Abd_al-Wahid_ibn_Sulayman/oItX2KSM">Abd al-Wahid ibn Sulayman</a> in 747.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="sources">Sources</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Khalifah_ibn_Khayyat/5cV4KW6Y">Khalifah ibn Khayyat</a> (1985). al-Umari, Akram Diya' (ed.). <i>Tarikh Khalifah ibn Khayyat</i> (in Arabic) (3rd ed.). Al-Riyadh: Dar Taybah.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ehsan_Yarshater/AjH4K6mg">Yarshater, Ehsan</a>, ed. (1985–2007). <i><a href="/facts/History_of_the_Prophets_and_Kings/6jFBW0tq">The History of al-Ṭabarī</a> (40 vols)</i>. SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-7914-7249-1.</li> <li>McMillan, M.E. (2011). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=AjYhBQAAQBAJ"><i>The Meaning of Mecca: The Politics of Pilgrimage in Early Islam</i></a>. London: Saqi. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-86356-437-6.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Al-Ya%2527qubi/6jtAb4YN">Al-Ya'qubi, Ahmad ibn Abu Ya'qub</a> (1883). Houtsma, M. Th. (ed.). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=wD0yAQAAMAAJ"><i>Historiae, Vol. 2</i></a>. Leiden: E. J. Brill.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 26: p. 244; v. 27: pp. 27, 52 - Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. (1985–2007). The History of al-Ṭabarī (40 vols). SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7249-1. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>McMillan 2011, pp. 144, 151, 152, 154–55 - McMillan, M.E. (2011). The Meaning of Mecca: The Politics of Pilgrimage in Early Islam. London: Saqi. ISBN 978-0-86356-437-6. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=AjYhBQAAQBAJ" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=AjYhBQAAQBAJ</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, pp. 370, 406. - Khalifah ibn Khayyat (1985). al-Umari, Akram Diya' (ed.). Tarikh Khalifah ibn Khayyat (in Arabic) (3rd ed.). Al-Riyadh: Dar Taybah. <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 27: pp. 90-92, 113; McMillan 2011, pp. 144, 155–56; Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, p. 406; Al-Ya'qubi 1883, pp. 405–06. - Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. (1985–2007). The History of al-Ṭabarī (40 vols). SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7249-1. <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>