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The Caliphate was a policy of his, because he possessed all the qualities that displeased the Egyptians. The Caliph did not ... He stirred up his enemies against him, and the people of Sham reviled him, so they broke the covenant of obedience and demanded that Yazid bin Al-Walid bin Abd al-Malik be replaced. They asked this one, if he would agree to it, to accept it and promised a reward of one thousand dinars to whoever brought him the head of Al-Walid bin Yazid. Then Al-Walid was killed, and he was ... ... years old, and he ruled for only one year and two months and 13 days. The Caliphate of Yazid bin Al-Walid, then Ibrahim bin Al-Walid. ... Rabi' al-Akhirah of the year ... Yazid bin Al-Walid, nicknamed Abu Khalid, fell. However, that pledge of allegiance was not enough to calm people's minds, because the revolution had spread to the ends of the earth, even threatening the kingdom with collapse. When Al-Walid was killed and Yazid took over the Caliphate, the people of Homs opposed him and attacked the house of his brother Al-Abbas bin Al-Walid, looted what was in it, and took his women. And they agreed to march to Damascus to Yazid, demanding the blood of Al-Walid. And Sulayman bin Hisham came out of his prison in Amman, gathered soldiers, and marched to Damascus demanding his right to the Caliphate. And the people of Palestine revolted against their governor and killed him. And Marwan bin... came from Armenia, demanding the blood of Al-Walid. His army was vast. When he reached Harran, Yazid feared him, so he wrote to him and made a covenant with him to leave him the land between the two rivers, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, to spare the blood of the servants. After that, he marched to Yazid. ... in Damascus, and he was ... years old. He ruled for only five months and ten days. On the day of Yazid's death, Ibrahim bin Al-Walid, his brother from his father, was pledged allegiance to. That pledge of allegiance was not joyful for him, because he came to the Caliphate when it was in a state of great turmoil. As for Marwan bin... upon the death of ... one hundred thousand fighters to Qinnasrin. He pledged allegiance to Yazid and mobilized an army of Ibrahim, and he sent one hundred thousand fighters under the command of Sulayman bin Hisham to confront him in... Marwan was seeking a pretext to justify his attack on Damascus. He claimed he came to save the rule and Amman. ... the sons of Al-Walid bin Yazid from the prison of Damascus. Before the war began, Marwan wrote to Sulayman bin Hisham in... asking him if he agreed with him to depose the Caliph Ibrahim and appoint one of the sons of the previous Caliph. He refused, and he was angry with him for a period. Then Sulayman and his entourage went to Damascus. When he entered it, he made a pact with Caliph Ibrahim, and they ... their banners over the treasury, then they took the sons of Al-Walid out of prison and cut off their necks, because they caused all these troubles, perhaps to take revenge on the opponents. The opposite happened, because ... is not right. Marwan's claim grew, and he claimed that the Caliph who kills the sons of his brother ... ... ...

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