Al-Ghamr ibn Yazid

Al-Ghamr ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: الغمر بن يزيد, romanized: al-Ghamr ibn Yazīd; fl.743 c.750) was an Umayyad prince and commander. He led the last Umayyad campaign against the Byzantine Empire in 743.

Al-Ghamr ibn Yazid
الغمر بن يزيد
Died750
Near Nahr Abi Futrus, Palestine, Umayyad Caliphate
Names
Al-Ghamr ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik
DynastyUmayyad
FatherYazid II
ReligionIslam
Military career
AllegianceUmayyad Caliphate
Years of servicec.740 – c.744
Battles/warsArab–Byzantine wars
RelationsHisham (uncle)
al-Walid II (brother)
Sulayman ibn Hisham (cousin)
Yazid III (cousin)
Ibrahim (cousin)
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