Yazid III

Yazid III
يزيد بن الوليد
Dirham of Yazid III
12th Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Reign17 April 744 – 4 October 744
PredecessorWalid ibn Yazid
SuccessorIbrahim ibn al-Walid
Born701
Damascus, Bilad al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate
Died4 October 744 (aged 43)
Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate
Names
Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik
HouseMarwanid
DynastyUmayyad
FatherAl-Walid I
MotherShah-i-Afrid
ReligionIslam

Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: يزيد بن الوليد بن عبد الملك, romanizedYazīd ibn al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; 701 – 3/4 October 744), commonly known as Yazid III, was the twelfth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 744 until his death months later.