Description: (The 10th Umayyad Caliph Who Built Many Palaces and Reformed His Kingdom's Taxation System)
The 10th Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik reigned during a relatively calm period. His main goal was to defend the vast empire that he had inherited. He built countless castles and palaces in Syria. He is also believed to have reformed the agricultural taxation system of his kingdom.