Umm Hakim bint Yahya (Arabic: أم حكيم بنت يحيى) was an 8th-century Umayyad noblewoman and famous principal wife of the tenth Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.
| Umm Hakim bint Yahya أم حكيم بنت يحيى | |||||
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| Zawjat al-khalifa | |||||
| Consort of the Umayyad caliph | |||||
| Tenure | 724 – 742/43 | ||||
| Born | Syria/Hejaz, Umayyad Caliphate | ||||
| Died | Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate | ||||
| Spouse | Hisham | ||||
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| Dynasty | Umayyad | ||||
| Father | Yahya ibn al-Hakam | ||||
| Mother | Zaynab bint Abd al-Rahman | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Life
At first, One of Yahya's daughters, Amina, was wed to Abd al-Malik's son, Hisham.[1] however Amina died and Hisham married Yahya other daughter, Umm Hakim.
Umm Hakim was Hisham's favored wife, the daughter of Yahya ibn al-Hakam, brother of Hisham's grandfather caliph Marwan I (r. 684–685),[2] and Zaynab bint Abd al-Rahman, the granddaughter of the Syrian conquest commander al-Harith ibn Hisham of the Banu Makhzum.[3] Umm Hakim, like her mother, was well known for her beauty and love for drink.[4] She gave Hisham five sons,[5] including Sulayman,[6] Maslama,[7] Yazid al-Afqam,[8] and Mu'awiya.[9]
Umm Hakim also lobbied for her son Maslama's succession.[10] during her husband Hisham's reign.
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