Context: The final son of Abd al-Malik to become caliph was Hisham (724–43), whose long and eventful reign was above all marked by the curtailment of military expansion. Hisham established his court at Resafa in northern Syria, which was closer to the Byzantine border than Damascus, and resumed hostilities against the Byzantines, which had lapsed following the failure of the last siege of Constantinople. The new campaigns resulted in a number of successful raids into Anatolia, but also in a major defeat (the Battle of Akroinon), and did not lead to any significant territorial expansion.

Question: Who was the father of Hisham?
Answer: Abd al-Malik

Question: When did Hisham's reign start?
Answer: 724

Question: Where did Hisham base his court?
Answer: Resafa

Question: What notable defeat was suffered by the Arabs under Hisham?
Answer: Battle of Akroinon

Question: In what part of Syria was Resafa located?
Answer: northern

Question: Who was the first son of Abd al-Malik to become caliph?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What years did the first son of Abd al-Malik rule?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Whose reign was marked by the acceleration of military expansion?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who stopped hostilities against the Byzantines?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who was the final son of Hirsham?
Answer: Unanswerable