, ▁al - Har ith ▁ibn ▁Sur ay j ▁led ▁a ▁revol t ▁that ▁received ▁broad ▁backing ▁from ▁Arab s ▁and ▁n atives ▁al ike , ▁capt uring ▁B alk h ▁but ▁failing ▁to ▁take ▁Mer v . ▁After ▁this ▁defeat , ▁al - Har ith ' s ▁movement ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁dissol ved . ▁The ▁problem ▁of ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁non - A rab ▁Muslim s ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁pl ague ▁the ▁Um ay y ads . ▁ ▁Third ▁F it na ▁ ▁H ish am ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Al - W al id ▁II ▁( 7 4 3 – 4 4 ), ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Y az id ▁II . ▁Al - W al id ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁earth ly ▁ple asures ▁than ▁in ▁religion , ▁a ▁reputation ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁decor ation ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁" des ert ▁pal aces " ▁( including ▁Q us ay r ▁Am ra ▁and ▁Kh ir bat ▁al - M af jar ) ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁him . ▁He ▁quickly ▁attract ed ▁the ▁en m ity ▁of ▁many , ▁both ▁by ▁executing ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁opposed ▁his ▁acc ession , ▁and ▁by ▁per sec uting ▁the ▁Q ad ari y ya . ▁ ▁In ▁ 7 4 4 , ▁Y az id ▁III , ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁al - W al id ▁I , ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁cal i ph ▁in ▁Dam asc us , ▁and ▁his ▁army