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1. The Caliph Abd al-Malik had to pay JustinianII 1000 gold coins, a prisoner and a horse every day.2 . J u s t i n i a n I I w o u l d a l s o r e c e i v eh a l f o f t h e t r i b u t e s c o l l e c t e d b y t h eCaliph from Cyprus, Armenia and Iberia.3. In return Justinian II committed himself to puta n e n d t o t h e i n c u r s i o n s o f t h e M a r a d a o f L e b a n o n .Dome of the Rock, Constructed by Abd al-MalikJustinian II, dazzled by the brilliance oft h e A r a b g o l d , s i g n e d t h e t r e a t y w i t h o u thesitation. However, with the betrayal whichcharacterized so many political leaders, the twop r i n c i p a l s a g r e e d o n a s t r a t e g y b y w h i c h t h e yc o u l d \ i m p l e m e n t t h e t h i r d c l a u s e o f t h e t r e a t y.The Byzantine emperor ordered the death of an u m b e r o f M a r a d a l e a d e r s a t K a b E l i a s ( a s m a l ltown in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon) long withYu h a n n a , t h e i r m i l i t a r y c o m m a n d e r. I n a d d i t i o n12000 Marada soldiers were ordered to leave them o u n t a i n s a n d p r o c e e d t o P a m p h i l i a a n d A r m e n i aUnfortunately, for the Caliph this plan did notcompletely produce the desired effect. The 12000M a r a d a w h o h a d b e e n o r d e r e d o u t b y J u s t i n i a n I Iwere Roman-Byzantine Marada but the others wereM a r o n i t e s a n d t h e y h a d n o e a r o f t h e t h r e a t s o f t h ee m p e r o r a n d t h e y w e r e s o c l o s e l y i n t e g r a t e d w i t h t h e l o c a lpopulace that they were able to continue the struggle againstthe Umayyads and hold on to their sovereignty. Theirincursions into the territory of the Muslims continued fora while but now with much less force and enthusiasm.J u s t i n i a n I I , o n t h e re v e r s e o f t h i s c o i n s t r u c kduring his 2nd reign (705-711), is holding apatriarchal globe with PAX