five of his children, including his eldest son al-asbagh, were bore by slave women. according to the egyptian historian al-kindi (d. 961), abd al-aziz appointed al-asbagh as a temporary governor of alexandria and, during his visit to syria in 695, as his placeholder over the whole of egypt. other sons of abd al-aziz from his slave women included zabban and juzayya. ibn abd al-hakam notes a third slave woman, of greek or coptic origin, named maria, with whom abd al-aziz had a son named muhammad. in honor of maria, abd al-aziz built a palace in fustat called qasr mariya (maria's palace).