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Yazid ibn Muawiyah, Caliph · Second Umayyad caliph

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RulerCaliph · Second Umayyad caliph

Yazid ibn Muawiyahيزيد بن معاوية

Damascus

The son of Muawiyah, whose short reign saw the tragedy of Karbala.

Named heir by his father, he became caliph in 680. His reign saw the killing of Husayn ibn Ali and his family at Karbala, the sack of Madinah after the Battle of al-Harra in 683, and the siege of Makkah against Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr. He died suddenly that same year.

Who came before and after?

Mu'awiyah ibn Abi SufyanMuawiyah ibn Yazid

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

Umayyad CaliphateDamascusHusayn ibn Ali

Who lived at the same time?

Muawiyah ibn YazidMujahid ibn JabrUrwah ibn al-ZubayrHasan al-BasriSa'id ibn al-MusayyibAta ibn Abi RabahSa'id ibn JubayrIbrahim al-Nakha'i

Source: history · Wikipedia

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