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Marwan II

688 - 750

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Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan (Arabic: مروان بن محمد بن مروان, romanized: Marwān ibn Muḥammad ibn Marwān; c. 691– 6 August 750), commonly known as Marwan II, was the fourteenth and last caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 744 until his death. His reign was dominated by a civil war, and he was the last Umayyad ruler to rule the united Caliphate before the Abbasid Revolution toppled the Umayyad dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marwan II is the 1,610th most popular politician (down from 1,192nd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Syria (down from 15th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Syrian Politician.

Marwan II was the last Umayyad caliph of Damascus. He is most famous for being the last Umayyad caliph of Damascus.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marwan II ranks 1,610 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles VIII of Sweden, Barbara of Cilli, Emperor Wen of Sui, Berenice, Frederick II of Denmark, and Al-Kamil. After him are Túpac Amaru, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Babrak Karmal, Lothair of France, Pauline Bonaparte, and Liz Truss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 688, Marwan II ranks 3. Before him are Charles Martel, and Roderic. After him is Jianzhen. Among people deceased in 750, Marwan II ranks 1. After him are Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, Tzitzak, Marina the Monk, and Hieda no Are.

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    Charles Martel

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    688 - 741

    HPI: 82.26

    Rank: 1

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    Roderic

    POLITICIAN

    688 - 711

    HPI: 75.27

    Rank: 2

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    Marwan II

    POLITICIAN

    688 - 750

    HPI: 73.46

    Rank: 3

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    Jianzhen

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    688 - 763

    HPI: 62.47

    Rank: 4

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Marwan II ranks 17 out of 210. Before him are Apollodorus of Damascus (50), Julia Domna (160), Abd al-Rahman I (731), Ibn Kathir (1301), John Climacus (579), and Al-Nawawi (1233). After him are Aemilius Papinianus (142), Iamblichus (245), Al-Adil I (1145), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), Muawiya II (661), and Anisa Makhlouf (1930).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Marwan II ranks 9. Before him are Elagabalus (203), Zenobia (240), Yazid I (647), Philip the Arab (204), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), and Abd al-Rahman I (731). After him are Al-Adil I (1145), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), Muawiya II (661), Anisa Makhlouf (1930), Antiochus II Theos (-286), and Zimri-Lim (-1800).

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