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Muawiya II

661 - 684

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Mu'awiya ibn Yazid ibn Mu'awiya (Arabic: مُعَاوِيَة بْنِ يَزِيد بْنِ مُعَاوِيَة, romanized: Muʿāwiya ibn Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya; c. 664–684), commonly known as Mu'awiya II, was the third Umayyad caliph, ruling for less than a year in 683–684. He succeeded his father Yazid I as the third caliph and last caliph of the Sufyanid line in the Umayyad dynasty. He ruled briefly in 683–684 (64 AH) before he died. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muawiya II is the 1,876th most popular politician (down from 1,154th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Syria (down from 14th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Syrian Politician.

Muawiya II was the sixth caliph of the Umayyad dynasty. He was the son of Yazid II and the grandson of Muawiya I. He was the last caliph to rule from Damascus.

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Among politicians, Muawiya II ranks 1,876 out of 19,576. Before him are Richard Cromwell, Mongkut, Baasha of Israel, Lazar Kaganovich, Henry II of Navarre, and Marine Le Pen. After him are Nicolás Maduro, Briseis, Romanos III Argyros, Letsie III of Lesotho, Baldwin III of Jerusalem, and Gregor Strasser.

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Among people born in 661, Muawiya II ranks 2. Before him is Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf. After him is Chen Zi'ang. Among people deceased in 684, Muawiya II ranks 1. After him are 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As, Aldegonde, and Philibert of Jumièges.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Muawiya II ranks 22 out of 210. Before him are Al-Nawawi (1233), Marwan II (688), Aemilius Papinianus (142), Iamblichus (245), Al-Adil I (1145), and Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691). After him are Anisa Makhlouf (1930), Khaled al-Asaad (1932), Antiochus II Theos (-286), Avidius Cassius (130), Zimri-Lim (-1800), and Michel Aflaq (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Muawiya II ranks 12. Before him are Philip the Arab (204), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Abd al-Rahman I (731), Marwan II (688), Al-Adil I (1145), and Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691). After him are Anisa Makhlouf (1930), Antiochus II Theos (-286), Zimri-Lim (-1800), Michel Aflaq (1910), Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), and Amin al-Hafiz (1921).

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