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Yazid I

647 - 683

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Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan (Arabic: يزيد بن معاوية بن أبي سفيان, romanized: Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ibn ʾAbī Sufyān; c. 646 – 11 November 683), commonly known as Yazid I, was the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from April 680 until his death in November 683. His appointment by his father Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680) was the first hereditary succession to the caliphate in Islamic history. His caliphate was marked by the death of Muhammad's grandson Husayn ibn Ali and the start of the crisis known as the Second Fitna. During his father's caliphate, Yazid led several campaigns against the Byzantine Empire, including an attack on the Byzantine capital, Constantinople. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yazid I is the 570th most popular politician (down from 486th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Syria (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Syrian Politician.

Yazid I is most famous for his role in the death of Hussein, the grandson of Muhammad.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yazid I ranks 570 out of 19,576. Before him are Christian VIII of Denmark, Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Rüstem Pasha, Charles IV of France, Aurelian, and Hafsa Sultan. After him are Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Şehzade Bayezid, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Shinzō Abe, Mary of Burgundy, and Friedrich Merz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 647, Yazid I ranks 1. After him is Abbas ibn Ali. Among people deceased in 683, Yazid I ranks 1. After him are Pope Leo II, Umm Salama, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal, Uqba ibn Nafi, and Juansher.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Yazid I ranks 7 out of 210. Before him are Hafez al-Assad (1930), Bashar al-Assad (1965), Elagabalus (203), Pope Gregory III (700), John of Damascus (676), and Zenobia (240). After him are Pope Anicetus (70), Philip the Arab (204), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Apollodorus of Damascus (50), Julia Domna (160), and Abd al-Rahman I (731).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Yazid I ranks 5. Before him are Hafez al-Assad (1930), Bashar al-Assad (1965), Elagabalus (203), and Zenobia (240). After him are Philip the Arab (204), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Abd al-Rahman I (731), Marwan II (688), Al-Adil I (1145), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), and Muawiya II (661).

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