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Yazid II

687 - 724

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Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (Arabic: يَزِيد ٱبْن عَبْد الْمَلِك ٱبْن مَرْوَان, romanized: Yazīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān; c. 690/91 — 26 January 724), commonly known as Yazid II, was the ninth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 720 until his death in 724. Although he lacked administrative or military experience, he derived prestige from his lineage, being a descendant of both ruling branches of the Umayyad dynasty, the Sufyanids who founded the Umayyad Caliphate in 661 and the Marwanids who succeeded them in 684. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yazid II is the 2,615th most popular politician (down from 2,466th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Syria (down from 30th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Syrian Politician.

Yazid II is most famous for his role in the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad. He was the second ruler of the Umayyad dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yazid II ranks 2,615 out of 19,576. Before him are Mauno Koivisto, Sigurd Ring, Barkiyaruq, Jeroboam II, Louis, Prince of Condé, and Phalaris. After him are Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Vasily I of Moscow, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Louise of Savoy, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, and Jean Sylvain Bailly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 687, Yazid II ranks 1. After him are Wittiza, and Antipope Theodore. Among people deceased in 724, Yazid II ranks 1. After him is Tonyukuk.

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    Yazid II

    POLITICIAN

    687 - 724

    HPI: 70.55

    Rank: 1

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    Tonyukuk

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    646 - 724

    HPI: 63.85

    Rank: 2

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Yazid II ranks 35 out of 210. Before him are Ibn al-Nafis (1212), Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), Al-Maʿarri (973), Bassel al-Assad (1962), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292). After him are Al-Walid II (706), Odaenathus (220), Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), Yazid III (701), Romanos the Melodist (490), and Heliodorus of Emesa (250).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Yazid II ranks 19. Before him are Anisa Makhlouf (1930), Antiochus II Theos (-286), Zimri-Lim (-1800), Michel Aflaq (1910), Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), and Amin al-Hafiz (1921). After him are Al-Walid II (706), Odaenathus (220), Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), Yazid III (701), Julia Soaemias (180), and Duqaq (1100).

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