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Yazid III

701 - 744

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Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: يزيد بن الوليد بن عبد الملك, romanized: Yazīd ibn al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; 701 – 3/4 October 744), commonly known as Yazid III, was the twelfth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 744 until his death months later. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yazid III is the 2,892nd most popular politician (down from 2,614th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Syria (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Syrian Politician.

Yazid III was the last Umayyad caliph, and he is most famous for the massacre of the Shiites in the Battle of Karbala.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yazid III ranks 2,892 out of 19,576. Before him are Werner von Haeften, Elizabeth of Portugal, Victor Lustig, Adolfo Suárez, Merneith, and Francisco I. Madero. After him are Francesco Cossiga, James III of Scotland, Petronilla of Aragon, Ladislaus III of Hungary, Albert, King of Sweden, and William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 701, Yazid III ranks 3. Before him are Li Bai, and Ibn Hisham. After him are Emperor Shōmu, John VII of Constantinople, Tzitzak, Saman Khuda, Al-Khayzuran, Theophano of Athens, Thekla, wife of Michael II, Yahya ibn Khalid, and Euphemius. Among people deceased in 744, Yazid III ranks 2. Before him is Al-Walid II. After him are Liutprand, King of the Lombards, Hildeprand, and He Zhizhang.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Yazid III ranks 39 out of 210. Before him are Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), Yazid II (687), Al-Walid II (706), Odaenathus (220), and Nureddin al-Atassi (1929). After him are Romanos the Melodist (490), Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Julia Soaemias (180), Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), and Duqaq (1100).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Yazid III ranks 23. Before him are Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Yazid II (687), Al-Walid II (706), Odaenathus (220), and Nureddin al-Atassi (1929). After him are Julia Soaemias (180), Duqaq (1100), Abu'l-Fida (1273), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), Julia Avita Mamaea (180), and Ahmad al-Khatib (1933).

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