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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. He ruled from April 680 until his death in November 683.
Apr 16, 2024 · Yazīd I (born c. 645, Arabia—died 683, Damascus) was the second Umayyad caliph (680–683), particularly noted for his suppression of a rebellion led by Ḥusayn, the son of ʿAlī. The death of Ḥusayn at the Battle of Karbalāʾ (680) made him a martyr and made permanent a division in Islam between the party of ʿAlī (the Shīʿites) and the majority Sunnis.
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Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan, commonly known as Yazid I, was the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate. He ruled from April 680 until his death in November 683. His appointment by his father Mu'awiya I was the first hereditary succession to the caliphate in Islamic history.
Yazid I. Yazid bin Muawiyah (Arabic: يزيد بن معاويه) (c. 645 – 683), also called Yazid the Tyrant, was the sixth caliph of Islam, the second of the Umayyad line; he succeeded his father Muawiyah. He died suddenly in 683, after only three years of rule.
Jan 22, 2020 · Yazid I was the son of Muawiya, the first Umayyad caliph, and became the second ruler of the Islamic empire in 680. He faced strong opposition from the followers of Ali and Husayn, the grandson of Muhammad, and was assassinated in 683.
In this profound historical exploration, we delve into the life and reign of Yazid I bin Muawiya, the second Umayyad caliph whose rule was marred by controve...
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