Mu'awiya II

Mu'awiya II
معاوية بن يزيد
3rd Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
ReignNovember 683–May/June 684
PredecessorYazid I
SuccessorMarwan I
Bornc. 664 CE
Bilad al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate
Diedc. 684 (aged 19–20)
Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate
HouseSufyanid
DynastyUmayyad
FatherYazid I
ReligionIslam

Mu'awiya ibn Yazid (Arabic: معاوية بن يزيد, romanizedMuʿāwiya ibn Yazīd; 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 (r. 680–683) and was the last caliph of the Sufyanid line in the Umayyad dynasty.


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