Mu'awiya II معاوية بن يزيد | |
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3rd Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate | |
Reign | November 683–May/June 684 |
Predecessor | Yazid I |
Successor | Marwan I |
Born | c. 664 CE Bilad al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate |
Died | c. 684 (aged 19–20) Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate |
House | Sufyanid |
Dynasty | Umayyad |
Father | Yazid I |
Religion | Islam |
Mu'awiya ibn Yazid (Arabic: معاوية بن يزيد, romanized: Muʿāwiya 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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