Wikipedia's first sentence called it “umayyad caliph for about four months after the death of his father yazid i”. Today it says “third umayyad caliph”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Umayyad caliph from 683 to 684”. It now reads “Umayyad caliph from 683 to 684 House Sufyanid Dynasty Umayyad Father Yazid I Mother Fakhitah bint Abi Hisham Religion Islam”.
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Muawiya II or Muawiya ibn Yazid ( 661 - 684 ) was an Umayyad caliph for about four months after the death of his father Yazid I . The empire he inherited was in a state of disarray with Abdullah bin Zubayr claiming to be the true caliph and holding the Hejaz as well as other areas.1Muawiyah II was considered a good-natured person who was not keen to involve himself in politics. It is generally believed that he abdicated and died shortly thereafter, though some sources say he was poisoned. He was succeeded by an Umayyad relative, Marwan I . v t e2
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Muawiyah II or Mu'āwiya ibn Yazīd ( معاوية بن يزيد ; 661 - 684) was an Umayyad caliph for about four months after the death of his father Yazīd . The empire he inherited was in a state of disarray with Abdullah bin Zubayr claiming to be the true caliph and holding the Hejaz as well as other areas.
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Muawiyah II (or Mu'āwiya ibn Yazīd ) ( معاوية بن يزيد ) (28 March 661 – January/February 684) was an Umayyad caliph for about four months after the death of his father Yazīd . The empire he inherited was in a state of disarray with Abdullah bin Zubayr claiming to be the true caliph and holding the Hejaz as well as other areas.
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the third Umayyad Caliph Muawiya II or Muawiya ibn Yazid ( ; c. 664–684 CE) succeeded his father Yazid I as the third Umayyad caliph and last caliph of the Sufyanid line.He ruled briefly in 683-684 (64 AH) before he died.
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Umayyad caliph from 683 to 684 Mu'awiya ibn Yazid ( ; c. 664 – 684 CE), usually known simply as Mu'awiya II was the third Umayyad caliph .He succeeded his father Yazid I as the third caliph and last caliph of the Sufyanid line in the Umayyad dynasty . He ruled briefly in 683–684 (64 AH) before he died.
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Umayyad caliph from 683 to 684 Mu'awiya ibn Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ( Arabic : مُعَاوِيَة بْنِ يَزِيد بْنِ مُعَاوِيَة , romanized : Muʿāwiya ibn Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ; 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 as the third caliph and last caliph of the Sufyanid line in the Umayyad dynasty . He ruled briefly in 683–684 (64 AH) before he died.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “umayyad caliph for about four months after the death of his father yazid i”. Today it says “third umayyad caliph”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Umayyad caliph from 683 to 684”. It now reads “Umayyad caliph from 683 to 684 House Sufyanid Dynasty Umayyad Father Yazid I Mother Fakhitah bint Abi Hisham Religion Islam”. Read the current article and compare.
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umayyad caliph for about four months after the death of his father yazid i
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third umayyad caliph
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