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Yazid II

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Also known as Yazid bin Abd al-Malik, Abū Khālid Yazīd II b. ʿAbd al-Malik

Umayyad caliph

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Yazid II was a historical figure who lived from 0687 to 0724. The subject is associated with a Commons category bearing the same name.

In a separate context, an artist group named Yazid II is identified as being from Japan. This group performs heavy metal music. The entity has been referenced by 170 other encyclopedia articles and is associated with five works.

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Key facts

Reign
9 February 720 – 26 January 724
Predecessor
Umar
Successor
Hisham
Born
c. 690/91 , Damascus , Umayyad Caliphate
Died
26 January 724 (aged c. 33–34) (24 Sha'ban 105 AH), Irbid , Umayyad Caliphate
Spouse
Umm al-Hajjaj bint Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafiyya Su'da bint Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn Uthman
Issue
Al-Hajjaj Al-Walid Umar Al-Nu'man Abd al-Jabbar Muhammad Yahya Abu Sulayman Hashim Al-Awwam Abd Allah A'isha (daughter)

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Encyclopedic overview

HouseMarwanid DynastyUmayyad FatherʿAbd al-Malik MotherʿĀtika bint Yazīd ReligionIslam

Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (Arabic: يَزِيد ٱبْن عَبْد الْمَلِك ٱبْن مَرْوَان, romanized: Yazīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān; c. 690/91 — 26 January 724), commonly known as Yazid II, was the ninth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 720 until his death in 724. Although he lacked administrative or military experience, he derived prestige from his lineage, being a descendant of both ruling branches of the Umayyad dynasty, the Sufyanids who founded the Umayyad Caliphate in 661 and the Marwanids who succeeded them in 684. He was designated by his half-brother, Caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (r. 715–717), as second-in-line to the succession after their cousin Umar (r. 717–720), as a compromise with the sons of Abd al-Malik (r. 685–705).

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