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Yazid I

647 - 683

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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, ruling from April 680 until his death in November 683. His appointment by his father Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680) was the first hereditary succession to the caliphate in Islamic history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yazid I has received more than 3,257,298 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Yazid I is the 486th most popular politician (up from 490th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Syria (up from 4th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Syrian Politician.

Yazid I is most famous for his role in the death of Hussein, the grandson of Muhammad.

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  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yazid I ranks 486 out of 19,576. Before him are Idi Amin, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Licinius, John Hunyadi, Letizia Ramolino, and Neville Chamberlain. After him are Fulgencio Batista, Edward VIII, Nicolas Sarkozy, Syngman Rhee, Norodom Sihanouk, and Christian IX of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 647, Yazid I ranks 1. After him is Abbas ibn Ali. Among people deceased in 683, Yazid I ranks 1. After him are Umm Salama, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Pope Leo II, Uqba ibn Nafi, Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal, and Juansher.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Yazid I ranks 3 out of 210. Before him are Elagabalus (203), and John of Damascus (676). After him are Zenobia (240), Hafez al-Assad (1930), Abd al-Rahman I (731), Pope Gregory III (700), Philip the Arab (204), Bashar al-Assad (1965), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Apollodorus of Damascus (50), and Ibn Kathir (1301).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Yazid I ranks 2. Before him are Elagabalus (203). After him are Zenobia (240), Hafez al-Assad (1930), Abd al-Rahman I (731), Philip the Arab (204), Bashar al-Assad (1965), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Muawiya II (661), Marwan II (688), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), and Al-Adil I (1145).

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