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Yazid II

687 - 724

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yazid II has received more than 339,433 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Yazid II is the 2,466th most popular politician (down from 2,456th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Syria (down from 29th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Syrian Politician.

Yazid II is most famous for his role in the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad. He was the second ruler of the Umayyad dynasty.

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  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yazid II ranks 2,466 out of 19,576. Before him are Ieng Sary, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Sajida Talfah, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, and Pleistarchus. After him are Maria Christina of Austria, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, Anedjib, Joscelin I, Count of Edessa, Louis I, Duke of Anjou, and Longqing Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 687, Yazid II ranks 1. After him are Wittiza, and Antipope Theodore. Among people deceased in 724, Yazid II ranks 1. After him is Tonyukuk.

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    Yazid II

    POLITICIAN

    687 - 724

    HPI: 64.30

    Rank: 1

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    Tonyukuk

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    646 - 724

    HPI: 60.79

    Rank: 2

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Yazid II ranks 30 out of 210. Before him are Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), Al-Adil I (1145), Ibn al-Nafis (1212), Antiochus II Theos (-286), Romanos the Melodist (490), and Julia Avita Mamaea (180). After him are Avidius Cassius (130), Al-Walid II (706), Yazid III (701), Émile Benveniste (1902), Michel Aflaq (1910), and Ananias of Damascus (100).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Yazid II ranks 15. Before him are Muawiya II (661), Marwan II (688), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), Al-Adil I (1145), Antiochus II Theos (-286), and Julia Avita Mamaea (180). After him are Al-Walid II (706), Yazid III (701), Michel Aflaq (1910), Abu'l-Fida (1273), Odaenathus (220), and Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945).

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