687 - 724
Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: يزيد بن عبد الملك, romanized: Yazīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; c. 690/91 — 28 January 724), also referred to as Yazid II, was the ninth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 9 February 720 until his death in 724. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yazid II has received more than 203,994 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Yazid II is the 2,189th most popular politician (up from 2,681st in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Syria (down from 27th in 2019) and the 13th 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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Among politicians, Yazid II ranks 2,189 out of 15,710. Before him are George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Twosret, Anne de Montmorency, Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Necmettin Erbakan, and James II of Scotland. After him are Aspar, Victor Lustig, Amanullah Khan, Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Tarō Asō, and Barsine.
1592 - 1628
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 2,183
1201 BC - 1189 BC
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 2,184
1493 - 1567
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 2,185
1725 - 1785
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 2,186
1926 - 2011
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 2,187
1430 - 1460
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 2,188
687 - 724
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 2,189
400 - 471
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 2,190
1890 - 1947
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 2,191
1892 - 1960
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 2,192
1848 - 1922
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 2,193
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 2,194
363 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 2,195
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.
687 - 724
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 1
687 - 710
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 2
687 - 699
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 3
Among people born in Syria, Yazid II ranks 28 out of 158. Before him are Al-Maʿarri (973), Ibn al-Nafis (1212), Aemilius Papinianus (142), Avidius Cassius (130), Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), and Musa ibn Nusayr (640). After him are Antiochus II Theos (-286), Émile Benveniste (1902), Adunis (1930), Julia Maesa (165), Moustapha Akkad (1930), and Nicolaus of Damascus (-64).
973 - 1057
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 22
1212 - 1289
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 23
142 - 211
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 24
130 - 175
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 25
1292 - 1350
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 26
640 - 716
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 27
687 - 724
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 28
286 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 29
1902 - 1976
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 30
1930 - Present
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 31
165 - 224
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 32
1930 - 2005
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 33
64 BC - 4
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 34
Among politicians born in Syria, Yazid II ranks 13. Before him are Bashar al-Assad (1965), Muawiya II (661), Marwan II (688), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), and Musa ibn Nusayr (640). After him are Antiochus II Theos (-286), Julia Maesa (165), Michel Aflaq (1910), Abu'l-Fida (1273), Julia Avita Mamaea (180), and Odaenathus (220).
1965 - Present
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 7
661 - 684
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 8
688 - 750
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 9
1087 - 1146
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 10
691 - 743
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 11
640 - 716
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 12
687 - 724
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 13
286 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 14
165 - 224
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 15
1910 - 1989
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 16
1273 - 1331
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 17
180 - 235
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 18
220 - 267
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 19