Yazid I

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Yazid I was the second Umayyad caliph, whose controversial rule is most remembered for the events surrounding the Battle of Karbala and the death of Husayn ibn Ali.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Yazid I canonical 33
Yazid ibn Muawiya 9
Caliph Yazid I 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim ruler ⓘ
Umayyad caliph ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
allegiance Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
birthDate c. 645 ⓘ
birthPlace Syria ⓘ
branchOfTribe Banu Umayya ⓘ
linked to: Banu Umayyah
caliphateCapital Damascus ⓘ
child Khalid ibn Yazid ⓘ
Muawiya II ⓘ
controversialFor perceived responsibility for the killing of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
role in events leading to the Battle of Karbala ⓘ
deathDate 683 ⓘ
deathPlace Huwarin ⓘ
deathYear 683 ⓘ
dynasty Umayyad dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
era Early Islamic period ⓘ
father Muawiya I ⓘ
fullName Yazid ibn Muawiya ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
givenName Yazid ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
governedTerritory Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
historicalReputation highly controversial ⓘ
house Banu Umayya ⓘ
linked to: Banu Umayyah
knownFor consolidation of Umayyad rule ⓘ
hereditary succession from Muawiya I ⓘ
suppression of opposition in Medina and Mecca ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
mother Maysun bint Bahdal ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Karbala ⓘ
Second Fitna ⓘ
death of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
opponent Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ
Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
orderedCampaign campaign against Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ
expedition against Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
patronymicName ibn Muawiya ⓘ
positionHeld Caliph ⓘ
Umayyad caliph ⓘ
predecessor Muawiya I ⓘ
reignEnd 683 ⓘ
reignStart 680 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
spouse Umm Khalid bint Abi Hashim al-Kalbi ⓘ
successor Muawiya II ⓘ
title Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
tribe Quraysh ⓘ
viewedNegativelyBy many Shia Muslims ⓘ
some Sunni scholars ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Muawiya I → successor → Yazid I ⓘ
Muawiya I → child → Yazid I ⓘ
Muawiya I → madeHeir → Yazid I ⓘ
Battle of Karbala → opponent → Caliph Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Husayn ibn Ali → opponent → Yazid ibn Muawiya ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Ashura → linkedPerson → Yazid ibn Muawiya ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Yazid I → fullName → Yazid ibn Muawiya ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Yazid I → givenName → Yazid ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan → associatedWith → Yazid ibn Muawiya ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Battle of al-Harra → underAuthorityOf → Caliph Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Umar ibn Saʿd → servedUnder → Yazid I ⓘ
Imam Husayn → opponent → Yazid ibn Muawiya ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Zaynab bint Ali → opposed → Umayyad Caliph Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Maysun bint Bahdal → child → Yazid I ⓘ
Maysun bint Bahdal → relative → Yazid I ⓘ
Maysun bint Bahdal → offspring → Yazid I ⓘ
Umayya ibn Abd Shams → notableDescendant → Caliph Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Khalid ibn Yazid → father → Yazid I ⓘ
Banu Abd Shams → notableMember → Yazid ibn Muawiya ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Muawiya II → father → Yazid I ⓘ
Muawiya II → predecessor → Yazid I ⓘ
Huwarin → associatedWith → Yazid I ⓘ
Husayn ibn Numayr al-Sakuni → servedUnder → Caliph Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Tawwabin → opposedRuler → Umayyad caliph Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Battle of Harra → opponentOf → Yazid I ⓘ
Battle of Harra → underAuthorityOf → Caliph Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Tasua → linkedHistoricalFigure → Yazid I ⓘ
Hani ibn Urwa → opposed → Yazid ibn Muawiya ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Medinan insurgents → opposed → Caliph Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Muslim ibn Uqba → servedUnder → Yazid I ⓘ
Muslim ibn Uqba → appointedBy → Caliph Yazid I ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I
Atika bint Yazid → father → Yazid I ⓘ
Atika bint Yazid → father → Yazid ibn Muawiya ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I