Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan

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Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan, known as Marwan II, was the last Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 to 750 CE before the dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasids.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 8th-century ruler
Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Umayyad caliph
person
alsoKnownAs Marwan II
Marwan ibn Muhammad
linked to: Marwan II

Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan al-Ja‘di
battle Battle of the Zab
branchOfReligion Sunni Islam
capitalDuringReign Damascus
conflict Abbasid Revolution
Third Fitna
countryRuled Umayyad Caliphate
deathCause killed after defeat by Abbasids
deathPlace Busir in Egypt
Egypt
defeatedBy Abbasid forces
As-Saffah
linked to: as-Saffah
dynasty Umayyad dynasty
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
endTimeOfReign 750
era Late Umayyad period
father Muhammad ibn Marwan
givenName Marwan
governorOf Armenia
linked to: Arab Armenia

Azerbaijan
grandfather Marwan I
historicalPeriod 8th century
house House of Umayya
linked to: Banu Umayyah
knownFor attempts to suppress internal revolts
military campaigns in the Caucasus
languageOfRecord Arabic
laterSeatOfPower Harran
notableFor being the last Umayyad caliph
his defeat by the Abbasids
overthrownBy Abbasid Revolution
Abbasid dynasty
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
positionHeld Caliph
Umayyad caliph
predecessor Al-Walid II
linked to: al-Walid II

Yazid III
regnalName Marwan II
reign 744–750
relative Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
religion Islam
startTimeOfReign 744
successor Abbasid Caliphate
As-Saffah
linked to: as-Saffah
title Amir al-Mu'minin
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin

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Marwan II fullName Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan
Marwan II father Muhammad ibn Marwan
linked to: Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan
Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan alsoKnownAs Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan al-Ja‘di
linked to: Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan