Marwan I

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Muslim ruler Umayyad caliph historical figure

Marwan I was an Umayyad caliph who played a pivotal role in ending the Second Fitna and consolidating Umayyad rule over the early Islamic empire.

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Label Occurrences
Marwan I canonical 14

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim ruler ⓘ
Umayyad caliph ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
battle Battle of Marj Rahit ⓘ
birthDate circa 623 ⓘ
birthPlace Hejaz ⓘ
Medina ⓘ
burialPlace Damascus ⓘ
caliphalCapital Damascus ⓘ
caliphOf Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
child Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan ⓘ
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ
Bishr ibn Marwan ⓘ
Muhammad ibn Marwan ⓘ
clan Banu Umayyah ⓘ
surface form: Umayyad clan of Quraysh
deathDate 685 ⓘ
deathPlace Damascus ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
dynasty Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
surface form: Umayyad dynasty
era Second Fitna ⓘ
ethnicGroup Arabs ⓘ
surface form: Arab
father al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As ⓘ
fullName Marwan ibn al-Hakam ⓘ
givenName Marwan ⓘ
house Banu Umayyah ⓘ
surface form: House of Umayya
houseFounded Umayyad relatives ⓘ
surface form: Marwanid branch of the Umayyad dynasty
languageSpoken Arabic ⓘ
mother Amina bint Alqama al-Kinaniyya ⓘ
notableFor consolidating Umayyad rule ⓘ
ending the Second Fitna ⓘ
victory at the Battle of Marj Rahit ⓘ
officeAssumedAt Jabiya ⓘ
opponent Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ
surface form: Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
politicalRoleBeforeCaliphate secretary to Caliph Uthman ⓘ
positionHeld Caliph ⓘ
Umayyad caliph ⓘ
predecessor Muawiya II ⓘ
reignEnd 685 ⓘ
reignStart 684 ⓘ
relative Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
religion Islam ⓘ
spouse Aisha bint Uthman ⓘ
Layla bint Zabban ⓘ
Umm Aban bint Uthman ⓘ
succeededIn reasserting Umayyad authority in Syria ⓘ
reestablishing Umayyad control over Egypt ⓘ
successor Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ
tribe Banu Umayyah ⓘ
surface form: Banu Umayya

Referenced by (14)

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

Second Fitna → significantPerson → Marwan I ⓘ
Marwan II → grandfather → Marwan I ⓘ
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan → father → Marwan I ⓘ
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan → predecessor → Marwan I ⓘ
Umayyad relatives → hasNotableMember → Marwan I ⓘ
Banu Umayyah → hasNotableMember → Marwan I ⓘ
House of Marwan → namedAfter → Marwan I ⓘ
House of Marwan → foundedBy → Marwan I ⓘ
House of Marwan → hasPart → Marwan I ⓘ
Battle of Marj Rahit (684) → commander → Marwan I ⓘ
Battle of Marj Rahit (684) → supportedClaimOf → Marwan I ⓘ
Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan → grandfather → Marwan I ⓘ
Marwan al-Himar → grandfather → Marwan I ⓘ
Yazid II → grandfather → Marwan I ⓘ