Yazid III
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Yazid III was an 8th-century Umayyad caliph who briefly ruled the Islamic empire in 744 CE during a period of intense political instability that preceded the dynasty’s collapse.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century monarch
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Caliph ⓘ Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Civil strife in the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| branchOfIslam | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| caliphalCapital | Damascus ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | Revolt against Al-Walid II ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | Eleventh Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| coinage | Issued Umayyad-style Islamic coinage ⓘ |
| deathCause | Illness ⓘ |
| deathDate | October 744 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Umayyad Caliphate
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surface form:
Umayyad dynasty
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| empireRuled | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| era | 8th century ⓘ |
| father | Al-Walid I ⓘ |
| fullName | Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ |
| givenName |
Yazid III
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yazid
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| governmentForm | Hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| grandfather | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | Ruled shortly before the collapse of the Umayyad dynasty ⓘ |
| house |
Abd Shams clan of Quraysh
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surface form:
Marwanid branch of the Umayyads
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| knownFor | Pious image and criticism of luxury at court ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mother | Umm al-Hajjaj bint Yusuf ⓘ |
| notableFor | Short reign in 744 during Umayyad political instability ⓘ |
| opponent |
Supporters of Al-Walid II
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Tribal factions within the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| policy |
Attempted financial austerity measures
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Criticism of Al-Walid II’s perceived impiety ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Third Fitna ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caliph
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surface form:
Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
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| predecessor |
al-Walid II
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surface form:
Al-Walid II
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| region | Syria ⓘ |
| reignEnd | October 744 ⓘ |
| reignStart | April 744 ⓘ |
| relative |
al-Walid II
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surface form:
Al-Walid II
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| ruledDuring | Decline of Umayyad power in the east ⓘ |
| successor |
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid
ⓘ
Marwan II ⓘ |
| territoryRuled | Islamic empire ⓘ |
| title | Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Qays–Yaman tribal conflict context ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Marwan II