Yazid II
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Yazid II was an Umayyad caliph who ruled the Islamic empire from 720 to 724 CE, known for his piety and for continuing the administrative and fiscal policies of his predecessors.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yazid II canonical | 6 |
| Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2981231 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Yazid II Context triple: [Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, child, Yazid II]
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Yazid III
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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Yazid I
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.
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Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan was an early Islamic military commander of the Umayyad clan who played a key role in the Muslim conquests of Syria under the Rashidun Caliphate.
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Hisham III
Hisham III was the final Umayyad ruler of the Caliphate of Córdoba, presiding over its decline and eventual collapse in the early 11th century.
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al-Muhtadi
Al-Muhtadi was an Abbasid caliph of the 9th century known for his brief, reform-minded reign marked by attempts to restore moral rigor and reduce court corruption during a turbulent period of political instability.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yazid II Target entity description: Yazid II was an Umayyad caliph who ruled the Islamic empire from 720 to 724 CE, known for his piety and for continuing the administrative and fiscal policies of his predecessors.
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A.
Yazid III
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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B.
Yazid I
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.
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C.
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan was an early Islamic military commander of the Umayyad clan who played a key role in the Muslim conquests of Syria under the Rashidun Caliphate.
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D.
Hisham III
Hisham III was the final Umayyad ruler of the Caliphate of Córdoba, presiding over its decline and eventual collapse in the early 11th century.
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E.
al-Muhtadi
Al-Muhtadi was an Abbasid caliph of the 9th century known for his brief, reform-minded reign marked by attempts to restore moral rigor and reduce court corruption during a turbulent period of political instability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caliph
ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| caliphalHouse |
Banu Umayyah
ⓘ
surface form:
Marwanid branch of the Umayyads
|
| caliphate | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Damascus ⓘ |
| century | 8th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Damascus ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad dynasty
|
| era | Early Islamic period ⓘ |
| father | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ |
| fullName |
Yazid II
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik
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| governmentStyle | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| grandfather | Marwan I ⓘ |
| house |
Banu Umayyah
ⓘ
surface form:
Banu Umayya
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| knownFor |
continuing administrative policies of his predecessors
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continuing fiscal policies of his predecessors ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| maintained |
Arabic as administrative language
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centralized fiscal administration ⓘ coinage reforms of Abd al-Malik ⓘ |
| mother | Atika bint Yazid ⓘ |
| notableAspect | reversal of some of Umar II’s egalitarian policies ⓘ |
| notableEvent | succession after the pious caliph Umar II ⓘ |
| policy |
continuation of tax policies of Abd al-Malik and al-Walid I
ⓘ
support for Arab tribal military elites ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Caliph of the Islamic empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Umar II ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabia
Iraq ⓘ Khorasan ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| reignEnd |
724
ⓘ
724 CE ⓘ |
| reignStart |
720
ⓘ
720 CE ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sibling |
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
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Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ Al-Walid I ⓘ
surface form:
al-Walid I
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| successor | Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ |
| territoryRuled | Islamic empire ⓘ |
| title |
Amir al-Mu’minin
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surface form:
Amir al-Mu'minin
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Subject: Yazid II Description of subject: Yazid II was an Umayyad caliph who ruled the Islamic empire from 720 to 724 CE, known for his piety and for continuing the administrative and fiscal policies of his predecessors.
Referenced by (8)
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