Marwan II

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Umayyad caliph caliph person

Marwan II was the final Umayyad caliph, whose defeat marked the end of Umayyad rule in the Middle East and the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Marwan II ibn Muhammad	1
Marwan ibn Muhammad	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Umayyad caliph ⓘ caliph ⓘ person ⓘ
activeIn	8th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Marwan II ⓘ surface form: Marwan II ibn Muhammad Marwan al-Himar ⓘ Marwan II ⓘ surface form: Marwan ibn Muhammad Marwan the Donkey ⓘ
birthPlace	Ottoman Syria ⓘ surface form: Bilad al-Sham Syria ⓘ
branchOfIslam	Sunni Islam ⓘ
caliphNumber	14th Umayyad caliph ⓘ
conflict	Abbasid Revolution ⓘ Third Fitna ⓘ
deathCause	killed in battle ⓘ killed while fleeing Abbasid forces ⓘ
deathEvent	Battle of the Zab aftermath ⓘ
deathPlace	Busir ⓘ Egypt ⓘ near Fustat ⓘ
defeatedBy	Abbasid forces ⓘ as-Saffah ⓘ surface form: Abu al-Abbas as-Saffah
dynasty	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ surface form: Umayyad dynasty
era	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ surface form: Late Umayyad period
family	Banu Umayyah ⓘ surface form: Umayyad family
father	Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan ⓘ surface form: Muhammad ibn Marwan
fullName	Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan ⓘ
governorOf	Armenia ⓘ Azerbaijan ⓘ
grandfather	Marwan I ⓘ
historicalSignificance	his defeat marked the end of Umayyad rule in the Middle East ⓘ his fall enabled the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
house	House of Marwan ⓘ
knownFor	attempts to suppress internal revolts ⓘ military campaigns in the Caucasus ⓘ struggle against the Abbasid Revolution ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of the Zab ⓘ
notableFor	being the last Umayyad caliph ruling from the Middle East ⓘ
positionHeld	Caliph ⓘ surface form: Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
predecessor	Ibrahim ibn al-Walid ⓘ Yazid III ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
successor	as-Saffah ⓘ surface form: As-Saffah
successorState	Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
territoryRuled	Egypt ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Syria ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ parts of the Jazira ⓘ
title	Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Referenced by (6)

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

Marwan II → alsoKnownAs → Marwan II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marwan ibn Muhammad

Marwan II → alsoKnownAs → Marwan II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marwan II ibn Muhammad

Battle of the Zab → associatedWith → Marwan II ⓘ

Umayyad Caliphate → lastRuler → Marwan II ⓘ

Battle of the Zab → opponent → Marwan II ⓘ

as-Saffah → predecessor → Marwan II ⓘ

subject surface form: As-Saffah