Busir in Egypt
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Busir in Egypt is a historical town in Egypt known as the place where the last Umayyad caliph, Marwan II, was killed, marking the end of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical town ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
death of Marwan II
ⓘ
fall of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Marwan II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| eventDateContext | 750 CE ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
associated with the end of the Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
site of the death of Marwan II ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the place where the last Umayyad caliph Marwan II was killed ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Lower Egypt ⓘ Nile Delta region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Islamic historical chronicles ⓘ |
| partOf | historical geography of early Islamic Egypt ⓘ |
| politicalContext | transition from Umayyad to Abbasid rule in Egypt ⓘ |
| regionType | settlement ⓘ |
| religionHistoricalContext | Islamic history ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotability | 8th century ⓘ |
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