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Yazid I

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Also known as Yazīd ibn Mu‘awiya ibn Abī Sufyān, Yazid

second caliph of the Umayyad caliphate (646-683)

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Yazid I was a caliph. His full name is recorded as Yazīd ibn Muʻāwīyah Abī Sufyān. He was born in 646 and died on November 11, 683.

The author is associated with the work *Shiʻr Yazīd ibn Muʻāwīyah Abī Sufyān*. Records indicate a total of five works, with one specific title listed. Yazid I is referenced by 372 other encyclopedia articles.

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HouseSufyanid DynastyUmayyad FatherMu'awiya I MotherMaysun bint Bahdal ReligionIslam

Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan (c. 646 – 11 November 683), commonly known as Yazid I, was the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from April 680 until his death in November 683. His appointment by his father Mu'awiya I (r. 661–680) was the first hereditary succession to the caliphate in Islamic history. His caliphate was marked by the death of Muhammad's grandson Husayn ibn Ali and the start of the crisis known as the Second Fitna.

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