683 ⟶ Death of Yazid I; Muawiya II Becomes Caliph

11 November – Death of Yazid I. Muawiya II becomes caliph.
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👑 Death of Muawiyah; Yazid I Becomes Caliph

28 April – Death of Muawiyah. Yazid I becomes caliph.⟶
Death of Muawiyah; Yazid I Becomes Caliph (680)
Umayyad CaliphateMuawiyahYazid ISuccessionCaliphateLeadership TransitionEarly Islamic Period
SyriaSyria

👑 Death of Yazid I; Muawiya II Becomes Caliph

11 November – Death of Yazid I. Muawiya II becomes caliph.⟶
Death of Yazid I; Muawiya II Becomes Caliph (683)
Umayyad CaliphateYazid IMuawiya IISuccessionCaliphateLeadership TransitionFitnaEarly Islamic Period
SyriaSyria

👑 Abdication of Muawiya II

June – Muawiya II abdicated.⟶
Abdication of Muawiya II (684)
Umayyad CaliphateMuawiya IIAbdicationSuccession CrisisFitnaPolitical Instability
SyriaSyria

👑 Death of Marwan I; Abd al-Malik Becomes Caliph

Death of Marwan I. Abd al-Malik becomes the caliph at Damascus. Battle of 'Ayn al-Warda.⟶
Death of Marwan I; Abd al-Malik Becomes Caliph (685)
Umayyad CaliphateMarwan IAbd al-MalikSuccessionCaliphateLeadership TransitionFitna
SyriaSyria

👑 Death of Umar II and Accession of Yazid II

Death of Umar II. Yazid II becomes Umayyad Caliph.⟶
Death of Umar II and Accession of Yazid II (720)
Umayyad CaliphateCaliphUmar IIYazid IILeadershipGovernancePolitical Succession8th Century

👑 Death of Fatimid Caliph al-Hafiz; Az-Zafir Ascends

Death of the Fatimid Caliph al-Hafiz, accession of Az-Zafir.⟶
Death of Fatimid Caliph al-Hafiz; Az-Zafir Ascends (1149)
Fatimid CaliphateSuccessionIsmaili Shi'aLeadership TransitionPolitical HistoryEgyptIslamic DynastiesCaliphateNorth Africa
EgyptEgypt