746 ⟶ Marwan II Recaptures Kufa and Mosul

Battle of Rupar Thutha, Kufa and Mosul occupied by Marwan II...
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⚔️ Battle of Kufa; Death of Mukhtar

Battle of Kufa between the forces of Mukhtar and Abd Allah ibn Zubayr. Mukhtar killed.⟶
Battle of Kufa; Death of Mukhtar (687)
Battle of KufaAl-MukhtarAbd Allah ibn ZubayrFitnaCivil WarUmayyad CaliphatePower Struggle
IraqIraq

⚔️ Battle of Maskin; Kufa Falls to Abd al-Malik

Battle of Maskin. Kufa falls to Abd al-Malik.⟶
Battle of Maskin; Kufa Falls to Abd al-Malik (691)
Battle of MaskinKufaAbd al-MalikUmayyad CaliphateFitnaCivil WarPolitical Control
IraqIraq

🛡️ Marwan ibn Muhammad's Caucasus Campaign

Marwan ibn Muhammad (later Caliph Marwan II) poured across the Caucasus and eventually defeated a Khazar army led by Hazer Tarkhan, briefly occupying Atil itself.⟶
Marwan ibn Muhammad's Caucasus Campaign (737)
MilitaryUmayyad CaliphateKhazarsCaucasusExpansionMarwan II
AzerbaijanAzerbaijanGeorgiaGeorgiaRussiaRussia

🛡️ Battle of Bagdoura

Battle of Bagdoura in North Africa.⟶
MilitaryUmayyad CaliphateBerbersBattleNorth Africa
MoroccoMorocco

👑 Caliphal Instability and the Rise of Marwan II

Deposition of Walid II. Yazid III becomes Umayyad Caliph and dies the same year. Ibrahim becomes Umayyad Caliph and is overthrown the same year. Battle of Ain al Jurr. Marwan II becomes Umayyad Caliph.⟶
Caliphal Instability and the Rise of Marwan II (744)
LeadershipUmayyad CaliphateSuccessionFitnaCivil WarMarwan IIGovernance
SyriaSyriaIraqIraq

⚔️ Marwan II Recaptures Kufa and Mosul

Battle of Rupar Thutha, Kufa and Mosul occupied by Marwan II.⟶
MilitaryUmayyad CaliphateKufaMosulCivil WarMarwan II
IraqIraq