Marwan II

Marwan II
مروان بن محمد
Dirham of Marwan II
14th Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Reign4 December 744 – 25 January 750
PredecessorIbrahim ibn al-Walid
SuccessorPosition abolished
al-Saffah (as Abbasid caliph)
Bornc. 691
Al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate (present-day Syria)
Died6 August 750 CE (aged 59)
Al-Misr, Umayyad Caliphate (present-day Egypt)
SpouseMuznah
Issue
  • Ubaydallah
  • Abd al-Malik
  • Abdallah
Names
Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan
HouseMarwanid
DynastyUmayya
FatherMuhammad ibn Marwan
MotherUmm Marwan
(Umm walad)
ReligionIslam

Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan (Arabic: مروان بن محمد بن مروان, romanizedMarwān ibn Muḥammad ibn Marwān; c. 691– 6 August 750), commonly known as Marwan II, was the fourteenth and last caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 744 until his death. His reign was dominated by a civil war, and he was the last Umayyad ruler to rule the united Caliphate before the Abbasid Revolution toppled the Umayyad dynasty.


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