Marwan II
Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan (Arabic: مروان بن محمد بن مروان, romanized: Marwān 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.
| Marwan II مروان بن محمد | |||||
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Dirham of Marwan II | |||||
| 14th Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate | |||||
| Reign | 4 December 744 – 25 January 750 | ||||
| Predecessor | Ibrahim ibn al-Walid | ||||
| Successor | Position abolished al-Saffah (as Abbasid caliph) | ||||
| Born | c. 691 Syria, As-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate (present-day Syria) | ||||
| Died | 6 August 750 CE (aged 59) Al-Misr, Umayyad Caliphate (present-day Egypt) | ||||
| Spouse | Muznah | ||||
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| House | Marwanid | ||||
| Dynasty | Umayya | ||||
| Father | Muhammad ibn Marwan | ||||
| Mother | Umm Marwan (Umm walad) | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
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