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{{Infobox | {{Infobox Ruler | ||
| | | title = Yazid b. Mu'awiya | ||
| known for = | | known for = Second Umayyad Caliph | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| | | Name = | ||
| Kunya = | | Kunya = | ||
| Epithet = | | Epithet = | ||
| Birth = [[25]]/645, [[Syria]] | |||
| Birth = [[25]]/645 | |||
| Death = [[64]]/683 | | Death = [[64]]/683 | ||
| | | Father = [[Mu'awiya]] | ||
| | | Mother = Maysun bt. Bahdal | ||
| | | Children = Khalid, [[Mu'awiya b. Yazid|Mu'awiya]], Abu Sufyan, 'Abd Allah | ||
| | | Spouse(s) = Fakhtah, Umm Kulthum, Umm Miskin | ||
| | | Religion = | ||
| | | Burial Place = <!--also use {{coord| |N| |E|display=inline}}--> | ||
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| | | Dynasty = [[Umayyad]] | ||
| | | Area of Governance = | ||
| Reign = [[60]]/680-[[64]]/683 | |||
| Contemporary with = [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] | |||
| Capital = Damascus | |||
| Activities = Killing [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]], [[Battle of Harra|tragedy of Harra]], demolishing [[Ka'ba]] | |||
| Remnants = | |||
| Predecessor = [[Mu'awiya]] | |||
| Successor = [[Mu'awiya b. Yazid]] | |||
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'''Yazīd b. Mu'āwīya''' (Arabic: {{ia|یزيد بن معاویة}}), (b. 25/645 - d. 64/683) was the second [[Umayyad]] ruler by the order of whom, [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and his companions were [[martyred]] in [[Karbala]] and Imam's (a) family members were taken captive. Yazid ruled for three years after his father [[Mu'awiya]] and three important events took place during his caliphate: | '''Yazīd b. Mu'āwīya''' (Arabic: {{ia|یزيد بن معاویة}}), (b. 25/645 - d. 64/683) was the second [[Umayyad]] ruler by the order of whom, [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and his companions were [[martyred]] in [[Karbala]] and Imam's (a) family members were taken captive. Yazid ruled for three years after his father [[Mu'awiya]] and three important events took place during his caliphate: | ||
*In [[61 AH]], he caused the [[tragedy of Karbala]]. | *In [[61 AH]], he caused the [[tragedy of Karbala]]. | ||