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'''Yazīd b. Mu'āwīya''' (Arabic: {{ia|یزيد بن معاویة}}), (b. [[26]]/646-7 - d. [[64 AH]]/[[683 CE|683]]) was the second [[Umayyad]] ruler by the order of whom, [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and his [[Companions of Imam al-Husayn (a)|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. [[26]]/646-7 - d. [[64 AH]]/[[683 CE|683]]) was the second [[Umayyad]] ruler by the order of whom, [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and his [[Companions of Imam al-Husayn (a)|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]]/680, he caused the [[tragedy of Karbala]]. | *In [[61]]/680, he caused the [[tragedy of Karbala]]. | ||
*In [[63]]/682, he attacked [[Medina]] which led to the massacre of thousands of the companions of the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] and those who had memorized the [[Qur'an]]. It became famous as the [[event of Harra]]. | *In [[63]]/682-3, he attacked [[Medina]] which led to the massacre of thousands of the companions of the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] and those who had memorized the [[Qur'an]]. It became famous as the [[event of Harra]]. | ||
*In [[64]]/683, he attacked [[Mecca]] to suppress his dissidents and hit the [[Ka'ba]] with fireballs shot from catapults. | *In [[64]]/683, he attacked [[Mecca]] to suppress his dissidents and hit the [[Ka'ba]] with fireballs shot from catapults. | ||