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According to historical reports, when Mu'wiya decided to appoint Yazid as the crown prince, [[Ziyad b. Abih]] told him, "Yazid is a weak person who loves hunting more than being a [[caliph]] and he is not suitable for it."<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 302-303.</ref> To show a valiant figure of Yazid, Mu'awiya sent him to Rome with the army of [[Muslims]] in [[52 AH]]/ 672 | According to historical reports, when Mu'wiya decided to appoint Yazid as the crown prince, [[Ziyad b. Abih]] told him, "Yazid is a weak person who loves hunting more than being a [[caliph]] and he is not suitable for it."<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 302-303.</ref> To show a valiant figure of Yazid, Mu'awiya sent him to Rome with the army of [[Muslims]] in [[52 AH]]/ 672<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 5, p. 86; Yaʿqūbī, ''Tārīkh al-Yaʿqūbī'', vol. 2, p. 160.</ref> and also gave him the [[management of hajjis]] to prevent him from drinking and to decrease criticisms about him.<ref>Ṭaqūsh, ''Dawlat-i umawīyān'', p. 61.</ref> He postponed taking people's allegiance for Yazid until after the [[martyrdom]] of [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]].<ref>Ṭaqūsh, ''Dawlat-i umawīyān'', p. 34.</ref> | ||
In the [[Peace Treaty of Imam al-Hasan (a) with Mu'awiya|peace treaty]] of [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], it was mentioned that Mu'awiya should not appoint a [[successor]] for himself and must leave choosing of the caliph to the Muslim community. After the martyrdom of Imam al-Hasan (a), Mu'awiya did not respect the peace treaty and ordered his governors and agents to praise Yazid and send groups from big cities to give allegiance to him.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 5, p. 86; Yaʿqūbī, ''Tārīkh al-Yaʿqūbī'', vol. 2, p. 160.</ref> People of [[Medina]] opposed to the allegiance more seriously than other cities.<ref>Ibn Athīr, ''al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 3, p. 250.</ref> Mu'awiya gave gifts to the poets who were against Yazid and changed their ideas.<ref>Ibn Athīr, ''al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 3, p. 503.</ref> He also traveled to Medina to take allegiance of people,<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', 1352 Sh, vol. 7, p. 2867.</ref> but he could not force Imam al-Husayn (a), [[Abd Allah b. Zubayr]] and [[Abd Allah b. Umar]] and [[Abd al-Rahman]] to give allegiance to Yazid.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', 1352 Sh, vol. 7, p. 2867.</ref> | In the [[Peace Treaty of Imam al-Hasan (a) with Mu'awiya|peace treaty]] of [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], it was mentioned that Mu'awiya should not appoint a [[successor]] for himself and must leave choosing of the caliph to the Muslim community. After the martyrdom of Imam al-Hasan (a), Mu'awiya did not respect the peace treaty and ordered his governors and agents to praise Yazid and send groups from big cities to give allegiance to him.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 5, p. 86; Yaʿqūbī, ''Tārīkh al-Yaʿqūbī'', vol. 2, p. 160.</ref> People of [[Medina]] opposed to the allegiance more seriously than other cities.<ref>Ibn Athīr, ''al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 3, p. 250.</ref> Mu'awiya gave gifts to the poets who were against Yazid and changed their ideas.<ref>Ibn Athīr, ''al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 3, p. 503.</ref> He also traveled to Medina to take allegiance of people,<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', 1352 Sh, vol. 7, p. 2867.</ref> but he could not force Imam al-Husayn (a), [[Abd Allah b. Zubayr]] and [[Abd Allah b. Umar]] and [[Abd al-Rahman]] to give allegiance to Yazid.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', 1352 Sh, vol. 7, p. 2867.</ref> | ||