Muawiya II
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Muawiya II was a short-reigning Umayyad caliph of the early Islamic period, known primarily for his brief and politically fragile rule following the death of his father Yazid I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Muawiya II canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7314451 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muawiya II Context triple: [Banu Umayyah, hasNotableMember, Muawiya II]
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A.
Muawiya I
Muawiya I was the founder of the Umayyad Caliphate and a powerful early Islamic ruler who transformed the caliphate into a hereditary monarchy centered in Damascus.
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B.
al-Walid II
Al-Walid II was an Umayyad caliph of the early 8th century whose short and controversial reign contributed to the internal turmoil that weakened the dynasty.
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C.
Yazid II
Yazid II was an Umayyad caliph who ruled the Islamic empire from 720 to 724 CE, known for his piety and for continuing the administrative and fiscal policies of his predecessors.
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D.
Yazid III
Yazid III was an 8th-century Umayyad caliph who briefly ruled the Islamic empire in 744 CE during a period of intense political instability that preceded the dynasty’s collapse.
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E.
Nasr II
Nasr II was a 10th-century Samanid ruler known for overseeing a flourishing of Persian culture, literature, and administration in Central Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muawiya II Target entity description: Muawiya II was a short-reigning Umayyad caliph of the early Islamic period, known primarily for his brief and politically fragile rule following the death of his father Yazid I.
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A.
Muawiya I
Muawiya I was the founder of the Umayyad Caliphate and a powerful early Islamic ruler who transformed the caliphate into a hereditary monarchy centered in Damascus.
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B.
al-Walid II
Al-Walid II was an Umayyad caliph of the early 8th century whose short and controversial reign contributed to the internal turmoil that weakened the dynasty.
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C.
Yazid II
Yazid II was an Umayyad caliph who ruled the Islamic empire from 720 to 724 CE, known for his piety and for continuing the administrative and fiscal policies of his predecessors.
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D.
Yazid III
Yazid III was an 8th-century Umayyad caliph who briefly ruled the Islamic empire in 744 CE during a period of intense political instability that preceded the dynasty’s collapse.
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E.
Nasr II
Nasr II was a 10th-century Samanid ruler known for overseeing a flourishing of Persian culture, literature, and administration in Central Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Umayyad caliph
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | young ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Second Fitna power struggles ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| branchOfTribe |
Banu Umayya
ⓘ
linked to:
Banu Umayyah
|
| caliphalNumbering | third Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| caliphalSeat | Damascus ⓘ |
| caliphatePhase |
Sufyanid branch of Umayyads
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad faction
|
| caliphOf | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Damascus ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness (traditional accounts) ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Second Fitna ⓘ |
| deathApproximateYear | 684 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Umayyad dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| era | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| father | Yazid I ⓘ |
| fullName | Muʿāwiya ibn Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ⓘ |
| givenName | Muʿāwiya ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | limited effective control beyond Syria (as reported) ⓘ |
| grandfather | Muawiya I ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 7th century ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | weak and short-lived rule ⓘ |
| house |
Banu Umayya
ⓘ
linked to:
Banu Umayyah
|
| knownFor |
politically fragile rule
ⓘ
short reign ⓘ succeeding his father Yazid I ⓘ |
| legitimacy | contested ⓘ |
| lineage |
Umayyad Quraysh
ⓘ
linked to:
Banu Umayyah
|
| mother | Umm Hashim bint Abi Hashim al-Kalbi ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy | many opponents in Iraq and Hijaz ⓘ |
| paternalGrandfather | Muawiya I ⓘ |
| politicalSituation | civil war within the Muslim community ⓘ |
| predecessor | Yazid I ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Umayyad supporters in Syria ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Syria
ⓘ
parts of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 684 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 683 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| successionCrisis | contributedToRiseOfMarwanidBranch ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary succession from father ⓘ |
| successor | Marwan I ⓘ |
| title |
Amir al-Muʾminin
ⓘ
linked to:
Amir al-Mu’minin
Caliph ⓘ |
| tribe | Quraysh ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Muawiya II Description of subject: Muawiya II was a short-reigning Umayyad caliph of the early Islamic period, known primarily for his brief and politically fragile rule following the death of his father Yazid I.
Referenced by (5)
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