Umayyad Dynasty in Syria (661 – 750 CE) Muawiya bin Sufyan, 661 – 680 CEYazid bin Muawiya, 680 – 683 CEMuawiya bin Yazid or Muawiya II, 683 – 684 CEMarwan bin Hakam, 684 – 685 CEAbdul Malik bin Marwan, 685 – 705 CEWalid bin Abdul Malik or al-Walid I, ...
On this day, 4 February 720 CE (20 or 25 Rajab, 101 AH)*, Umayyad Caliph Umar bin Abd al-Aziz died because of illness. A keen sense of justice, piety, toleration of other religions, moderation, and simplicity of life formed the chief features of his char ...
