Person

Muawiya II

3rd Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate

b. 661 CE – d. 684 CE World The Great Crossroads

Muawiyah II (or Mu'āwiya ibn Yazīd) (28 March 661 – January/February 684) is an Umayyad caliph for about four months after the death of his father Yazīd.

The empire he inherits is in a state of disarray with Abdullah bin Zubayr claiming to be the true caliph and holding the Hejaz as well as other areas.