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Marwan ibn al-Hakam ibn Abu al-‘As ibn Umayyah (623 – 7 May 685) (Arabic: مروان بن الحكم بن ابو العاص بن أمية‎) was the fourth Umayyad Caliph and the cousin of Uthman ibn Affan who took over the dynasty after Muawiya II abdicated in 684. Marwan’s ascension pointed to a shift in the lineage of the Umayyad dynasty from descendants of Abu Sufyan (the Sufyanids) to those of Hakam (the Marwanids) both of whom were grandsons of Umayya (for whom the Umayyad dynasty is named).

active years end year
0685-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
0684-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
0623-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
child
Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Muhammad ibn Marwan
death date
0685-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
parent
Al-Hakam ibn Abi al-'As
predecessor
Muawiya II
successor
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
title
Umayyad Caliph in Damascus, 4thCaliph of the Umayyad dynasty

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