Yazid bin Abd al-Malik or Yazid II (687 – 26 January 724) (Arabic: يزيد بن عبد الملك) was an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 720 until his death in 724. According to the medieval Persian historian Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari Yazid came to power on the death of Umar II on February 10 720. His forces engaged in battle the Kharijites with whom Umar had been negotiating. After initial setbacks Yazid’s troops prevailed and the Kharijite leader Shawdhab was killed.
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