Internal wars · 684
Battle of Marj Rahit
Saved Syria for the Umayyads and moved power to the Marwanid branch of the family.
Key facts
- When
- 684
- Where
- Near Damascus, Syria
- Sides
- Marwan I vs supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr
- Commanders
- Marwan ibn al-Hakam vs al-Dahhak ibn Qays
- Result
- Umayyad victory
- Type
- Internal wars
- Chapter
- 2. The Umayyads
The wider picture: The Umayyads of Damascus
Muawiya ruled from Damascus and named his son Yazid as heir, the first time the caliphate passed from father to son. Karbala followed in 680. Then came the largest expansion in Islamic history: Spain in 711, Sindh in 712 and Central Asia up to the Syr Darya.
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