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Which Umayyad caliph did Ibn al-Zubayr not support as Mu'awiya I's successor?

  • Abd al-Malik

  • Marwan I

  • Yazid I

  • Mu'awiya II

Answer

Yazid I, the son of Mu'awiya I, faced opposition from Ibn al-Zubayr, who claimed the caliphate for himself. Ibn al-Zubayr refused to recognize Yazid's legitimacy due to his lavish lifestyle, which he saw as unfitting for a Muslim leader. This disagreement marked the beginning of the Second Fitna, a civil war within the Umayyad dynasty that lasted several years.
Conquest and Caliphate: The Tale of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr

Conquest and Caliphate: The Tale of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr

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