Marwan II

Marwan II
مروان بن محمد
Dirham of Marwan II
14th Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Reign4 December 744 – 6 August 750
PredecessorIbrahim ibn al-Walid
SuccessorPosition abolished
al-Saffah (as Abbasid caliph)
Bornc. 695
Al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate (present-day Syria)
Died6 August 750 CE
(aged c. 55-56)
Egypt, Umayyad Caliphate
SpouseMuznah
Issue
  • Muhammad
  • Ubaydallah
  • Abd al-Malik
  • Abdallah
HouseMarwanid
DynastyUmayyad
FatherMuhammad ibn Marwan
MotherUmm Marwan
(Umm walad)
ReligionIslam

Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan (Arabic: مروان بن محمد بن مروان, romanized: Marwān ibn Muḥammad ibn Marwān; c. 691– 6 August 750), commonly known as Marwan II, was the fourteenth and last caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from 744 until his death. His reign was dominated by a civil war, and he was the last Umayyad ruler to rule the united Caliphate before the Abbasid Revolution toppled the Umayyad dynasty.