Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Yazid I/archive1

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Yazid I (646 – 11 November 683) was the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate. He ruled from April 680 until his death. His appointment was the first hereditary succession to the caliphate in Islamic history. Yazid's nomination as heir apparent was opposed by several Muslim grandees from the Hejaz region, including Muhammad's grandson Husayn ibn Ali. Husayn refused to recognize Yazid following his accession and left for Kufa in Iraq to lead a revolt. He was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Yazid sent an army to suppress the subsequent rebellion in the Hejaz which captured and sacked the city of Medina. Next, Mecca was besieged for several weeks until the army withdrew as a result of Yazid's death. The Caliphate fell into a decade-long civil war known as the Second Fitna, ending with the establishment of the Marwanid dynasty. Yazid is considered an illegitimate ruler and a tyrant by many Muslims. Modern historians consider him a capable ruler, albeit less successful than his father.

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Hi User:AhmadLX & User:Al Ameer son and anyone else interested: a draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:39, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Hi User:Gog the Mild. Thanks for producing the blurb. I propose some changes. First, I think "Hejaz" would be unfamiliar to most people, so I propose using Medina in its place, which somewhat more famous. I would also want to see brief allusion to his form of governance and his father's name. My propose version, which I think is not longer than the one above, is given below:

"Yazid I (646 – 11 November 683) was the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate. He ruled from April 680 until his death. His appointment being the first hereditary succession to the caliphate in Islamic history was opposed by several Muslim grandees from Medina, including Muhammad's grandson Husayn ibn Ali. Husayn refused to recognize Yazid following his accession and left for Kufa in Iraq to lead a revolt, but was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Yazid sent an army to suppress the subsequent rebellion in Arabia which captured and sacked Medina. Next, Mecca was besieged for several weeks until the army withdrew as a result of Yazid's death. The Caliphate fell into a decade-long civil war known as the Second Fitna, ending with the establishment of the Marwanid dynasty. Yazid is considered an illegitimate ruler and a tyrant by many Muslims. Modern historians consider him a capable ruler, albeit less successful than his father Mu'awiya I, whose style of governance he continued."

AhmadLX-(Wikiposta) 21:12, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * That looks fine, swapped in. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:17, 26 April 2021 (UTC)