Person
Yazid ibn Mu'awiya
يزيد بن معاوية
d. 683 CE
Yazid ibn Mu'awiya was the Umayyad caliph whose forces killed Husayn ibn Ali and his relatives at Karbala.
Significance
Umayyad caliph responsible for the Battle of Karbala massacre
Reputation in tradition
condemned
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