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Marwan I succeeded Mu'awiya II in 684 at age 62, after the latter's abdication. He founded the Marwanid branch that would dominate the Umayyad caliphate. His short reign (9 months) marked the transition between the Sufyanids and the Marwanids.
Birthin 623 in Mecca
Deathin 685 in Damas