Al-Dahhak's successor al-Khaybari was initially successful in pushing back Marwan's center and even took the caliph's camp and sat on his carpet | He urged them to harmoniously preserve the stability and well-being of the house |
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SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies | Yazid, however, was bested, taken, and held captive |
Marwan fled, leaving Damascus, and and reaching , where he was caught and killed on 6 August 750.
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Ibrahim initially hid, then requested Marwan give him assurances of personal safety | Marwan pursued him and Sulayman to Mosul and besieged them there for six months |
Abdallah died in fighting there.
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