W al id ▁ibn ▁Ut ba , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Mu ' aw i ya ▁I ' s ▁full ▁brother , ▁died ▁shortly ▁after ▁Mu ' aw i ya ▁II ' s ▁death , ▁while ▁another ▁pat ernal ▁uncle ▁of ▁the ▁dece ased ▁cal i ph , ▁U th man ▁ibn ▁An bas a ▁ibn ▁Ab i ▁S uf yan , ▁who ▁had ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Kal b ▁of ▁the ▁Jordan ▁district , ▁recognized ▁the ▁cal i ph ate ▁of ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁uncle ▁I bn ▁al - Z ub ay r . ▁I bn ▁Bah dal ▁fav ored ▁Mu ' aw i ya ▁II ' s ▁brothers ▁K hal id ▁and ▁Abd ▁Al lah ▁for ▁the ▁succession , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁viewed ▁as ▁too ▁young ▁and ▁in ex per ien ced ▁by ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁pro - U may y ad ▁trib al ▁nob ility ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁Early ▁Mar wan id ▁period ▁ ▁Mar wan id ▁transition ▁and ▁end ▁of ▁Second ▁F it na ▁ ▁Um ay y ad ▁authority ▁nearly ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁their ▁Sy rian ▁strong hold ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Mu ' aw i ya ▁II . ▁Al - D ah h ak , ▁who ▁controlled ▁Dam asc us , ▁the ▁Q ays ▁tribes , ▁which ▁domin ated ▁the ▁Q inn as rin ▁district ▁( nor thern ▁Sy ria ) ▁and ▁the ▁J az ira , ▁the ▁Jud ham , ▁the ▁dominant ▁tribe ▁in ▁Palest ine , ▁and ▁the ▁Ans ar ▁and ▁South ▁Arab ian ▁tribes