▁track ed ▁down ▁and ▁killed ▁al - W al id ▁II . ▁Y az id ▁III ▁has ▁received ▁a ▁certain ▁reputation ▁for ▁p iety , ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁Q ad ari y ya . ▁He ▁died ▁a ▁mere ▁six ▁months ▁into ▁his ▁reign . ▁ ▁Y az id ▁had ▁appointed ▁his ▁brother , ▁I bra him , ▁as ▁his ▁successor , ▁but ▁Mar wan ▁II ▁( 7 4 4 – 5 0 ), ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Mar wan ▁I , ▁led ▁an ▁army ▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁front ier ▁and ▁entered ▁Dam asc us ▁in ▁December ▁ 7 4 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁cal i ph . ▁Mar wan ▁immediately ▁moved ▁the ▁capital ▁north ▁to ▁Har ran , ▁in ▁present - day ▁Turkey . ▁A ▁re bell ion ▁soon ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁Sy ria , ▁perhaps ▁due ▁to ▁res ent ment ▁over ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁capital , ▁and ▁in ▁ 7 4 6 ▁Mar wan ▁raz ed ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁H oms ▁and ▁Dam asc us ▁in ▁ret ali ation . ▁ ▁Mar wan ▁also ▁faced ▁significant ▁opposition ▁from ▁K har ij ites ▁in ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Iran , ▁who ▁put ▁forth ▁first ▁D ah h ak ▁ibn ▁Q ays ▁and ▁then ▁Ab u ▁D ul af ▁as ▁rival ▁cal i ph s . ▁In ▁ 7 4 7 , ▁Mar wan ▁managed ▁to ▁re - est ab lish ▁control ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁but ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁a ▁more ▁serious ▁threat ▁had