684 Death of Yazid. His weak son, Moawiyah II, reigns but a few months. Merwan elected to succeed.
685 Death of Merwan. His son, Abdul-Malik, succeeds. Peace with the emperor Justinian II.
685-687 Rebellion of Mukhtar. He is defeated and slain.
689 Abdul-Malik has Amru put to death.
692 Death of Ibn Zobair. The Omayyad rule is recognised without dispute.
692-693 The Mohammedans ravage Asia Minor and Armenia, but are compelled to accept peace.
695 The peace is broken. Arabic coinage first substituted for that of the Byzantine Empire.
697-698 Hassan’s invasion of Africa. Carthage taken. The last remnants of the Roman Empire disappear from the southern shore of the Mediterranean.
705 Death of Abdul-Malik and succession of his brother, Walid I, already designated as heir to the caliphate. His reign marks the culminating glory of the Omayyads. Schools founded, and public works of all kinds promoted.
709 Conquest of Tyana by the Mohammedans.