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You see a rebel sit on your carpet-what do you do next?

You see a rebel sit on your carpet-what do you do next?

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A rebel sits on the caliph’s carpet - must the ruler fight an empire already crumbling?

You see a rebel sit on your carpet-what do you do next?

In this episode we follow Marwan ibn Muhammad’s final years as caliph and the decisions, letters, and battles that defined his last six years of constant war. We look at the forces pressing in on the Umayyad Caliphate and the moments that forced choices about honor, survival, and duty.

Person: Marwan ibn Muhammad (Marwan II)
Date: 744-750 (reign and final years)
Location: Damascus, Armenia, Harran, Rusafah, Kufa, Egypt
Event: Kharijite revolts and Abbasid advance

- A letter from Armenia shows Marwan warning his family about impending catastrophe years before he became caliph.
- By 735 Marwan was a seasoned frontier commander governing Armenia and negotiating with local rulers.
- In 744 Marwan became caliph as al-Walid II was overthrown and Syria fractured into competing claimants.
- Kharijite forces under al-Dahhak seized Kufa and later al-Khaybari’s men overran Marwan’s camp and sat on his carpet.
- Marwan spent six consecutive years fighting internal revolts, Abbasid movements in Khurasan, and revolts in Egypt while never surrendering.

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