Context: Yazid died while the siege was still in progress, and the Umayyad army returned to Damascus, leaving Ibn al-Zubayr in control of Mecca. Yazid's son Muawiya II (683–84) initially succeeded him but seems to have never been recognized as caliph outside of Syria. Two factions developed within Syria: the Confederation of Qays, who supported Ibn al-Zubayr, and the Quda'a, who supported Marwan, a descendant of Umayya via Wa'il ibn Umayyah. The partisans of Marwan triumphed at a battle at Marj Rahit, near Damascus, in 684, and Marwan became caliph shortly thereafter.

Question: Who was the son of Yazid?
Answer: Muawiya II

Question: When did Muawiya II's reign begin?
Answer: 683

Question: Who had the support of the Confederation of Qays?
Answer: Ibn al-Zubayr

Question: From whom was Marwan descended?
Answer: Umayya via Wa'il ibn Umayyah

Question: In what year did the battle of Marj Rahit occur?
Answer: 684

Question: What army left Damascus?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who was recognized as caliph outside of Syria?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who was a descendant of Marwan?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What year did the partisans of Marwan lose a battle?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What city did the partisans of Marwan lose a battle near?
Answer: Unanswerable