Rashidun Empire
the first caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (632–661) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rashidun Empire or the Islamic Empire (Arabic: الامبراطورية الاسلامية) or Rashidun Caliphate (Arabic: الخلافة الراشدية) are the terms used to describe the empire that was controlled by the first four successors of Muhammad (the "Rightly Guided" caliphs). The empire was founded after Muhammad's death in 632 and lasted until 'Ali's death in 661. At its height, the power of the Rashidun Caliphs extended throughout North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Iranian highlands.
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Rashidun Caliphate الخلافة الراشدة | |||||||||||||||||||
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632–661 | |||||||||||||||||||
Capital | Medina (632–656) Kufa (656–661) | ||||||||||||||||||
Common languages | Classical Arabic | ||||||||||||||||||
Religion | Islam | ||||||||||||||||||
Government | Caliphate | ||||||||||||||||||
Caliph | |||||||||||||||||||
• 632–634 | Abu Bakr (first) | ||||||||||||||||||
• 634–644 | Umar | ||||||||||||||||||
• 644–656 | Uthman | ||||||||||||||||||
• 656–661 | Ali | ||||||||||||||||||
• 661–661 | Hasan (last)[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||
• Established | 8 June 632 | ||||||||||||||||||
• First Fitna (internal conflict) ends | 28 July 661 | ||||||||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||||||||
655[3] | 6,400,000 km2 (2,500,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
Currency | Dinar Dirham | ||||||||||||||||||
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