Rashidun Caliphate
The Rashidun Caliphate (Arabic: الخلافة الراشدة al-Khilāfah ar-Rāshidah, c. 632–661) is the collective term comprisin the first fower caliphs—the "Richtly Guidit" or Rashidun caliphs (Arabic: الخلفاء الراشدون al-Khulafā’ ar-Rāshidūn)—in Islamic history an wis foondit efter Muhammad's daith in 632 (year 11 AH in the Islamic calendar).
Rashidun Caliphate الخلافة الراشدة | |||||||||||||
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8 Juin 632 CE–28 Julie 661 CE | |||||||||||||
The Rashidun Empire reached its greatest extent unner Caliph Uthman, in 654. | |||||||||||||
Status | Caliphate | ||||||||||||
Caipital | Medina (632–656) Kufa (656–661) | ||||||||||||
Common leids | Arabic, Aramaic/Syriac, Armenie, Berber, Coptic, Georgie, Greek, Ebreu, Turkis, Middle Persie, Kurdish | ||||||||||||
Releegion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||
Govrenment | Caliphate | ||||||||||||
Amir al-Mu'minin¹ | |||||||||||||
• 632–634 | Abu Bakr | ||||||||||||
• 634–644 | Umar | ||||||||||||
• 644–656 | Uthman | ||||||||||||
• 656–661 | Ali | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 8 Juin 632 CE | ||||||||||||
• First Fitna (internal conflict) ends | 28 Julie 661 CE | ||||||||||||
Aurie | |||||||||||||
8,400,000 km2 (3,200,000 sq mi) | |||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||
• | 21400000 | ||||||||||||
Currency | Dinar, Dirham | ||||||||||||
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