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Rashidun Caliphate الخلافة الراشدة | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 632–661 | |||||||||||||||||||
 The Rashidun Caliphate reached its greatest extent under Caliph Uthman, in 654. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
• | 8 June 632 | ||||||||||||||||||
• | 28 July 661 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Currency | Dinar Dirham | ||||||||||||||||||
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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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