Rashidun Caliphate

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The Rashidun Caliphate was the first Islamic caliphate established after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, rapidly expanding Arab Muslim rule across the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Asia under the leadership of the “Rightly Guided” caliphs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caliphate
Former country
Historical Islamic state
alsoKnownAs Rashidun Caliphate
surface form: Rightly Guided Caliphate
capital Kufa
Medina
continent Africa
Asia
currency Dinar
Dirham
dissolvedBy Establishment of Umayyad Caliphate
endTime 661
establishedAfter Death of Muhammad
firstLeader Caliph Abu Bakr
surface form: Abu Bakr
followedBy Umayyad Caliphate
follows Muhammad
governmentForm Caliphate
hasLeader Caliph Abu Bakr
surface form: Abu Bakr

Ali ibn Abi Talib
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan
surface form: Uthman ibn Affan
hasMotto There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God
hasPart Rashidun Caliphate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Caliphate of Abu Bakr

Rashidun Caliphate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Caliphate of Ali

Rashidun Caliphate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Caliphate of Umar

Rashidun Caliphate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Caliphate of Uthman
languageUsed Arabic
leaderTitle Caliph
legalSystem Sharia
surface form: Islamic law
legislativeBody Shura Council
surface form: Shura
namedAfter Rashidun Caliphate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rashidun
numberOfCaliphs 4
precededBy Muhammad
religion Islam
significantEvent Battle of Qadisiyyah
Battle of Yarmouk
First Fitna
Muslim conquest of Egypt
Muslim conquest of Persia
Muslim conquest of the Levant
Ridda Wars
startTime 632
territoryIncludes Arabian Peninsula
Armenia
Caucasus
Egypt
Iraq
Levant region
surface form: Levant

North Africa
Persia

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Qutham ibn Abbas era Rashidun Caliphate
Battle of the Masts (655) belligerent Rashidun Caliphate
Battle of the Masts (655) primaryVictor Rashidun Caliphate
Arab naval forces usedBy Rashidun Caliphate
Alids associatedWith Rashidun Caliphate
this entity surface form: Caliphate of Ali
Treaty of Hasan–Muawiya country Rashidun Caliphate
Islamic period hasNotableDynasty Rashidun Caliphate
Siege of Damascus (634) belligerent Rashidun Caliphate
Siege of Damascus (634) controlledAfter Rashidun Caliphate
Battle of the Masts belligerent Rashidun Caliphate
Battle of the Masts foughtBetween Rashidun Caliphate
this entity surface form: early Muslim Rashidun Caliphate and Byzantine Empire
Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) belligerent Rashidun Caliphate
Kufa Mosque associatedWith Rashidun Caliphate
Ibn Muljam countryOfDeath Rashidun Caliphate
Ghadir Khumm linkedToConcept Rashidun Caliphate
this entity surface form: Caliphate
Abu al-Hasan associatedWith Rashidun Caliphate
Yazdegerd III successorState Rashidun Caliphate
Yazdegerd III opponent Rashidun Caliphate
Maysun bint Bahdal countryOfCitizenship Rashidun Caliphate
Battle of Ajnadayn belligerent Rashidun Caliphate
Battle of Ajnadayn era Rashidun Caliphate
Ascalon conqueredBy Rashidun Caliphate
this entity surface form: early Islamic Caliphates
Medieval Babylonian Jewry underRuleOf Rashidun Caliphate
Battle of Nahrawan belligerent Rashidun Caliphate
this entity surface form: Rashidun Caliphate under Ali ibn Abi Talib
Battle of Nahrawan timePeriod Rashidun Caliphate
this entity surface form: Rashidun Caliphate era