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Rashidun Caliphate

الخلافة الراشدة
8 Juin 632 CE–28 Julie 661 CE
The Rashidun Empire reached its greatest extent unner Caliph Uthman, in 654.
The Rashidun Empire reached its greatest extent unner Caliph Uthman, in 654.
StatusCaliphate
CaipitalMedina (632–656)
Kufa (656–661)
Common leidsArabic, Aramaic/Syriac, Armenie, Berber, Coptic, Georgie, Greek, Ebreu, Turkis, Middle Persie, Kurdish
Releegion
Sunni Islam
GovrenmentCaliphate
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
CurrencyDinar, Dirham
Precedit bi
Succeedit bi
Muhammad in Medina
Byzantine Empire
Sassanid Empire
Umayyad Caliphate
The day pairt o
Amir al-Mu'minin (أمير المؤمنين), Caliph (خليفة)

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).