ʿUmar I: Quick Facts


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Also Known As ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb
Born c.586 • Mecca • Saudi Arabia
Died November 3, 644 • Medina • Saudi Arabia
Title / Office caliph (634-644), Caliphate

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