Umar murdered by a disgruntled slave and Uthman succeeds him as caliph

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Religion

Place

Islamic Empire

Date

644

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"A worldly and nepotistic caliph, Uthman's favors to his own clan led ultimately to rebellion, his own murder, and the beginning of the breakdown of Muslim unity." [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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