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644 CE - 656 CE

Uthman ibn 'Affan succeeds Umar to become the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
649 CE

The Rashidun Caliphate attacks Byzantine Cyprus.
c. 650 CE

Uthman orders the establishment of one "true" Quran while destroying the others.
651 CE

Arab Rashidun Caliphate conquers the Sasanian Empire.
656 CE - 661 CE

Ali ibn Abi Talib succeeds Uthman to become the fourth and final caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
656 CE - 661 CE

The murder of Caliph Uthman causes the eruption of the First Fitna (civil war). Muawiya surfaces as a major opposer of the Rashidun Caliphate.

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640 CE 650 CE 660 CE

644 CE - 656 CE: 'Uthman ibn 'Affan succeeds Umar to become the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.

649 CE: The Rashidun Caliphate attacks Byzantine Cyprus.

650 CE: Uthman orders the establishment of one "true" Quran while destroying the others.

651 CE: Arab Rashidun Caliphate conquers the Sasanian Empire.

656 CE - 661 CE: Ali ibn Abi Talib succeeds Uthman to become the fourth and final caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.

656 CE - 661 CE: The murder of Caliph Uthman causes the eruption of the First Fitna (civil war). Muawiya surfaces as a major opposer of the Rashidun Caliphate.

640 CE 650 CE