Ruler · Early Middle Ages · Saudi Arabia

Umar ibn al-Khattab

r. 634–644

Second caliph of Islam, ruling from 634 to 644, born about 584. Under him Arab armies destroyed the Sassanid Persian Empire and took Syria, Palestine and Egypt from Byzantium. He organized the conquered lands with garrison cities and a register of pensions, laying the foundations of the Islamic state.

Facts

Born: About 584, Mecca.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Umar I
Died: 644, assassinated in Medina.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Umar I
Reign: 634 to 644.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Umar I
Realm: The Rashidun Caliphate, from Persia to Egypt.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Umar I
Known for: The conquests of Persia, Syria and Egypt, and the organization of the early caliphate.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Umar I

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Calligraphy of the name of Umar, second Rashidun caliph (Wikimedia Commons)

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