Osman

Related Category: Middle Eastern History: Biographies

caliph: see Uthman.

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Uthman - c.574–656, 3d caliph also known as Uthman ibn al-Affan; son-in-law of Muhammad. He belonged to the great Umayyad family and was selected as caliph after the murder of Umar. Muslim conquests wer...