biography
pronunciation:
[ohmah(r)]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.581–644)
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| biography:
| The second caliph. He was father of Hafsa, one of Mohammed's wives, and succeeded Abu-Bakr in 634. With his generals he built up an empire comprising Persia, Syria, and Egypt. He was assassinated in Medina by a Persian slave. |
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