The Rashidun Empire reached its greatest extent under Caliph
Uthman, in 654. |Languages||Arabic(official), Aramaic, Armenian,
Berber languages, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Turkish, Middle
Persian, Kurdish| |Area||9,000,000 km² (3,474,919 sq mi)|
|Density||4.5 /km² (11.6 /sq mi)| |Today part of| |Amir al-
Mu'minin (أمير المؤمنين), Caliph (خليفة)| |Historical Arab
states and dynasties| The Rashidun Caliphate (Arabic: الخلافة
الراشدية al-khilāfat ar-Rāshidīyah), (c. 632–661) is the
collective term comprising the first four caliphs in Islam's
history, was founded after Muhammad's death in 632 (Year 10 A.H.
in the Islamic calendar). At its height, the Caliphate
controlled a vast empire from the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant,
to the Caucasus in the north, North Africa from Egypt to present
day Tunisia in the west, and the Iranian highlands to Central
Asia in the east. |These articles are based on the| After
Muhammad's death in 632, the Medinan Ansar debated which of them
should succeed him in running the affairs of the