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Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.

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Ali

1st Shia Imam and 4th Rashidun caliph (656–661)

Ali ibn Abi Talib was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 CE until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, Ali was raised by…
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