{"slug": "uthman-ibn-affan", "label": "Uthman ibn Affan", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman_ibn_Affan", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [577, 656], "span_label": ["577 CE", "656 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "rashidun-caliphate", "label": "Rashidun Caliphate", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "caliph", "label": "Caliph", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "egypt", "label": "Egypt", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "muslim", "label": "Muslim", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nubia", "label": "Nubia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "iraq", "label": "Iraq", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "muhammad", "label": "Muhammad", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kufa", "label": "Kufa", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ali", "label": "Ali", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "saudi-arabia", "label": "Saudi Arabia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mecca", "label": "Mecca", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "red-sea", "label": "Red Sea", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 577, "year_label": "577 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Uthman ibn Affan, Muslim Caliph (d. 656)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369170756#Births", "title": "577", "revid": 1369170756, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 644, "year_label": "644 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 3", "text": "November 3 – The second caliph Umar, r. 634–644, dies of wounds inflicted by the Persian slave Abu Lu'lu'a Firuz at Medina. On his death bed he appoints a committee to determine his successor. They select Uthman ibn Affan, who becomes the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367635050#Islamic_Empire", "title": "644", "revid": 1367635050, "section": "Events › By place › Islamic Empire"}}, {"year": 646, "year_label": "646 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Caliph Uthman ibn Affan founds the city of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) on the coast of the Red Sea. He establishes a port for Muslim pilgrims making the required Hajj to Mecca.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340804476#Arabian_Empire", "title": "646", "revid": 1340804476, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 651, "year_label": "651 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The Quran is compiled by Caliph Uthman ibn Affan in its modern-day form. The text becomes the model from which copies are made and promulgated throughout the urban centers of the Arab world.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340804418#Arabian_Caliphate", "title": "651", "revid": 1340804418, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Caliphate"}}, {"year": 652, "year_label": "652 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Uthman ibn Affan establishes a treaty (the Baqt) between the Christian Nubians and the Muslims in Egypt, that lasts for six centuries, including the tribute of 400 slaves annually.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367635695#Arab_Empire", "title": "652", "revid": 1367635695, "section": "Events › By place › Arab Empire"}}, {"year": 656, "year_label": "656 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June 17", "text": "June 17 – Uthman ibn Affan is murdered at Medina after an 11-year reign. He is succeeded by Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi-Talib, who becomes the fourth caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. He makes Kufah (Iraq) his capital, but the succession is disputed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367635539#Arabian_Empire", "title": "656", "revid": 1367635539, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 656, "year_label": "656 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 20", "text": "June 20 – Uthman ibn Affan, Muslim Caliph (b. 577) (martyred)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367635539#Deaths", "title": "656", "revid": 1367635539, "section": "Deaths"}}]}