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OTHMAN (c. 574-656)

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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 365 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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OTHMAN (c. 574-656)  , in full See also:OTHMAN See also:IBN `AFFAN, the third of the See also:Mahommedan caliphs, a kinsman and son-in-See also:law of See also:Mahomet and See also:cousin of See also:Abu Sofii n, whose son Moawiya became the first of the Omayyad See also:dynasty . He was elected See also:caliph in See also:succession to See also:Omar in 644, but owing to his alternate weakness and See also:cruelty and his preference of the Koreish for all responsible positions irrespective of their capacity, he produced strife throughout the See also:empire which culminated in his assassination by Mahommed, son of Abu Bekr . He was succeeded by See also:Ali (q.v.) . See See also:CALIPHATE, A . § 3 .

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