He was assassinated by a Persian slave, but managed to ensure that the succession would not be fought for.
He was assassinated by a Persian slave, but managed to ensure that the succession would not be fought for. His position was strengthened when his daughter Hafsa married his superior, who he had first opposed. He led his forces to victories at Yarmuk, and at Quadisiya and Nehavend he eliminated Sassanid power forever. The first to call himself "commander of the faithful," like his predecessor he was a father-in-law of the Prophet. FTP, name his successor to Abu Baker as the second caliph
He was assassinated by a Persian slave, but managed to ensure that the succession would not be fought for.
{Umar} ibn al-Khattab