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586 – 644Umar ibn al-Khattab (586-644)Died 3 November 644, aged 58Umar was the second Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, overseeing the Arab conquests of Sasanian Persia, the Byzantine Levant, and Egypt during his decade of rule. He was assassinated in Medina by Abu Lu'lu'a Firuz, a Persian captive taken during the conquest of Persia.
644Assassination of Caliph Umar ibn al-KhattabSecond Rashidun Caliph fatally stabbed during morning prayersAbu Lu'lu'a Firuz, a Persian captive seeking revenge for the Arab conquest of Persia, stabbed Umar ibn al-Khattab while he led the dawn prayer in the mosque at Medina. Umar died of his wounds, throwing the succession of the Rashidun Caliphate into the hands of a council he appointed on his deathbed.