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![Songhai Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10127.jpg?v=1725578584)
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Songhai Empire
The Songhai Empire (aka Songhay, c. 1460 - c. 1591) covered what is today southern Mauritania and Mali. It replaced the Mali Empire (1240-1645) as the most important state in West Africa. Originating as a smaller kingdom along the eastern...
![Persian Rose-and-Nightingale Paintings](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15865.jpg?v=1707051603)
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Persian Rose-and-Nightingale Paintings
Rose-and-nightingale paintings and patterns (gul-u-bulbul) are a subtheme of the bird-flower (gul-u-morḡ) genre in Persian art. Bird-and-flower paintings are of Chinese origin and include pictorial elements such as flowers and plants, birds...
![Rashidun Government](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11592.jpg?v=1665989222)
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Rashidun Government
The Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 CE) was responsible for setting up the basis of the Islamic empire and expanding its borders beyond the Arabian soil. These leaders were selected by the consent of the people and based on their own merits...
![Uthman](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11673.png?v=1644648302)
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Uthman
Uthman ibn Affan (l. 576/583-656 CE) was an early convert to Islam, a close friend and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad (l. 570-632 CE), and the third caliph (r. 644-656 CE) of the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661 CE). His charitable acts and modesty...
![Outside View of Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12288.jpg?v=1702443003)
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Outside View of Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq
Facade of the Meshed Ali, Najaf, Iraq Original description: 030408-N-5362A-002 Near Al Najaf, Iraq (April 08, 2003) — The holy Shiite Muslim shrine (Dareeh) of the Caliph/Imam Ali (r. 656-661 CE) sits in Najaf. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's...
![Abbasid Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12002.png?v=1711591864)
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Abbasid Dynasty
The Abbasids were an Arabic dynasty that initially ruled over most of the Islamic empire (save some western parts) after assuming the caliphate in 750 CE, later on, their empire fragmented, however, they retained spiritual supremacy as caliphs...
![Ali & Aisha at the Battle of the Camel](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11461.jpg?v=1716125947)
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Ali & Aisha at the Battle of the Camel
A painting from manuscript of the "Rawdat al-safa" (Persian for "Gardens of Purity") made in Iran c. 1571 - 1572 CE. The painting depicts Ali (r. 656 - 661 CE) and Aisha (c. 613 - 678 CE), who led the opposing factions at the Battle of the...
![Calligraphy of Ali's Name](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11671.png?v=1720986311)
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Calligraphy of Ali's Name
A beautified calligraphic rendition of the name of Ali, the fourth Rashidun Caliph (r. 656-661 CE).
![Calligraphic Depiction of Ali as a Lion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11619.png?v=1599188403)
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Calligraphic Depiction of Ali as a Lion
Shiite calligraphy depicting Caliph Ali (r. 656-661 CE) as the Lion of God.
![Gold Coin of Mamluk Sultan Al-Mansur Ali](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12204.jpg?v=1599207302)
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Gold Coin of Mamluk Sultan Al-Mansur Ali
Gold dinar of Mamluk sultan al-Mansur Ali minted in Cairo in 1258/59 CE.