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title: Calligraphic Names of Rashidun Caliphs in Hagia Sophia
author: Belt93
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11546/calligraphic-names-of-rashidun-caliphs-in-hagia-so/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Calligraphic Names of Rashidun Caliphs in Hagia Sophia

_Authored by Belt93_

## Image File

[![Calligraphic Names of Rashidun Caliphs in Hagia Sophia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11546.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11546.jpg)

## Image Caption

Four medals showing beautifully designed names of the first four Rashidun Caliphs [Abu Bakr](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abu_Bakr/) (r. 632 - 634 CE), [Umar](https://www.worldhistory.org/Umar/) (634 - 644 CE), [Uthman](https://www.worldhistory.org/Uthman/) (644 - 656 CE) and [Ali](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ali/) (656 - 661 CE). In the Dome of the New Mosque, in the [Hagia Sophia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hagia_Sophia/), Istanbul. The New Mosque was constructed between 1660 and 1665 CE, during the Ottoman Period.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Belt93. (2019, November 30). Calligraphic Names of Rashidun Caliphs in Hagia Sophia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11546/calligraphic-names-of-rashidun-caliphs-in-hagia-so/>
### Chicago
Belt93. "Calligraphic Names of Rashidun Caliphs in Hagia Sophia." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 30, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11546/calligraphic-names-of-rashidun-caliphs-in-hagia-so/>.
### MLA
Belt93. "Calligraphic Names of Rashidun Caliphs in Hagia Sophia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Nov 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11546/calligraphic-names-of-rashidun-caliphs-in-hagia-so/>.

## License & Copyright

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