OTHMAN (c. 574-656)

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OTHMAN (c. 574-656) , in full OTHMAN IBN `AFFAN, the third of the

Mahommedan

MAHOMMEDAN

caliphs, a kinsman and son-in-law of

Mahomet

MAHOMET (strictly MUHAMMAD, commonly also MOHAMMED)

and

cousin

COUSIN (Fr. cousin, Ital. cugino, Late Lat. cosinus, perhaps a popular and
familiar
- FAMILIAR (through the Fr. familier, from Lat. familiaris, of or belonging to the familia, family)
abbreviation
- ABBREVIATION (Lat. brevis, short)
of consobrinus, which has the same sense in classical Latin)
COUSIN,
JEAN
- JEAN
(1500-1590)
COUSIN, VICTOR (1792–1867)

of Abu Sofii n, whose son Moawiya became the first of the Omayyad dynasty. He was elected

caliph

CALIPH, CALIF

in succession to Omar in 644, but owing to his alternate weakness and

cruelty

CRUELTY (through the O. Fr. crualte, mod. cruaute, from the Lat. crudelitas)

and his preference of the Koreish for all responsible positions irrespective of their capacity, he produced strife throughout the

empire

EMPIRE

which culminated in his assassination by Mahommed, son of Abu Bekr. He was succeeded by Ali (q.v.). See

CALIPHATE

CALIPHATE

, A. 3.

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