Accession as caliph
· Medina, Hejaz, Arabia
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 · file Umar succeeded Abu Bakr as the second Rashidun caliph and governed from Medina, the capital of the early caliphate. The source establishes Umar's rule beginning in August 634; Medina is used because it was the capital and repeatedly documented location of his administration, though this quoted sentence does not identify a specific accession ceremony site.
