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sect of Islam and reject the legitimacy of the first three caliphs. Those who accepted all four Rashidun Caliphs (Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali) became the majority Sunni sect.

Under the Rashidun, each region (Sultanate, Wilayah, or Emirate) of the caliphate had its own governor (Sultan, Wali or Emir). Muawiyah, a relative of Uthman and governor

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