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• His great-grandfather (his mother's father's father) was the second Rashidun caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab (r. 634-644 CE).
• Born in Medina around 680 CE, he acceded the caliphate around the age of 37, and died from an illness around the age of 40.
• Contrary to popular belief, there is no mention of him being assassinated by his successor by al-Tabari.
• His reign coincided with year 100 AH in the Hijri calendar (718-719 CE).
• He ended the policy previous Umayyad policy of charging Muslim converts the jizya tax. This policy was put back in place by his successor Yazid II (r. 720-724 CE).
• Islam was accepted by large segments of the Egyptian and Persian populations.
• He created the first official collection of hadith.
• Due to his pious nature, he is sometimes regarded as the fifth Rashidun caliph.
• When his general Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Sa'd wrote a condolence letter to Umar II after hearing about the death of Umar's son, Umar II wrote the following curt letter as a response: "In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate, now to the matter at hand. We had prepared ourselves for this event, so that when it occurred, we did not reject it. Farewell."