Abu Bakr, the first successor of Muhammad, nominated Umar as his successor on his deathbed. Umar, the second caliph, was killed by a Persian named Piruz Nahavandi. His successor, Uthman, was elected by a council of electors (majlis).
It was primarily "A poor family that wanted <span>property" that benefitted the most from the Land Act of 1800, since the government wanted to make westward migration more attractive to immigrants. </span>