caliphate

Noun

Meaning

The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Islamic State arab arabian levantine bedouin caliph emirate authority station otherwise administration regime sovereignty consulship blot
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Hypernyms

place position office post situation spot

Related terms

caliph Caliphist Caliphism

Phrases with the word

Abbasid Caliphate Rashidun Caliphate caliphate of islam arab caliphate

Anagrams

hepatical cataphile

Examples

their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate Source: Internet

According to him, the green came in particular from the standard of the Umayyad Caliphate and represented the call for a gathering of the populace. Source: Internet

Abd al-Malik is credited with centralizing the administration of the Caliphate and with establishing Arabic as its official language. Source: Internet

After almost two centuries, the Emirate became the Caliphate of Córdoba in 929, until its dissolution a century later in 1031 into no less than 23 small kingdoms, called Taifa kingdoms. Source: Internet

Ali's faction, having expected the caliphate to return to Ali's line upon Muawiyah's death, saw this as a betrayal of the peace treaty and so Husayn rejected this request for allegiance. Source: Internet

Although the Caliphate was saved from immediate destruction, the decade long rebellion devastated Egypt and it was never able to regain much power. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Calipha caliphal caliphally caliphate of islam Caliphate State caliphatic