Noun
The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs.
Source: Webster's dictionarytheir 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