Caliphate
['kælɪfeɪt] or ['kelɪfet]
Definition
(noun.) the office of a caliph.
(noun.) the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph.
(noun.) the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community; 'their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate'.
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Definition
(n.) The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs.
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Examples
- In the time of Harun Al-Rashid (800 A.D) and his son, the Caliphate of Bagdad was the center of Arab science. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In Egypt, the last Abbasid Caliph was living under the protection of the Mameluke Sultan--for the Fatimite caliphate was a thing of the past. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He turned his arms against the caliphate and captured Bagdad, in which city he perpetrated a massacre of the entire population. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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