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Type Words
Synonyms calif, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah
Type of moslem, muslim, ruler, swayer

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The caliph appointed Tahir's son, Talha, whose governorship lasted from 822-828.
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There is a discrepancy in this account, however, in that the caliph died in 833.
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This land was set aside for this purpose by the Abbasid caliph, Harun al-Rashid.
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Caliph Abu Bakr walked for a short distance by the side of each corps commander.
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Zengi had supported the young sultan against his rival, the caliph Al-Mustarshid.
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The first invasion of North Africa, ordered by the caliph, was launched in 647.
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Religious and political decisions made during his term as caliph were reversed.
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Ha, yeah, I guess it doesn't help that there is also a caliph with the same name.
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Most caliph chronologies do not include Hasan ibn Ali among the Rashidun Caliphs.
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  • The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world"
  • (caliphate) 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"
  • (caliphate) the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
  • A caliphate (Arabic: u062Eu0650u0644u0627u0641u0629u200Eu200E khilu0101fa) is an area containing an Islamic steward known as a caliph (Arabic: u062Eu064Eu0644u064Au0641u0629u200Eu200E khalu012Bfah u00A0pronunciationu00A0(helpu00B7info))u2014a person considered a religious successor to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad (Muhammad ibn u02BFAbdullu0101h), and a leader of the entire Muslim community...
  • Sociu00E9tu00E9 Gu00E9nu00E9rale S.A. is a French multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Paris. The company is a universal bank and has divisions supporting French Networks, Global Transaction Banking, International Retail Banking, Financial services, Corporate and Investment Banking, Private Banking, Asset Management and Securities Services.
  • A caliphate (Arabic: u062Eu0650u0644u0627u0641u0629u200Eu200E khilu0101fa) is an area containing an Islamic steward known as a caliph (Arabic: u062Eu064Eu0644u064Au0641u0629u200Eu200E khalu012Bfah u00A0pronunciationu00A0(helpu00B7info))u2014a person considered a religious successor to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad (Muhammad ibn u02BFAbdullu0101h), and a leader of the entire Muslim community...
  • The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual
  • (caliphate) A unified federal Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph
  • (102. caliphate) the office held by a successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual head of Islam.