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Definition of caliphate in English: caliphatenoun ˈkalɪfeɪtˈkeɪlɪfeɪt historical 1The rule or reign of a caliph or chief Muslim ruler. the Umayyad caliphate in Damascus was overthrown by the Abbasids Example sentencesExamples - The caliphate was replaced by an independent local dynasty, the Aghlabids, in 800.
- As long as the Caliphate remained strong, Armenia continued to prosper, and a new Bagratid kingdom was established as a centre of manufacturing and trade.
- It was during the caliphate of Hazrath Umar Farooq that Abu Sufyan died.
- In AD 656, after the assassination of Uthman, the third caliph, Ali ascended to the caliphate.
- In the eighth century, the Abassid caliphate established its capital at Baghdad.
- 1.1 The area ruled by a caliph.
Cordoba was the thriving capital of the Caliphate of Cordoba that governed almost all of the Iberian peninsula Example sentencesExamples - Their profits, partly from spices, sufficed to make Venice, Genoa, Florence, and other city-states almost as rich and powerful as the caliphate of Egypt.
- From the ninth century onwards the Turks began to enter the Caliphate, not in mass, but as slaves or adventurers serving as soldiers.
- Al-Andalus became the Caliphate of Cordoba (929-1031).
- Swedish Vikings were active in the Baltic area, and also ventured into Russia and the Arab caliphate of Baghdad.
OriginEarly 17th century: from caliph + -ate1. Definition of caliphate in US English: caliphatenoun historical 1The rule or reign of a caliph or chief Muslim ruler. the Umayyad caliphate in Damascus was overthrown by the Abbasids Example sentencesExamples - It was during the caliphate of Hazrath Umar Farooq that Abu Sufyan died.
- In the eighth century, the Abassid caliphate established its capital at Baghdad.
- The caliphate was replaced by an independent local dynasty, the Aghlabids, in 800.
- In AD 656, after the assassination of Uthman, the third caliph, Ali ascended to the caliphate.
- As long as the Caliphate remained strong, Armenia continued to prosper, and a new Bagratid kingdom was established as a centre of manufacturing and trade.
- 1.1 The area ruled by a caliph.
Cordoba was the thriving capital of the Caliphate of Cordoba that governed almost all of the Iberian peninsula Example sentencesExamples - From the ninth century onwards the Turks began to enter the Caliphate, not in mass, but as slaves or adventurers serving as soldiers.
- Their profits, partly from spices, sufficed to make Venice, Genoa, Florence, and other city-states almost as rich and powerful as the caliphate of Egypt.
- Al-Andalus became the Caliphate of Cordoba (929-1031).
- Swedish Vikings were active in the Baltic area, and also ventured into Russia and the Arab caliphate of Baghdad.
OriginEarly 17th century: from caliph + -ate. |