Islamic polity
C17263
concept
An Islamic polity is a political entity whose governance, legal framework, and public life are formally grounded in Islamic principles, law (Sharia), and moral values, as interpreted by its ruling authorities and religious scholars.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Islamic polity canonical | 10 |
| Islamic monarchy | 7 |
| Islamic theocratic state | 3 |
| Muslim polity | 2 |
| Indo-Islamic polity | 1 |
| Islamic chieftaincy | 1 |
| early Islamic polity | 1 |
| traditional Muslim polity | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Islamic polity
Generated description
An Islamic polity is a political entity whose governance, legal framework, and public life are formally grounded in Islamic principles, law (Sharia), and moral values, as interpreted by its ruling authorities and religious scholars.
Instances (25)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Sharifate of Mecca | — |
| Malay sultanates | Islamic monarchy |
| Johor-Riau-Lingga Sultanate | Islamic monarchy |
| Imamate of the Caucasus | Islamic theocratic state |
| Bauchi Emirate | — |
| Kano Emirate (pre-jihad Hausa state) | — |
| Hadejia Emirate | — |
| Zaydi Imamate in Yemen | — |
| Sultanates | — |
| Sultanate of Lanao | traditional Muslim polity |
| Warsangali Sultanate | — |
| First Saudi State | — |
| Medinan Muslim state | early Islamic polity |
| Kelantan Sultanate | Islamic monarchy |
| Terengganu Sultanate | Islamic monarchy |
| Pasai | — |
| Sultanate of Palembang | Islamic monarchy |
| Sultanate of Jaunpur | Indo-Islamic polity |
| Kasim Khanate | Muslim polity |
| Selangor Sultanate | Islamic monarchy |
| Imamate of Futa Jallon | Islamic theocratic state |
| anti-caliphate of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr | — |
| Moroccan monarchy | Islamic monarchy |
| Borgu Emirate | Islamic chieftaincy |
| Futa Toro Imamate | Islamic theocratic state |