Islamic Caliphates

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Islamic political institution Muslim empire historical polity

The Islamic Caliphates were successive Muslim empires that, at their height, ruled vast territories across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond, serving as both political and religious centers of the Islamic world.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Arab Caliphates 9
Islamic Caliphates canonical 6
Arab Caliphate 5

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic political institution ⓘ
Muslim empire ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ
capitalAtVariousTimes Baghdad ⓘ
Cairo ⓘ
Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
surface form: Córdoba

Damascus ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
Kufa ⓘ
Medina ⓘ
coreConcept Islamic Caliphates self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: caliphate
culturalImpact development of Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ
patronage of Islamic scholarship ⓘ
spread of Arabic language ⓘ
spread of Islamic art and architecture ⓘ
translation and preservation of classical knowledge ⓘ
derivedFrom succession to the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
economicRole control of major trade routes between Asia, Africa, and Europe ⓘ
endEvent abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924 ⓘ
governanceForm monarchy ⓘ
theocracy ⓘ
hasComponent Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
surface form: Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo

Almohad dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Almohad Caliphate

Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
surface form: Mamluk Caliphate of Cairo

Ottoman Empire ⓘ
surface form: Ottoman Caliphate

Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form: Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba
languageOfAdministration Arabic ⓘ
legalBasis Sharia ⓘ
militaryCharacteristic rapid early expansion in the 7th and 8th centuries ⓘ
politicalRole supreme authority over Muslim community ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
religiousRole leadership of the ummah ⓘ
startEvent establishment of the Rashidun Caliphate in 632 ⓘ
successorInIdea modern Islamist concepts of caliphate ⓘ
territoryIncludes Andalusia ⓘ
surface form: Al-Andalus

Anatolia ⓘ
Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form: Levant

North Africa ⓘ
surface form: Maghreb

Mesopotamia ⓘ
Persians ⓘ
surface form: Persia

parts of Central Asia ⓘ
parts of East Africa ⓘ
parts of the Caucasus ⓘ
parts of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
timePeriod 7th century to 20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Africa → historicalRegionOf → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
Lower Egypt → laterUnderControlOf → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphate
Viking Age → participants → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphates
Islamic Caliphates → coreConcept → Islamic Caliphates self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: caliphate
Ottoman coat of arms → representsInstitution → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliphate
Dar al-Islam → relatedConcept → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliphate
Nubia → historicallyInteractedWith → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic caliphates
Al-Khalil → hasHistoricalPeriod → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Caliphates period
Samaria → laterRuledBy → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Early Islamic caliphates
Tripolitania → wasControlledBy → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphates
Diyarbakır → historicalPeriodSignificance → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic caliphates
Mediterranean trade routes → usedBy → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
Alexandria, Egypt → wasPartOf → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphate
Sasanian Empire → followedBy → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Caliphate
Syene → underRuleOf → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphates
green flag of the Caliphate → associatedWith → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliphate
Byzantine emperors → conflict → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphates
Darband → controlledByInHistory → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphate
Viking textiles → obtainedFrom → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
Gebal → laterRuledBy → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphates
Arab Emirate of Armenia → partOf → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Caliphate
Varangians → tradedWith → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphates
Diwan (state register) → governmentTypeContext → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliphate
Manbij → historicalPeriodOfImportance → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
Kingdom of Makuria → diplomaticRelationsWith → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caliphate
House of Marwan → controlled → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Caliphate
Levantine peoples → historicalInfluenceFrom → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphates
Khwarezm → wasPartOf → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Caliphate
Mopsuestia → underControlOf → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab caliphates
Maltese people → historicalRulers → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphates
Dar al-Khilafa palace complex → associatedWith → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic empire
Orhay → laterRuledBy → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic caliphates
Arvad → laterRuledBy → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
Silk Road cultural sphere → flourishedUnder → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
Arran → underRuleOf → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphate
Persian monarchy → influenced → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic caliphates
Sistan → conqueredBy → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphate
Armenian principalities → existedUnderSuzeraintyOf → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arab Caliphates
qadis → foundIn → Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic_caliphates