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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_97183" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) Successor or vicar; - a title of the successors of [[Mohammed]] both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69967" /> == | |||
<p> The title adopted by the successors of Mahomet, as supreme in both civil and religious matters. The principal caliphates are: the [[Caliphate]] of the East, established by Abubekr at Mecca, transferred to [[Bagdad]] by the Abassides (632-1258); the Caliphate of Cordova, established at [[Cordova]] by Abderrahman (756-1031); the Caliphate of Egypt, established by the Fatimites (909-1171). It was at Bagdad that Moslem civilisation achieved its final development. </p> | <p> The title adopted by the successors of Mahomet, as supreme in both civil and religious matters. The principal caliphates are: the [[Caliphate]] of the East, established by Abubekr at Mecca, transferred to [[Bagdad]] by the Abassides (632-1258); the Caliphate of Cordova, established at [[Cordova]] by Abderrahman (756-1031); the Caliphate of Egypt, established by the Fatimites (909-1171). It was at Bagdad that Moslem civilisation achieved its final development. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_69967"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/caliph Caliph from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_69967"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/caliph Caliph from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:49, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) Successor or vicar; - a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The title adopted by the successors of Mahomet, as supreme in both civil and religious matters. The principal caliphates are: the Caliphate of the East, established by Abubekr at Mecca, transferred to Bagdad by the Abassides (632-1258); the Caliphate of Cordova, established at Cordova by Abderrahman (756-1031); the Caliphate of Egypt, established by the Fatimites (909-1171). It was at Bagdad that Moslem civilisation achieved its final development.
