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Caliph
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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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.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Caliph'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/caliph.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Caliph'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/caliph.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
