caliphate

• Nom désignant le territoire ou la juridiction gouvernée par un calife, ainsi que la fonction et l'autorité de ce dernier.

A noun referring to the territorial jurisdiction or domain ruled by a caliph, or the office and authority of a caliph.

1. Territorial jurisdiction of a caliphC1formal

   The area or region under the rule and authority of a caliph.

   califat

   • The Umayyad Caliphate expanded across North Africa and Spain.
   • The Abbasid Caliphate was centered in Baghdad.
   • Historians study the administrative structure of the early Islamic caliphate.

2. Office of a caliphC1formal

   The position, rank, or office of being a caliph, the supreme religious and political leader in some Muslim states.

   Califat (office de calife)

   • He was chosen to assume the caliphate after the previous leader's death.
   • The caliphate was a hereditary position in some dynasties.
   • The debate over the caliphate continues in modern political discussions.