caliph

monarchical title based on claim to be a successor of Muhammad

Details

Instance of: position, hereditary title, title of authority
Subclass of: head of state, monarch, religious leader
Inception: 632
described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
dissolved, abolished or demolished: 1924
female form of label: خليفة د لمسلمين
has list: caliph of Islam
male form of label: خليفة د لمسلمين
native label: خَلِيفَة, خلیفه
organization directed by the office or position: caliphate
topic's main category: Category:Caliphs