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" Caliph and caliphate up to 1517 - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Yücesoy, Hayrettin
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AL
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English
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1061194
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ALei1591
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Main Entry
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Yücesoy, Hayrettin
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Title & Author
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Caliph and caliphate up to 1517 - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Yücesoy, Hayrettin
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Publication Statement
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Leiden: Brill
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Title of Periodical
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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(7,891 words)
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Abstract
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This entry examines the title, conventions, periodisation, and institutions of the caliphate up to 923/ 1517 , when the Ottomans conquered Egypt and relocated the last ʿAbbāsid caliph, al-Mutawakkil III, to Istanbul, their capital. The Arabic word khalīfa (pl. khulafāʾ or khalāʾif ) means literally “successor,” “deputy,” “vice-gerent,” “inheritor,” and “substitute.” It is used as a title of the leader of the Muslim community after the death of the prophet Muḥammad (10/632). Various forms of the word were used to denote not only the ruler ( khalīfa ) but also his
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Islam.
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ALei1591.pdf
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