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Instead, Hyderabad itself was abolished, in 1948, by the postcolonial Republic of India—and with it all dreams of perpetuating the 1,300-year-old caliphal tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The union would potentially create a new caliphal bloodline relocated in India.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

But each of these empires was taxed by periods of internecine strife, rebellion and despotism, driven by profound disagreements over the nature of succession and the exact nature of the caliphal office.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2016

The caliphal institution is still undoubtedly venerated in Islam.

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop