caliphate

Meanwhile, the influence of jihadist groups mushroomed in the chaos, with ISIS rising to control an area the size of Great Britain until the capital of its self-proclaimed caliphate fell in 2017.
Syrian Medics Lay Out the Devastating Scale of Attacks on Healthcare Facilities Over 10 Years of War|Joseph Hincks|March 3, 2021|Time
ISIS might have physically lost its so-called caliphate following a series of pre-pandemic military reverses, but the United Nations warns that the group still has 10,000 active fighters in Syria and Iraq and that it is regrouping.
Butterfly Effect: Pandemic Shrouds Terrorist Activities|Charu Kasturi|September 3, 2020|Ozy
The ISIS spokesman claims his so-called Caliphate is the victim of the West, not the other way round.
Lone Wolves, Terrorist Runts, and the Stray Dogs of ISIS|Jacob Siegel|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And these three particular teens also might have been encouraged to see a trip to the caliphate as a way to rebel.
How ISIS’s Colorado Girls Were Caught|Michael Daly|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Are we helping indirectly the militants to build their caliphate?
U.S. Humanitarian Aid Going to ISIS|Jamie Dettmer|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He now stands in the self-proclaimed caliphate, also holding a child as well as an automatic weapon.
ISIS Has a Bigger Coalition Than We Do|Michael Daly|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some time ago, I too left my comfortable life in Britain to export the idea of building a Khilafah [caliphate].
An Ex-Radical's Open Letter to ISIS Fighters: Quit Now While You Can!|Maajid Nawaz|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The very nature of their claims to the Caliphate made them more timid.
The Contemporary Review, January 1883|Various
They do not distinguish between the Caliphate and the Sultanat.
The Contemporary Review, January 1883|Various
The provinces on the Helmund and about Ghazni were invaded as early as the caliphate of Moaiya (662-680).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
It was during Almamun's reign (813–833) that the Caliphate of the East flourished most luxuriantly.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
The capital of the Caliphate had at this time a numerous Jewish community and several synagogues.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

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caliphate

califate or kalifate

/ (ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt, -fɪt, ˈkæl-) /

noun

the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph

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