- a variation of khalifa.
khalif
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The story goes that, entering into the presence of the khalif Al-Mahdi with a number of other poets, he recited to him a panegyric.
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
He died in 805, after long imprisonment by the illustrious khalif whose pleasure it had been to address him always as "My father."
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
He also wrote to the khalif, to the powerful Shah of Khaurism, and to all the princes of Persia, to assure them of the purity of his faith.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley
Shaver had burnt the old town, and defended himself and the khalif in the new town, the proper Cairo.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley
This advice was followed by the khalif, who then thanked Jaafar for having dispelled his sadness.
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
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