A caliphate (Arabic: خِلافة khilāfa) is a form o Islamic govrenment led bi a caliph (Arabic: خَليفة khalīfah pronunciation (help·info))—a person considered a poleetical an releegious successor tae the prophet Muhammad an a leader o the entire Muslim commonty.
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