What Is a Caliphate?

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4. Caliphate

A caliphate is a government that is headed by a spiritual leader of the Islamic religion, a position known as a caliph. Sometimes, it is nations that are considered to be caliphates while, at other times, entire regions might be a caliphate. Stretching across several nations, a caliphate will often be quite diverse in terms of ethnicity and other demographics.

In the past, some caliphates have grown considerably in size once they have been founded. This is largely because Muslims are called upon to support the caliphate, encouraging them to come from far and wide. Caliphates have also used warfare in the past to expand their boundaries.

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