Caliphate (Sunni Islam)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Religious institution
Political system
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk
gptkb:Republic_of_Turkey
1924
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Medina
gptkbp:capitalOfAbbasid gptkb:Baghdad
gptkbp:capitalOfOttoman gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:capitalOfUmayyad gptkb:Damascus
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Imamate_(Shia_Islam)
gptkbp:criteriaForCaliph Elected or chosen by consensus
Just and capable
Male Muslim
Quraysh descent (traditional view)
gptkbp:established 632 CE
gptkbp:firstCaliph gptkb:Abu_Bakr
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Imam
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caliphate (Sunni Islam)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkb:Islamic_civilization
Islamic governance
Modern Islamist movements
gptkbp:influencedBy Pre-Islamic Arab tribal leadership
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:lastWidelyRecognizedCaliphate gptkb:Ottoman_Caliphate
gptkbp:leadershipType Elective
Hereditary (in later periods)
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Pan-Islamism
Calls for restoration in modern times
gptkbp:majorSectarianView gptkb:Sunni
gptkbp:meaningOfCaliph Successor
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
gptkb:Ottoman_Caliphate
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Harun_al-Rashid
gptkb:Uthman_ibn_Affan
gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkb:Umar_ibn_al-Khattab
gptkb:Abdul_Hamid_II
gptkb:Muawiyah_I
gptkbp:principle gptkb:Sharia_law
Ummah unity
gptkbp:religion Sunni Islam
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_officer
politician
religious leader
gptkbp:source gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Prophet_Muhammad
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ahl_al-Bayt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6