List of Caliphs
Khalīfah (Caliph) خَليفة | |
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Calligraphic of Abū Bakr as-Șiddīq, the first caliph | |
Style | Amir al-Mu'minin |
Residence |
al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah (Medina) al-Kūfah (Kufa) Dimashq (Damascus) Baġdād (Baghdad) Qāhirah (Cairo) Qustantiniyye (Constantinople) |
Precursor | Muhammad as Islamic prophet |
Formation | 8 June 632 |
First holder | Abū Bakr as-Șiddīq |
Final holder | Abdülmecid II |
Abolished | 3 March 1924 |
This is a list of people who have held the title of Caliph, the supreme religious and political leader of an Islamic state known as the Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, as the political successors to Muhammad. All years are according to the Common Era.
History of the title
Due to the First Fitna which led to the sectarian division of Sunni vs. Shia Islam, the succession of Muhammad is disputed within Islam.
The only two caliphs recognized in both Sunni and mainstream Shia Islam are Ali ibn Abi Talib and Hasan ibn Ali, considered the fourth and fifth or the first two, respectively. However the oldest sect of Shia Islam, the Zaidiyyah sect, does recognise the caliphate of the first two caliphs of Islam Abu bakr and Umar ibn al Khattab.
The Hadith of the Twelve Successors states that after Muhammad there will only be twelve caliphs, all of them from the Quraysh tribe, and that there would be impostor caliphs to guard against, and that after the last of the twelve caliphs, the earth will be swallowed.
Within Sunni Islam, there were universally recognized or "ecumenical" caliphs from the 7th century until the 13th-century Mongol sack of Baghdad, a period comprising the so-called Islamic Golden Age. After the death of Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad, in 1258, there were no universally recognized caliphs until 1517, when Ottoman sultan Selim I induced Al-Mutawakkil III to formally surrender the title of caliph after defeating the Mamluk Sultanate.
Afterwards, the Ottoman sultans also carried the title of caliph, until the declaration of Abdülmecid II as "ceremonial caliph" (1922–1924).
Since 1924, there have again been no caliphs with universal recognition within Sunni Islam.
Ecumenical caliphates
Rashidun Caliphs (8 June 632 – 29 January 661)
Period | Caliph | Calligraphic | Relationship with Muhammad | Parents | House | Notes |
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8 June 632 – 22 August 634 | Abū Bakr (أبو بكر) 'Abdullah Șaḥābī Aṣ-Ṣiddīq |
Father of Aisha, Muhammad's wife | Banu Taim |
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23 August 634 – 3 November 644 | 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (عمر بن الخطاب) Șaḥābī Al-Farooq Amir al-Mu'minin |
Father of Hafsa, Muhammad's wife |
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Banu Adi |
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11 November 644 – 20 June 656 | 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (عثمان بن عفان) Șaḥābī Dhun Nurayn Amir al-Mu'minin |
Husband of Muhammad's daughters, Ruqayya and later Umm Kulthum | Banu Ummaya |
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20 June 656 – 29 January 661 | 'Ali ibn Abi-Talib (علي بن أبي طالب) Șaḥābī Amir al-Mu'minin |
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Banu Hashim |
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Hasan ibn Ali's Caliphate (661)
Period | Caliph | Calligraphic | Relationship with Muhammad or Previous Caliph | Parents | House | Notes |
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661 (six or seven months) | Ḥasan ibn ʿAli (الحسن بن علي) Ahl al-Bayt Amir al-Mu'minin |
Grandson of Muhammad. Son of 'Ali ibn Abi-Talib |
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Banu Hashim |
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Umayyad Caliphs (661 – 6 August 750)
Period | Caliph | Relationship with Muhammad or Previous Caliph | Parents | Notes |
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661 – 29 April or 1 May 680 | Mu'awiyah I (معاوية) Șaḥābī Amir al-Mu'minin |
Half-brother of Ramla bint Abu Sufyan, Muhammad's wife | ||
680 – 11 November 683 | Yazid I (زيد) |
Son of Mu'awiyah I |
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November 683 – 684 | Mu'awiyah II (معاوية الثاني) Amir al-Mu'minin |
Son of Yazid I |
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684 – 7 May 685 | Marwan I (مروان بن الحکم) Șaḥābī Amir al-Mu'minin |
First cousin of 'Uthman ibn 'Affan |
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685 – 8 October 705 | 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (عبد الملك بن مروان) Amir al-Mu'minin |
Son of Marwan I |
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October 705 – 23 February 715 | Al-Walid I (الوليد الأول) Amir al-Mu'minin |
Son of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan |
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February 715 – 22 September 717 | Sulayman ibn 'Abd al-Malik (سلیمان بن عبدالملک) Amir al-Mu'minin |
Son of Abd al-Malik and younger brother of Al-Walid I |
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September 717 – February 720 | 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (عمر بن عبد العزيز) Amir al-Mu'minin |
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10 February 720 – 26 January 724 | Yazid II (يزيد الثاني) Amir al-Mu'minin |
Son of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan |
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26 January 724 – 6 February 743 | Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik (هشام بن عبد الملك) Amir al-Mu'minin |
Son of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan |
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6 February 743 – 17 April 744 | Al-Walid II (الوليد الثاني) Amir al-Mu'minin |
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April 15 to October 3 or 4, 744 | Yazid III (يزيد الثالث) Amir al-Mu'minin |
Son of Al-Walid II |
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744 (few weeks) | Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (ابراهيم ابن الوليد) Amir al-Mu'minin |
Son of Al-Walid II |
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744 – 6 August 750 | Marwan II (مروان بن محمد) Amir al-Mu'minin |
Grandson of Marwan I |
Abbasid Caliphs (750–1258 and 1261–1517)
Caliphs of Baghdad (25 January 750 – 20 February 1258)
(Not accepted by the Muslim dominions in the Umayyad-ruled Iberian Peninsula and the Fatimid and Almohad-ruled parts of North Africa).[1][2]
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750 – 10 June 754 | As-Sāffaḥ | 'Abdallah Abul-'Abbās |
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10 June 754 – 775 | Al-Mansur | Abu Ja'far 'Abdallah |
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775 – 4 August 785 | Al-Mahdi | Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad |
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August 785 – 14 September 786 | Al-Hadi | Abu Muhammad Musa |
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14 September 786 – 24 March 809 | Harun ar-Rashid |
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March 809 – 24/25 September 813 | Al-Amin | Muhammad |
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September 813 – 9 August 833 | Al-Ma'mun | Abu Jaʿfar 'Abdallah |
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9 August 833 – 5 January 842 | Al-Mu'tasim | Abū Ishaq Muhammad |
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5 January 842 – 10 August 847 | Al-Wathiq | Abu Ja'far Harun |
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10 August 847 – 11 December 861 | Al-Mutawakkil | Ja'far |
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861 – 7 or 8 June 862 | Al-Muntasir | Abu Ja'far Muhammad |
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862 – 866 | Al-Musta'in | Ahmad |
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866 – 869 | Al-Mu'tazz |
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869 – 21 June 870 | Al-Muhtadi |
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21 June 870 – 15 October 892 | Al-Mu'tamid |
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October 892 – 5 April 902 | Al-Mu'tadid | Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad |
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5 April 902 – 13 August 908 | Al-Muktafi | Abu Ahmad ʿAlî |
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13 August 908 – 929 | Al-Muqtadir | Abu al-Fadl Ja'far |
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929 | Al-Qahir | Abu Mansur Muhammad |
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929 – 31 October 932 | Al-Muqtadir |
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31 October 932 – 934 | Al-Qahir |
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934 – 23 December 940 | Ar-Radi | Abu al-'Abbas Muhammad |
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940 – 944 | Al-Muttaqi |
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September 944 – January 946 | Al-Mustakfi | 'Abdallah |
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January 946 – 974 | Al-Muti | Abu al-Qasim al-Faḍl |
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974 – 991 | At-Ta'i |
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1 November 991 – 29 November 1031 | Al-Qadir |
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29 November 1031 – 2 April 1075 | Al-Qa'im |
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2 April 1075 – February 1094 | Al-Muqtadi |
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February 1094 – 6 August 1118 | Al-Mustazhir |
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6 August 1118 – 29 August 1135 | Al-Mustarshid |
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29 August 1135 – 1136 | Ar-Rashid |
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1136 – 12 March 1160 | Al-Muqtafi |
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12 March 1160 – 20 December 1170 | Al-Mustanjid |
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20 December 1170 – 30 March 1180 | Al-Mustadi |
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2 March 1180 – 4 October 1225 | An-Nasir |
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5 October 1225 – 11 July 1226 | Az-Zahir |
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11 July 1226 – 2 December 1242 | Al-Mustansir |
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2 December 1242 – 20 February 1258 | Al-Musta'sim |
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20 February 1258 – 13 June 1261 | Interregnum |
During the latter period of Abbasid rule, Muslim rulers began using other titles, such as Sultan.
Caliphs of Cairo (13 June 1261 – 22 January 1517)
The Cairo Abbasids were largely ceremonial Caliphs under the patronage of the Mamluk Sultanate that existed after the takeover of the Ayyubid dynasty.[3][4]
Period | Regnal Name | Personal Name | Parents | Notes |
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13 June 1261 – 28 November 1261 | Al-Mustansir II | Abu al-Qasim Ahmad |
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16 November 1262 – 19 January 1302 | Al-Hakim I | Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad |
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20 January 1302 – February 1340 | Al-Mustakfi I | Abu ar-Rabi' Sulaiman | ||
February 1340 – 17 June 1341 | Al-Wathiq I | Abu Ishaq Ibrahim |
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1341 – 1352 | Al-Hakim II | Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad | ||
1352 – 1362 | Al-Mu'tadid I | Abu Bakr | ||
1362 – 1377 | Al-Mutawakkil I | Abu 'Abdillah Muhammad |
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1377 | Al-Mus'tasim | Abu Yahya Zakariya |
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1377 – 1383 | Al-Mutawakkil I |
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September 1383 – 13 November 1386 | Al-Wathiq II | 'Umar | ||
1386 – 1389 | Al-Mus'tasim |
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1389 – 9 January 1406 | Al-Mutawakkil I |
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22 January 1406 – 9 March 1414 | Al-Musta'in | Abu al-Fadl al-'Abbas |
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1414 – 1441 | Al-Mu'tadid II | Abu al-Fath Dawud |
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1441 – 29 January 1451 | Al-Mustakfi II | Abu ar-Rabi' Sulayman | ||
1451 – 1455 | Al-Qa'im | Abu Al-Baqa Hamzah | ||
1455 – 7 April 1479 | Al-Mustanjid | Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf | ||
5 April 1479 – 27 September 1497 | Al-Mutawakkil II | Abu al-'Izz 'Abdul 'Aziz |
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1497 – 1508 | Al-Mustamsik | Abu as-Sabr |
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1508 – 1516 | Al-Mutawakkil III | Muhammad |
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1516 – 1517 | Al-Mustamsik |
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1517 | Al-Mutawakkil III |
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Ottoman Caliphs (1517 – 3 March 1924)
The head of the Ottoman dynasty was just entitled Sultan originally, but soon it started accumulating titles assumed from subjected peoples.[5][6] Murad I (reigned 1362–1389) was the first Ottoman claimant to the title of Caliph; claimed the title after conquering Edirne.[7]
Period | Caliph | Portrait | Tughra | Parents | Notes |
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1517 – 21 September 1520 | Selim I |
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30 September 1520 – 6 or 7 September 1566 | Suleiman I |
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29 September 1566 – 21 December 1574 | Selim II |
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22 December 1574 – 16 January 1595 | Murad III |
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27 January 1595 – 20 or 21 December 1603 | Mehmed III |
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21 December 1603 – 22 November 1617 | Ahmed I |
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22 November 1617 – 26 February 1618 | Mustafa I |
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26 February 1618 – 19 May 1622 | Osman II |
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20 May 1622 – 10 September 1623 | Mustafa I |
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10 September 1623 – 8 or 9 February 1640 | Murad IV |
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9 February 1640 – 8 August 1648 | Ibrahim |
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8 August 1648 – 8 November 1687 | Mehmed IV |
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8 November 1687 – 22 June 1691 | Suleiman II |
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22 June 1691 – 6 February 1695 | Ahmed II |
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6 February 1695 – 22 August 1703 | Mustafa II |
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22 August 1703 – 1 or 2 October 1730 | Ahmed III |
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2 October 1730 – 13 December 1754 | Mahmud I |
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13 December 1754 – 29 or 30 October 1757 | Osman III |
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30 October 1757 – 21 January 1774 | Mustafa III |
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21 January 1774 – 6 or 7 April 1789 | Abdülhamid I |
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7 April 1789 – 29 May 1807 | Selim III |
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29 May 1807 – 28 July 1808 | Mustafa IV |
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28 July 1808 – 1 July 1839 | Mahmud II | Abdülhamid I |
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1 July 1839 – 25 June 1861 | Abdülmecid I |
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25 June 1861 – 30 May 1876 | Abdülaziz I |
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30 May 1876 – 31 August 1876 | Murad V |
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31 August 1876 – 27 April 1909 | Abdülhamid II |
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27 April 1909 – 3 July 1918 | Mehmed V |
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4 July 1918 – 1 November 1922 | Mehmed VI |
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18 November 1922 – 3 March 1924 | Abdülmecid II | — [c] |
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The Office of the Caliphate was transferred to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey which dissolved the office on March 3, 1924, in keeping with the policies of secularism that were adopted in the early years of the Republic of Turkey by its President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The current pretender to the Imperial House of Osman is Bayezid Osman, since September 23, 2009.
After the dissolution of the Office of the Caliphate, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey founded the Presidency of Religious Affairs as the new highest Islamic religious authority in the country.
Non-ecumenical caliphates
Ibn al-Zubayr's Caliphate (684–692)
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr led a rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate in 684 AD. He was proclaimed caliph in Mecca but was defeated and killed there in 692 AD after a six-month siege by general Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf.[39]
Ummayad Caliphs of Córdoba (929–1031)
(Not universally accepted; actual authority confined to Spain and parts of Maghreb)[40][41]
- Abd-ar-Rahman III (929–961)
- Al-Hakam II (961–976)
- Hisham II al-Hakam (976–1009)
- Muhammad II (1009)
- Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (1009–1010)
- Hisham II al-Hakam, restored (1010–1013)
- Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, restored (1013–1016)
- Abd ar-Rahman IV (1021–1022)
- Abd ar-Rahman V (1022–1023)
- Muhammad III (1023–1024)
- Hisham III (1027–1031)
Fatimid Caliphs (909–1171)
(The Fatimids belonged to the Isma'ili branch of Shia Islam and hence are not recognized by the majority of Sunnis, whether subjects in their dominions, or from neighboring states).[42][43]
- Al-Mahdi Billah (909–934): Founder of the Fatimid dynasty
- Al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah (934–946)
- Al-Mansur Billah (946–953)
- Al-Muizz Lideenillah (953–975): Egypt is conquered during his reign
- Al-Aziz Billah (975–996)
- Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (996–1021)
- Ali az-Zahir (1021–1036)
- Al-Mustansir Billah (1036–1094)
- Al-Musta'li (1094–1101): Quarrels over his succession led to the Nizari split
- Al-Amir (1101–1130): The Fatimid rulers of Egypt after him are not recognized as Imams by Mustaali Taiyabi Isma'ilis
- Al-Hafiz (1130–1149)
- Al-Zafir (1149–1154)
- Al-Faiz (1154–1160)
- Al-Azid (1160–1171)
Almohad Caliphs (1145–1269)
(Not widely accepted, actual dominions were parts of North Africa and Iberia)[44][45]
- Abd al-Mu'min (1145–1163)
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf I (1163–1184)
- Yaqub al-Mansur (1184–1199)
- Muhammad an-Nasir (1199–1213)
- Abu Ya'qub Yusuf II (1213–1224)
- Abd al-Wahid I (1224)
- Abdallah al-Adil (1224–1227)
- Yahya (1227–1235)
- Idris I (1227–1232)
- Abdul-Wahid II (1232–1242)
- Ali (1242–1248)
- Umar (1248–1266)
- Idris II (1266–1269)
Sokoto Caliphs (1804–1903)
(Not widely accepted, actual dominions were parts of West Africa)
Established by Tariqa Islamic scholar and religious leader Usman dan Fodio through the Fulani War (alternatively known as the Fulani Jihad), which sought to reduce the influence of pre-Islamic religious practices and spread a more vigorous form of Islam through the auspices of a Caliphate.
Various caliphates declared after 1900
Since the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, there has been no single recognized, "ecumenical" caliphate.
Sharifian Caliphate (1924)
A last attempt at restoring the caliphal office and style with ecumenical recognition was made by Hussein bin Ali, King of Hejaz and Sharif of Mecca, who assumed both on 11 March 1924 and held them until 3 October 1924, when he passed the kingship to his son `Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Hashimi, who did not adopt the caliphal office and style.[46] Hussein's claim for caliphate was not accepted however, and in 1925 he was driven from Hejaz by the forces of Ibn Saud due to his lack of support for Shari'ah. He continued to use the title of caliph during his remaining life in exile, until his death in 1931.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Caliphate (1908–present)
Khalīfatul Masīh (Arabic: خليفة المسيح; Urdu: خلیفہ المسیح; English: Successor of the Messiah) or Khalifa of Islam (Caliph of Islam)[47] sometimes simply referred to as Khalifah (i.e. Caliph, successor) is the elected spiritual and organizational leader of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and is the successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian who had claimed to be the Mahdi and Messiah in Islam. The Caliph is believed to be divinely guided and is also referred to by members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community as Amir al-Mu'minin (Leader of the Faithful). The fifth and current Khalifatul Masih is Mirza Masroor Ahmad.
After the death of Ghulam Ahmad, his successors directed the Ahmadiyya Community from Qadian which remained the headquarters of the community until 1947 with the creation of Pakistan. From this time on the headquarters remained in Rabwah, a town built on land bought in Pakistan by the community in 1948. In 1984, Ordinance XX was promulgated by the government of Pakistan which rendered the Khalifatul Masih unable to perform his duties and put the very institution in jeopardy. Due to these circumstances, Khalifatul Masih IV left Pakistan and migrated to London, England, provisionally moving the headquarters to the Fazl Mosque.[48]
ISIL/ISIS claim (2014–present)
On 29 June 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) started to call itself "Islamic State" and call its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi "caliph Ibrahim".[49][50] The validity of this caliphate has not been recognized by any Islamic authority outside of the 10-million-people territory[51] under control of Islamic State.[52]
On 24 August 2014, the leader of Boko Haram in Nigeria, Abubakar Shekau, likewise declared a caliphate. Apparently, it remained unclear whether Shekau declared his group to be part of ISIL or if he was declaring a separate caliphate in Nigeria.[53] On 7 March 2015, Shekau pledged allegiance to ISIL via an audio message posted on the organisation's Twitter account.[54][55] Afterwards, Boko Haram assumed the name "Wilāyat al Sūdān al Gharbī" (Arabic: ولاية السودان الغربي, "West Africa Province") or "Islamic State in West Africa" (Iswap).[56]
- ISIL Flag (Black Standard).
- Areas controlled by ISIL (as of 21 October 2015) Areas in which ISIL has claimed to have presence or control [57]
- Areas controlled by Wilāyat al Sūdān al Gharbī (as of 10 April 2015)
- The greatest extent of Wilāyat al Sūdān al Gharbī (in January 2015)
See also
- Caliphate
- Worldwide Caliphate
- Shah
- Sultan
- Emir
- Amir al-Mu'minin
- Shaykh al-Islām
- Grand Imam of al-Azhar
- Muhammad
- Succession to Muhammad
- History of Islam
- Shi'a Islam
- Sunni Islam
- Sharifate of Mecca
- Sharif of Mecca
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