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Caliphate vs Sultanate - What's the difference?

caliphate | sultanate |

As nouns the difference between caliphate and sultanate

is that caliphate is a unified federal Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph while sultanate is a sovereign or vassal princely state - usually Muslim where the ruler is styled sultan.

caliphate

English

Alternative forms

* khalifate

Noun

(en noun)
  • A unified federal Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph.

    • Related terms

    * Caliph; Caliphist, Caliphism

    Anagrams

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    sultanate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sovereign or vassal princely state - usually where the ruler is styled sultan.

    • Derived terms

    * Sultanate of Oman

    Related terms

    * sultanic