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.
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Derived terms
* Sultanate of Oman
Related terms
* sultanic