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Ottoman Caliphate

The Ottoman Caliphate (Ottoman Turkish: خلافت مقامى, romanized: hilâfet makamı, lit. 'office of the caliphate') was the claim of the heads of the Turkish Ottoman dynasty, rulers of the Ottoman Empire, to be the caliphs of Islam during the late medieval and early modern era.

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Capital
Constantinople
Government
Hereditary caliphate under an empire (1517–1922) Elective caliphate under a parliament (1922–1924)
Religion
Sunni Islam
Working languages
Ottoman Turkish (dynastic) Arabic (religious)
• 1517–1520
Selim I (first)
• 1922–1924
Abdülmecid II (last)

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Ottoman Caliphate

Nodes155
Edges154
Triples37
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012903
Components1

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Ottoman Caliphate

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related to Succession · 25
Ottoman Caliphate → Abdülmecid, Abdülmecid's, Abu Bakr's, Ahmed Sharif, Ali, Atatürk, Cyprus, French, Great Arab Revolt, Hashimi, Hussein, In, Moroccan Caliphate, Morocco, Muslim, Muslims, North Africa, Senussi, Sharifian Caliphate, Sultan Yusef
Capital · 1
Ottoman Caliphate → Constantinople
Government · 1
Ottoman Caliphate → Hereditary caliphate under an empire (1517–1922) Elective caliphate under a parliament (1922–1924)
Religion · 1
Ottoman Caliphate → Sunni Islam
Working languages · 1
Ottoman Caliphate → Ottoman Turkish (dynastic) Arabic (religious)
• 1517–1520 · 1
Ottoman Caliphate → Selim I (first)
• 1922–1924 · 1
Ottoman Caliphate → Abdülmecid II (last)
• Abolition of the Caliphate · 1
Ottoman Caliphate → 1924
• Al-Mutawakkil III allegedly surrenders his title over to Selim I · 1
Ottoman Caliphate → 1517

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ottoman caliph empire caliphate muslim war religious abdul sultan government muslims world authority selim ottomans jihad hamid title ii islam

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Ottoman CaliphateCapitalConstantinople1.00infobox
Ottoman CaliphateGovernmentHereditary caliphate under an empire (1517–1922) Elective caliphate under a parliament (1922–1924)1.00infobox
Ottoman CaliphateReligionSunni Islam1.00infobox
Ottoman CaliphateWorking languagesOttoman Turkish (dynastic) Arabic (religious)1.00infobox
Ottoman Caliphate• 1517–1520Selim I (first)1.00infobox
Ottoman Caliphate• 1922–1924Abdülmecid II (last)1.00infobox
Ottoman Caliphate• Abolition of the Caliphate19241.00infobox
Ottoman Caliphate• Al-Mutawakkil III allegedly surrenders his title over to Selim I15171.00infobox
Britaininstance ofestablished colonial powers0.80text
France were cautious of the presence of many Muslim subjectsinstance ofestablished colonial powers0.80text
ostensibly under the religious influence of the Ottoman caliphinstance ofestablished colonial powers0.80text
as threats to their coloniesinstance ofestablished colonial powers0.80text

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