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* "Caliphate" from "Caliph" which means successor of Muhammad
* "'''Caliphate'''" from "Caliph" which means successor of Muhammad
** literally translated from Arabic = "Successor of the Messenger of God"
** the Caliph was considered ruler of the entire Muslim world (called the "umma" for "follower of Islam")
** the Caliph was considered ruler of the entire Muslim world (called the "umma" for "follower of Islam")
*** note that "umma" transcends ethnic/ tribal alliances
*** note that "umma" transcends ethnic/ tribal alliances
** Sunni Caliphs were elected or selected by Islamic leaders
* "Islam" means "submit to God"
* "Islam" means "submit to God"
* "Sharia" is the Islamic law
* "Sharia" is the Islamic law
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* "Shi'a" or "Shiite" is from "Shi'aat Ali" for "followers of Ali"  
* "Shi'a" or "Shiite" is from "Shi'aat Ali" for "followers of Ali"  
** Ali was Muhammad's son-in-law and the husband of his daughter, Fatima
** Ali was Muhammad's son-in-law and the husband of his daughter, Fatima
** Shiites did not recognize the first three Caliphates as legiitimate
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|[[File:Map of expansion of Caliphate.svg|thumb|Map of expansion of Islamic rule
# Expansion under Muhammad, 622-632
# Expansion during the Rashidun Caliphate, 632-661
# Expansion during the Umayyad Caliphate, 661-750
|alt=Map of expansion of Caliphate.svg|none|250x250px]]
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=== Rashidun Caliphate ===
|First Caliphate
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* "Rashidun" means "rightly guided"
* 1st Caliphate
* established by Abu Bakr, 632, who reunited Arabia under Islam following Muhammad's death
* established by Abu Bakr, 632, who reunited Arabia under Islam following Muhammad's death
** under the idea, "Muhammad dead, Allah alive"
** under the idea, "Muhammad dead, Allah alive"
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|Middle East, North Africa, southwestern Anatolia
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* Abu Bakr conquered Arabia and united all the tribes under "umma"
* did not establish a monarchy, so succession was not hereditary
* all four Rashidun Caliphs were related to Muhammad through marriage
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=== Ottoman Empire ===
=== Ottoman Caliphate ===
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* the 4th caliphate
|1517–1924
|see Ottoman Empire
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=== Ottoman Empire ===
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|Middle East, Anatolia, Southeastern Europe, Greece, North Africa
|[[File:OttomanEmpireMain.png|thumb|The Ottoman Empire in 1683|alt=The Ottoman Empire in 1683|none|250x250px]]
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