Example sentences for: caliphate

How can you use “caliphate” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In 1009, the caliphate splintered into a number of small kingdoms called taifas, which were constantly at war.

  • By the 11th century, the caliphate had splintered into a mosaic of fractious states — 26 at one point, and the Balearics became an independent emirate.

  • Despite such auspicious beginnings, it had a short life; the palace was razed with the breakup of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the very early 11th century.

  • Córdoba’s Jews helped the Moors to gain control of the city in 711, and they lived in peace under the caliphate.

  • Moghul India, Safavid Persia, and, above all, the Ottoman Empire were great Islamic powers that arose long after the Baghdad Caliphate fell.


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