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A caliph is the supreme religious and political leader of an Islamic state known as the caliphate. [1] [2] Caliphs (also known as 'Khalifas') led the Muslim Ummah as political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, [3] and widely-recognised caliphates have existed in various forms for most of Islamic history.
Founder of Mamluk Caliphate of Cairo under the auspices of Mamluk ruler Baybars. In 1261, The Later Abbasids was succeeded by Caliphs of the Mamluk Sultanate in Cairo. Installed as Caliph in Cairo, Egypt by the Mamluk Sultan Baybars in 1261. Title also claimed by al-Hakim I, installed as caliph by the ruler of Aleppo, Aqqush al-Burli; 2
Governor () Start End Caliph Comments 1 Amr ibn al-As: 661 January 664 Mu'awiya-Amr's arrangement : As per his agreement with Mu'awiya, Amr was installed as governor of Egypt for life and ruled as a virtual partner rather than a subordinate of Mu'awiya, who had become caliph after Ali's assassination and his son al-Hasan's abdication in 661.
List of Fatimid caliphs (969–1171) List of Ayyubid rulers (1171–1250) List of Mamluk sultans (1250–1517) List of Ottoman governors of Egypt (1517–1805) List of French governors of Egypt (1798–1801) List of monarchs of the Muhammad Ali dynasty (1805–1953) List of British colonial heads of Egypt (1798–1936)
The history of Egypt has been long and wealthy, due to the flow of the Nile River with its fertile banks and delta, as well as the accomplishments of Egypt's native inhabitants and outside influence. Much of Egypt's ancient history was unknown until Egyptian hieroglyphs were deciphered with the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone .
A caliphate (Arabic: خِلَافَةْ, romanized: khilāfah) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph [1] [2] [3] (/ ˈ k æ l ɪ f, ˈ k eɪ-/; خَلِيفَةْ khalīfa [xæ'liːfæh], pronunciation ⓘ), a person considered a political–religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a leader of the entire Muslim ...
The Fatimid Caliphate (/ ˈ f æ t ɪ m ɪ d /; Arabic: ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْفَاطِمِيَّة, romanized: al-Khilāfa al-Fāṭimiyya), also known as the Fatimid Empire, was a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shia dynasty.
Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate Abbasid Caliphate Ikhshidid Dynasty Fatimid Caliphate: Al-Askar: 750–868 Abbasid Caliphate: Al-Qata'i: 868–905 Tulunid Dynasty: Cairo: 972–present Fatimid Caliphate Ayyubid Dynasty Mamluk Sultanate Ottoman Empire Muhammad Ali Dynasty British protectorate of Egypt Republic of Egypt: New Administrative ...