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caliphate

/ˈkælɪfeɪt/noun

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    [C]

    the position of a caliph, the chief Muslim ruler; the area ruled by a caliph or the period during which he rules

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    • The Abbasid caliphate had its capital at Baghdad.
    • the Ottoman caliphate
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The Khilafat Movement in India, led by the Ali brothers, was started to support the Ottoman caliph, and Gandhi joined it during the Non-Cooperation Movement.

GK के लिए याद रखें कि भारत में Ali brothers के नेतृत्व में Khilafat Movement तुर्की (Ottoman) के खलीफ़ा के समर्थन में शुरू हुआ था, और Gandhi ने Non-Cooperation Movement के दौरान इसका साथ दिया था।