Islamic empire
Caliphate's vast territory
Islamic empire refers to the various Muslim-ruled states that expanded from Arabia beginning in the 7th century, eventually stretching from Spain to Central Asia.
The term encompasses successive caliphates—Umayyad, Abbasid, Ottoman—unified by Islamic law and culture rather than ethnicity.
Historians debate whether to speak of one empire or many: the spread of Islamic empire, trade routes across the Islamic empire.
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- sultanMuslim royal ruler
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- minaretMosque tower with balcony
- crescent moonPartially illuminated lunar phase
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Former communist superstate
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