(n) the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community, Example:their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate
(n) a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran, Syn. Caliphate State, Association of Islamic Groups and Communities
[哈里发帝国 / 哈里發帝國, Hā lǐ fā dì guóㄏㄚ ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] Caliphate (Islamic empire formed after the death of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德 in 632), See Also: 穆罕默德