Islam after the death of Muhammed

 

History of the Caliphate after 750

 

 

Abassid Caliphate (750-1258)

 

Shadow Caliphate (1258-1517) under the patronage of the Mamluk Sultanate

 

Ottoman Caliphate (1517- 1918)

 

End of the Caliphate 1924 – power of the Caliphate transferred to Turkish Grand National Assembly.

 

 

Note:   The aim of present day Islamic Extremist groups is: ‘to establish a caliphate based on Sharia law’.