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Islamic state  

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  • Historically, the form of government established in Muslim regions by the successors of Prophet Muhammad was the caliphate. The ‘Abbāsid Caliphate was overthrown by the Mongols in the mid-13th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Islamic State]

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