Aljanub Caliphate
Caliphate of the Southern Deltinians الخلافة في جنوب الدلتين al-Khīlafat fi Janub al-Dilatayn | |||||||||
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  Flags used by the Aljanub Caliphate | |||||||||
 The Aljanub Caliphate (yellow) in 1326. | |||||||||
| Capital | Qalajanubia | ||||||||
| Common languages | Deltinian | ||||||||
| Religion | Deltinian Islam | ||||||||
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| Government | Caliphate | ||||||||
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• 1326–1331 | Yusuf I Darzada | ||||||||
| Historical era | Creeperian Crusade | ||||||||
• Proclaimed | 1 July 1326 | ||||||||
| 9 September 1331 | |||||||||
| Currency | Dirham | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Creeperopolis | ||||||||
The Caliphate of the Southern Deltinians (Deltinian: الخلافة في جنوب الدلتين; transliterated: al-Khīlafat fi Janub al-Dilatayn), more commonly known as the Aljanub Caliphate (Deltinian: خلافة الجنوب; transliterated: ‘Khīlafat al-Janub), was a rump state of the Caliphate of Deltino.
In June 1326, the 607-year reign of the Caliphate of Deltino was ended by the Kingdom of Creeperopolis after the fall of Almadinat Almuqadasa, the caliphate's capital city since the yer 875. In the wake of the caliphate's fall and the death of its caliph, Sayel VI bin Abu Arshad, one of the caliph's generals, Gul Zar Darzada, proclaimed himself as caliph and the successor of Sayel VI, proclaiming the establishment of a new caliphate in the southern outskirts of Deltino's former territories. Al-Dhahir was recognized as caliph by the vast majority of Deltinian Muslims under his direct control, and under the control of three allied states which bordered his realm: the emirates of Abdan, Helam, and Jakiz.
Etymology
The official name of the caliphate was the Caliphate of the Southern Deltinians (Deltinian: الخلافة في جنوب الدلتين; transliterated: al-Khīlafat fi Janub al-Dilatayn). Modern historians simply refer to the caliphate as the Aljanub Caliphate (Deltinian: خلافة الجنوب; transliterated: ‘Khīlafat al-Janub), with Aljanub meaning "Southern." Although it should be properly rendered as "al-Janub," contemporary Creeperian scribes transliterated the Deltinian term as "Aljanub" instead, and their rendition of the term has remained as the "proper" historical way to refer to the caliphate.
Establishment
War with Creeperopolis
Fall
Legacy
Caliph
| Caliph | Reign | |||
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Khalīfah, Amir al-Mu'minin, Jiniral Liwa‘ Yusuf I Darzada bin al-Janub (يوسف الظاهر) (1268–1331) |
1 July 1326 |
9 September 1331 |
| 5 years, 70 days | ||||
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