Caliphate of Deltino

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Caliphate of Deltino

د ډیلټینو خلافت
Diltina Khilafat
719–1326
Seal of Deltino
Seal
Deltino in 1183 at its maximum extent.
Deltino in 1183 at its maximum extent.
Capital
Common languages
Religion
Demonym(s)Deltinian
GovernmentCaliphate
Caliph 
• 719–730
Abdul Hazem I (first)
• 730–739
Salim I
• 867–893
Abdul Humaidaan V
• 1013–1055
Abdul Rahimi I
• 1142–1183
Salim III
• 1222–1230
Sulayman II
• 1230–1263
Sulayman III
• 1319–1326
Salim VI (last)
Historical era
• Proclaimed
27 March 719
• Relocation to Sur
18 March 734
• Establishment of Almadinat Almuqadasa
9 June 875
• Start of the Creeperian Crusade
8 February 1231
13 June 1326
25 December 1345
CurrencyDirham
Preceded by
Succeeded by
20px Creeperopolis
Aljanub Caliphate
Abdan
Helam
Jakiz
Creeperopolis 20px
Castilliano
Honduras
Senvar
Today part ofAndaluzia, Montcrabe, Creeperopolis, El Salvador, Salisford, State of the Church

The Caliphate of Deltino (Deltinian: د ډیلټینو خلافت; transliterated: Diltina Khilafat) was an Islamic caliphate founded in Ecros in 719 which eventually was one of the dominant nations in Sur from 734 until its collapse in 1326 as a part of the Creeperian Crusade. The caliphate was ruled by three different dynasties throughout its existence, the Kharzanites, Rahimians, and Arshads, although, all three dynasties had direct familial connections.

The caliphate was proclaimed by Abdul Hazem I bin Abu Kharzan in 719, traditionally dated to 27 March 719 AD (1 Ramadan 100 AH), and its establishment caused controversy with other nearby Islamic states, which declared the Deltinians to be heretics and led to war. By 734, the majority of Deltinians were evicted from Ecros and forced to flee to their Surian possessions, from which, they conquered south and established themselves as the largest nation in Sur. Throughout the 700s and 1200s, the Deltinians created various vassals from the Creeperans, Hondurans, Castillianans, and Senvarians.

Under the rule of the Kharzanites, the caliphate's permanent capital city of Almadinat Almuqadasa was founded in 875 by Caliph Abdul Humaidaan V bin Abu Kharzan. From the city's establishment, most of the caliphate's financial business, religious customs, and cultural expression was focused in the center of the caliphate's vast empire, leading to much of the caliphate's frontiers retaining much of their ethnic, cultural, and religious identities. The caliphate was composed of seventeen alqisms (sections) in 1183 at the peak of its territorial size, which were governed by governors who were handpicked by the caliph. Additionally, the four vassal states which were subservient to the caliphate at various points throughout its history also had to abide by some of the laws of the caliphate, but they still did maintain a degree of independence.

The caliphate endured two periods of internal power struggle within the ruling dynasty, known as the First and Second Disturbances, respectively, resulting in economic stagnation, losses of territory, and political instability resulting in a change in the ruling dynasty. The ultimate end of the caliphate, however, came as a result of the Creeperian Crusade from its own vassal of Rabadsun, now known as Creeperopolis. From 1231 to 1326, the Creeperans fought against the Deltinians, initially for total independence from being a Deltinian vassal state, to an eventual religious war against Islam and to spread Catholicism. The crusade's climax occurred in June 1326 with the fall of Almadinat Almuqadasa to the Creeperian crusaders, resulting in the deaths of over 200,000 Deltinians, including Caliph Salim VI bin Abu Arshad, and the end of the Caliphate of Deltino.

After the fall of the caliphate, four rump states were established in the caliphate's former southernmost territories: the Aljanub Caliphate and the emirates of Abdan, Helam, and Jakiz. The four successor states eventually were invaded and annexed by Creeperopolis, continuing the Creeperian Crusade. The last emirate, Jakiz, fell in December 1345, ending the Creeperian Crusade and brought an end to the era of Deltinian rule in Sur. From then, the overall Deltinian population severely has declined and the Deltinians have become a minority group within Creeperopolis, which has often times been discriminated, persecuted, and openly targeted with violence by the government, paramilitaries, death squads, and civilian lynch mobs.

Name

The official name of the caliphate was the Caliphate of Deltino (Deltinian: خلافة دلتينو; transliterated: ‘Khīlafat Diltinu), while the variations Deltinian Caliphate (الخلافة الدلتينية; al-Khīlafah al-Diltinia) and Caliphate of the Deltinians (خلافة الدلتينيين; al-Khīlafah al-Diltiniiyn) were also used at the time. Additionally, on very rare occasions, the caliphate was simply referred to as the nation of Deltino (ديلتينو; Diltinu), and its usage was seen as offensive and insulting by the caliphate's government, resulting in its infrequent usage.

Modern historians sometimes refer to the caliphate by the names of the dynasties which ruled it throughout its history, as in some capacities, such as governance, the new ruling dynasty changed many of the caliphate's functions and traditions. The names of the Kharzanite Caliphate (الخلافة الخرزانية; al-Khīlafah al-Kharzania), Rahimian Caliphate (الخلافة الرحيمية; al-Khīlafah al-Rahimia), and Arshadi Caliphate (الخلافة أرشد; al-Khīlafah ‘Arshad) have been used to refer to their respective period of Deltinian history, although, their usage is not universally recognized.

Under the Kharzanites (719–1013)

Proclamation

Conflict with other Islamic states

Expansion in Sur

Establishment of Almadinat Almuqadasa

First Deltinian Disturbance

Under the Rahimians (1013–1222)

Deltinian Golden Age

Second Deltinian Disturbance

Under the Arshads (1222–1326)

Pre-crusade era

Creeperian Crusade

Reign of Sulayman III

Reigns of Salim IV and Uthman I

Reigns Salim V and Salim VI, and collapse

Aftermath and subsequent caliphates

Government

Caliphs

Throughout the caliphate's lifespan, a total of 35 individuals reigned over the caliphate as its caliph, the country's political and religious leader. By dynasty, there were seventeen Kharzanite caliphs, twelve Rahimian caliphs, and six Arshadi caliphs.

Subdivisions (alqisms)

Military

Currency

Legacy

See also

Creeperopolis portal
Terraconserva portal

Notes

External links