Imamate
Theological or political status in Islam
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Theology
- Imamate in Shia doctrine, the doctrine of the leadership of the Muslim community in Shia Islam. For specific Shia sects, see:
List
- Caucasian Imamate, a state during the early and mid-19th century in the Eastern Caucasus
- Imamate of Oman, a state existed in what is now Oman
- Imamate of Aussa, an early modern state in Ethiopia
- Imamate of Futa Jallon, a state in West Africa from 1725 until 1896
- Imamate of Futa Toro, a state in West Africa from 1776 until 1861
- Hiraab Imamate, a Somali state in the 17th and 18th centuries
- Imams of Yemen, political leadership of the Zaidi branch of Shia from 897 until 1962
- Rustamid Imamate, an Ibadi Persian dynasty in North Africa from 767 until 909
- Imamate of Nafusa, a state in Libya from the 8th century until 911
- Mu'ammarid Imamate, a short-lived state after the fall of the First Saudi State from 1818 until 1820
- Imamate of Nejd, the Second Saudi State, existing from 1824 to 1891
- Nizari Ismaili state, a Shia state in the Middle East from 1090 until 1273
- Imamate of Nasr ad-Din, a short-lived state during the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War from 1673 until 1674
