Territory ruled by an emir
This article is about the political term "emirate". For other uses, see
Emirates .
Anemirate is a territory ruled by anemir ,[ 1] monarchs or high officeholders in theMuslim world . From a historical point of view, an emirate is a political-religious unit smaller than acaliphate .[ 2] principality in non-Muslim contexts.
Currently in the world, there are three emirates that are independent states (Afghanistan ,Kuwait , andQatar ) and one state that consists of a federation of seven emirates (theUnited Arab Emirates ). A great number of previously independent emirates around the world are now part of larger states.
Etymologically,emirate oramirate (Arabic :إمارة imārah , plural:إمارات imārāt ) is the quality, dignity, office, or territorial competence of anyemir (Arabic :أمير ,romanized : amīr /ˈ ɛ m ər ə t ɪər ɪ t eɪ t /ɛ ˈ m ɪər ə t ɪ t eɪ t i ˈ /ˈ ɛ m ər ə t /ɪ ˈ m ɪər ə t [ 3]
TheUnited Arab Emirates is a federal state that comprises seven federal emirates, each administered by ahereditary emir, these seven forming theelectoral college for the federation's president and prime minister.
As most emirates have either disappeared, been integrated in a larger modern state, or changed their rulers' styles, e.g. tomalik (Arabic for "king") orsultan , such true emirate-states have become rare.
Furthermore, inArabic the term can be generalized to mean any province of a country that is administered by a member of the ruling class, especially of a member (usually styledemir ) of the royal family, as inSaudi Arabian governorates.
List of present emirates [ edit ] Location of Afghanistan (grey), Kuwait (red), Qatar (green), and the emirates of the United Arab Emirates Current emirates with political autonomy are listed below:
List of former and integrated emirates [ edit ] These are the emirates that have either ceased to exist, are not recognized and hold no real power, or were integrated into another country and preserved as "traditional states". They are arranged by location and in order of the date of the first leader styled "emir."
Emirate of Nekor ,Rif region of modernMorocco 710–1019Emirate of Ifriqiya , AghlabidIfriqiya within modernTunisia ,Algeria ,Sicily ,Morocco , andLibya 800–909Emirate of Tunis , HafsidIfriqiya within modernTunisia ,Algeria , andLibya 1229–1574Zab Emirate , modernAlgeria circa 1400 (short-lived)Emirate of Trarza , modern southwestMauritania 1640s–1910sEmirate of Cyrenaica , modern easternLibya 1949–1951 (became theKingdom of Libya )Fika Emirate , northeastern Nigeria 15th century– (integrated)Gwandu Emirate, northwestern Nigeria 15th century to 2005 (integrated and then deposed)Kebbi Emirate , northwestern Nigeria 1516– (integrated)Borgu Emirate , west-central Nigeria, formed from Bussa Emirate 1730–1954 and Kaiama Emirate 1912–54, unified 1954– (integrated)Gumel Emirate, north-central Nigeria 1749– (integrated)Yauri Emirate , northwestern Nigeria 1799– (integrated)Gombe Emirate , northeast Nigeria 1804– (integrated)Kano Emirate , north-central Nigeria 1805– (integrated)Bauchi Emirate , northeast Nigeria 1805– (integrated)Daura Emirate , north-central Nigeria off and on 1805– (integrated)Katsina Emirate , north-central Nigeria 1806– (integrated)Katagum Emirate, north-central Nigeria 1807– (integrated)Zaria Emirate , north-central Nigeria 1808– (integrated)Potiskum Emirate , northeastern Nigeria 1809– (integrated)Adamawa Emirate , eastern Nigeria and formerly into westernCameroon 1809– (integrated where preserved)Ilorin Emirate , southwestern Nigeria 1817– (integrated)Muri Emirate , east-central Nigeria 1817– (integrated)Kazaure Emirate , north-central Nigeria 1819– (integrated)Lapai Emirate , central Nigeria 1825– (integrated)Suleja Emirate , central Nigeria 1828– (integrated)Agaie Emirate , west-central Nigeria 1832– (integrated)Bida Emirate , west-central Nigeria 1856– (integrated)Kontagora Emirate , north-central Nigeria 1858– (integrated)Borno Emirate , northeastern Nigeria 1900– (integrated)Dikwa Emirate , northeast Nigeria 1901– (integrated)Biu Emirate , northeast Nigeria 1920– (integrated)Emirate of Mecca , Western Arabia 967–1916Uyunid Emirate , the modernArabian Peninsula 1076–1253Jabrids Emirate , Eastern and center Arabia 1417–1524Emirate of Al-Uyaynah central Arabia 1446–1760Bani Khalid Emirate , Eastern Arabia 1669–1796Emirate of Beihan , modern southernYemen 1680–1967Emirate of Diriyah , mainly in modernSaudi Arabia and theUAE 1727–1818Emirate of Nejd , center and easternArabia 1818–91Emirate of Dhala , modern southernYemen early 19th century to 1967Emirate of Jabal Shammar , northcentral Arabia 1836–1921Emirate of Nejd and Hasa , central Arabia 1902–21Idrisid Emirate of Asir ,Jizan in modern southwesternSaudi Arabia 1906–34Emirate of Bahrain , 1971–2002 (before it was under ahakim (ruler) ; after under amalik (king) )Emirates of Saudi Arabia , the thirteen provinces ofSaudi Arabia Bukhara
Khotan in modern China
Emirate ofMosul (seelist of emirs for more ), modernIraq 905–1096, 1127–1222, 1254–1383, 1758–1918 Emirate of Melitene , modern central Turkey mid-ninth century to 934Emirate of Amida , modernEastern Turkey 983–1085Karaman Emirate , south-centralAnatolia 1250–1487Emirate of Aydin , state composed ofOghuz Turks in modern Turkey from the early 14th century to 1390Emirate of Dulkadir , modernTurkey 1337–1522Emirate of Erzincan , 14–15th centuriesEmirate of Ramazan , modernTurkey 1352–1608Emirate of Mount Lebanon , modernLebanon 1516–1842Timurid Emirates ,Timur 's empire and the minor emirates left behind after the fall of theTimurid dynasty in theMiddle East , 1526-c.1550Soran Emirate , modern northern Iraq 1816–35Az Zubayr , town inBasra Governorate , Iraq during 16th centuryEmirate of Transjordan , modernJordan 1921–46Islamic Emirate of Byara , modernKurdistan Region ,Iraq , 2001–2003Darband, Azerbaijan
Armenia
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