Caliph Collection

Abd-ar-Rahman III (889- 961). Emir and Caliph of Al-Andalus. Abd-ar-Rahman III and his court (1885) by Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer (1862-1943) depicting the Caliphs reception of the monk John Gorze

Rodolfo Gaona Jimenez, Mexican bullfighter
Rodolfo Gaona Jimenez (1888-1975), Mexican bullfighter, known as the Caliph de Leon. He moved to Spain in 1908. Date: circa 1910

Two photos from the show Hassan at His Majesty's Theatre, December 1923 showing the Dance of the Beggars in the Divan of the Caliph scene

Ordono IV of Leon and Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba Al-Hakam II
Encounter that took place in Madinat al-Zahra (Cordoba) between King Ordono IV of Leon, called the Bad (926-962) and the Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba Al-Hakam II (915-976). Illustration by J. Alaminos

Spain, Andalusia, Tarifa. Castle of the Guzmans
Spain, Andalusia, province of Cadiz, Tarifa. Castle of the Guzmans or Castle of Guzman el Bueno. It was built in 960 by Abd-ar-Rahman III, Caliph of Cordoba

Tombs of the Caliphs, Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Tenor singer Huet as the Caliph in The Caliph
Tenor singer Louis-Auguste Huet as Calife in the comic opera Le Calife de Bagdad by Francois Adrien Boieldieu, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

GRINDSTONE HANDBILL
Handbill offering grindstones, mounted or unmounted in varying degrees of sophistication. Date: circa 1870

Caliph Omar Fountain, Jerusalem, Israel
Caliph (Khalifa) Omar Fountain, Jerusalem, Israel. Date: circa 1920s

Tombs of the Caliphs, Cairo, Egypt
Tombs of the Caliphs, situated below the Mokattam Hills in southeastern Cairo, Egypt. - Cairo Necropolis (City of the Dead). Date: circa 1903

Hishams Palace. 8th century AD. Khirbat al-Mafjar, near Jericho. Was built by Waild Ibn Yazid in 734 AD, during the reign of Caliph Hisham Ibn Abdelmalik (724-743 AD). Stucco dome of the diwan

Hishams Palace. Human figure sculpture. Stucco. Khirbat al
Hishams Palace. 8th century AD. Khirbat al-Mafjar, near Jericho. Was built by Waild Ibn Yazid in 734 AD, during the reign of Caliph Hisham Ibn Abdelmalik (724-743 AD). Human figure sculpture. Stucco

Abd-ar-Rahman III (889- 961). Emir and Caliph of Al-Andalus. Portrait. Colored engraving. 19th century

Spain. Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Ruins of House of the army
Spain.Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Fortified arab muslim medieval palace-city, built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al -Nasir (912-961). Ummayad Caliph of Cordoba. Ruins. Dar-al-Yund or House of the army

Medina Azahara. House of Viziers. Andalusia. Spain
Islamic Art. Umayyad period. Spain. 10th century. Medina Azahara (936-960). Palace city of the Caliph Abd al-Rahman III. House of Viziers. Andalusia

The Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel. Date: circa 1870

Hamidiye Fountain, Thessaloniki, Greece. Named after His Imperial Majesty, The Sultan Abdulhamid II, Emperor of the Ottomans, Caliph of the Faithful (also known as Abdul Hamid II)

Caliph Stork, an eastern tale -- the Caliph asks Selim the Learned to decipher a document for him which he has bought from the peddler

Julanne Johnston as Princess in The Thief of Bagdad
Julanne Johnston (1900-1988) as the Princess (Caliphs daughter) in the Douglas Fairbanks swashbuckler film, The Thief of Bagdad. 1924

Minaret of the Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem, Israel. The Mosque was built in the late 12th century and the minaret was built before 1465 (renovated by Ottoman Sultan Abdulmecid I (18391860))

HMS Marlborough - Forecastle Guard awaiting Sultans arrival
HMS Marlborough - Forecastle Guard awaiting the arrival of Sultan Abdulmecid II (1868-1944) (Halife - Caliph of Islam). HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy

Spain. Andalusia. Great Mosque of Cordoba. 8th C. Moorish architecture. Exterior arches of the east wall. Horseshoe arch

Qasr Mshatta. Ruin of an Umayyad winter palace. 8th century
Qasr Mshatta. Ruin of an Umayyad winter palace probably commisioned by caliph Al-Walid II (743-744). Jordan. Mshatta Facade. Pergamon Museum. Museum Island. Berlin

Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918). Colored engraving
Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918). 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Colored engraving of The Spanish and American Illustration, 1876

Spain. Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Mosque of Aljama. Ruins
Spain.Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Fortified arab muslim medieval palace-city, built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al -Nasir (912-961). Ummayad Caliph of Cordoba. Mosque of Aljama. Ruins

Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876-1909). Son of Abdu?lmecit I, succeeded his brother Murat V, deposed by Midhat Pasha. He promulgated a constitution (1876)

Aleppo, Syria, - Tomb of Abu Bakr and Military Hospital
Aleppo, Syria, - Cheik et Bakr Quarter and Military Hospital - in the foreground is Tomb of Abu Bakr (Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa) - senior companion (Sahabi)

Zamora Pyxis. 946. This pyxis has a notice explaining

Mustafa III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Mustafa III (House of Osman), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (reigned 1757-1774). Date: 1717 - 1774

Sultan Abdulhamid II (1842 - 1918), Emperor of the Ottomans, Caliph of the Faithful. Date: circa 1910

Arab Weaving
Charlemagne receives gifts of fabrics from Haroun-al- Raschid, Caliph of Baghdad

Weber / Oberon / Liebig 1
Act one, scene six : Huon and his squire Sherasmin asleep in Oberons bower - Huon has a vision of Reiza, daughter of the Caliph of Baghdad

Mosque, Jerusalem
The mosque Koubat-as-Sakra, k.a. the mosque of Omar, is built by the Caliph El Malik, on the site of an Israeli temple on Mount Moria, where Abraham supposedly sacrificed

Charlemagne and Caliph
Charlemagne at his court at Aachen receives gifts from Haroun al-Raschid, Caliph of Baghdad

Omar captures Jerusalem
Moslem conqueror, Omar, enters the captured city of Jerusalem

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