Editing Islamic Theocracy (section)

==History==

===Three Caliphates===
The first Islamic Theocracy is commonly thought to be the Rashidun Caliphate. It was founded in 632 after the death of [[file:Muhammad.png]] Muhammad. But, before the Rashiduns, there was the Medina Islamic Government which was ruled by [[file:Muhammad.png]] Muhammad. During the leadership of [[file:Muhammad.png]] Muhammad, the Medina Islamic Government conquered much of pre-Islamic Arabia. After [[file:Muhammad.png]] Muhammad died in 632, Abu Bakr became the first Rashidun Caliph. The Rashidun Caliphate would expand in pretty much all directs, expanding the Islamic religion far and wide. After the collapse of the Rashidun Caliphate in 661, the Umayyad Caliphate was created. The Umayyads are mostly remebered for conquering [[File:Cball-Spain.png]] Iberia [[File:Cball-Portugal.png]] with the helps of the [[File:Berberism.png]] Berbers and [[File:Cball-Morocco.png]] Moors. After the Umayyads, Islam split into multiple Caliphates. The main one was the Abbasid Caliphate, which was eventually conquered by the Mongols in 1258, but came back into existence in 1261. The Abbasids were also the Caliphate that existed during the [[File:Crusadism.png]] [[Crusadism|Crusades]]. The Abbasids lost their last lands in 1517, after which the title of 'Caliphate' was passed to the [[File:Ottoman.png]] Ottoman Empire.

===[[File:Cball-Spain.png]] [[File:Cball-Portugal.png]] Iberia and Reconquista [[File:Cball-Spanish Empire.png]] [[File:Cball-PortugalKingdom.png]]===
Alongside the Abbasids, there were a few split-off caliphates as well. Most notably was the Caliphate of Córdoba which existed in Muslim [[File:Cball-Spain.png]] Iberia [[File:Cball-Portugal.png]] for a few hundred years. It itself eventually collapsed into multiple smaller Islamic states. This weakened the Islamic presence in Iberia and led way for the [[File:Catheo.png]] [[Catholic Theocracy|Catholics]] to [[File:Crusadism.png]] [[Crusadism|Crusade]] south and forcefully destroy the Islamic presence in the region in what is known as [[File:Cball-Spanish Empire.png]] Reconquista [[File:Cball-PortugalKingdom.png]].

===[[File:Ottoman.png]] Ottoman Caliphate [[File:Cball-Ottomanism.png]]===
In the period after the fall of the Abbasids, the 'Caliphate' was given to the [[File:Cball-Ottomanism.png]] Ottoman Empire. From 1517-1924, the [[File:Cball-Ottomanism.png]] Ottoman Empire was also referred to as the 'Ottoman Caliphate' (though some people suggest they are different entities for some reason). The [[File:Cball-Ottomanism.png]] Ottomans were considered the head of Islam for centuries, especially after the [[File:Cball-Persia.png]] Persian Empire fell into dissary, leaving the [[File:Shia.png]] [[Shia Theocracy|Shia]] version of Islam without an effective leader. The [[File:Cball-Ottomanism.png]] Ottomans went on a long period of decline however, officially collapsing in 1922 in the aftermath of their defeat in World War I. The Ottoman Caliphate would be officially dissolved two years later, with the title of 'Caliphate' now going to, well, nobody.

===[[File:Cball-Saudi.png]] Middle East Cold War [[File:Cball-Iran.png]]===
After the fall of the [[File:Cball-Ottomanism.png]] Ottoman Empire, most of Arabia was conquered by al-Saud, the ruling family of Nejd. The went about conquering Shammar, a pro-Ottoman clan in the north, and [[File:PanArab.png]] Hejaz, a pro-British kingdom in the west. After these conquests, they established the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz, which was recognized by the League of Nations as the [[File:Cball-Saudi.png]] Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a few years later. Meanwhile, [[File:Cball-Persia.png]] Persia was still collapsing. In 1925, the [[File:Cball-Persia.png]] Sublime State of Persia was dissolved and the [[File:Cball-Persia.png]] Imperial State of Persia was founded. In 1979, [[File:Cball-Persia.png]] Persia collapsed due to the Iranian Revolution. In it's place, the [[File:Cball-Iran.png]] Islamic Republic of Iran was formed. [[File:Cball-Iran.png]] Iran and [[File:Cball-Saudi.png]] Saudi Arabia became natural enemies as [[File:Cball-Iran.png]] Iran represented [[File:Republicanismpix.png]] [[Republicanism]] and [[File:Shia.png]] [[Shia Theocracy]], whilst [[File:Cball-Saudi.png]] Saudi Arabia represented [[File:Monarch.png]] [[Monarchism]] and Sunni Theocracy. This resulted in a cold war in the Middle East between the two over who was the rightful leader of the Islamic world.

===[[File:PanArab.png]] Arab Spring [[File:Islamic Democracy.png]]===
From 2010-2012 the Arab Spring begun. In almost every Arab country, revolts sprung up to depose dictators and [[File:Monarch.png]] [[Monarchism|monarchs]] all over the Middle East. This scared [[File:Cball-Saudi.png]] Saudi Arabia as it was an [[File:Abmon.png]] [[Absolute Monarchism|absolute monarchy]]. [[File:Cball-Iran.png]] Iran supported these rebellions in an attempt to get some allies, whilst [[File:Cball-Saudi.png]] Saudi Arabia supported the governments. The only exception to this was in [[File:Cball-Syria.png]] Syria and [[File:Cball-Iraq.png]] Iraq where [[File:Cball-Iran.png]] Iran backed the governments and [[File:Cball-Saudi.png]] Saudi Arabia the rebels.

===[[File:PanArab.png]] [[File:Cball-FSA.png]] Arab Winter [[File:Jihad-2.png]] [[File:Cball-Isis.png]]===
Following the Arab Spring, mass violence occured throughout the Islamic World. This was known as the Arab Winter. Civil wars raged, violence increased, and [[File:Jihad-2.png]] [[Jihadism|jihadists]] [[File:Jihad.png]] started taking land. This came to the benefit of the [[File:Cball-Isis.png]] Islamic State which took over huge chunks of [[File:Cball-Syria.png]] Syria and [[File:Cball-Iraq.png]] Iraq, declaring themselves a new Caliphate. They were promptly defeated in 2017 though. In 2021, the coalition force left [[File:Cball-IRAfghanistan.png]] Afghanistan, causing the [[File:Cball-Taliban.png]] Taliban to promptly re-took [[File:Cball-IRAfghanistan.png]] Afghanistan and re-establishing the [[File:Cball-Afghanistan.png]] emirate in the nation.