Caliph
Caliph noun - The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth.
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Figure and caliph are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Figure" instead a noun "Caliph".
Nearby Word: caliphate
Figure
Figure noun - A character used to represent a mathematical value.
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Historical Villain Upgrade: Iznogoud could be considered one of the historical and legendary figure Ja'far ibn Yahya al-Barmaki, vizier to Harun al-Rashid (notice the similarity with the Caliph's name).
Source: Comic Book / Iznogoud - Beard of Evil: Iznogoud Big Shadow, Little Creature: The opening of the Animated Adaptation of shows a large, menacing shadowy figure climbing the steps of the sultan's (Yes, he's a caliph in the comics, but a sultan in the cartoon) palace while a voice says 'Good... Good... Good'.
Source: Comic Book / Iznogoud - In the Arabian Nights, he's a minor figure, generally a hero, but Sunni tradition, which thinks very highly of Harun al-Rashid, assumed that Ja'far must have been guilty of something if the great Caliph had him killed...
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