Season 1
Season 1
The Caliph
Episodes
Episode 1
S1 · E1 · 14/07/2016
Foundation
In this episode of the Caliph, Al Jazeera tells the story of the caliphate, providing a fascinating insight into how the first caliphs of Islam built and expanded their empire.
Episode 2
S1 · E2 · 22/07/2016
Division
In this episode of The Caliph, Al Jazeera tells the story of the caliphate, looking at the Sunni-Shia divide, and how this split arose from a dispute over who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad.
Episode 3
S1 · E3 · 04/08/2016
Decline
Al Jazeera tells the story of the 1,300-year-long struggle for the caliphate and looks at how different dynasties rose and fell - ending with the decline of the Ottoman caliphate.