Assertion: caliph | /r/HasAspect | position
Facets:
value: with his powers
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: The Caliph has no power or position except as a nominal figurehead.
text: But, the jurist also made important concessions to changing times: The person elevated to the caliphate ought to be the "best" of all those available, yet one who was not such could validly occupy the position; the caliph could hold his position even with his powers severely limited by a military usurper, provided the latter continued to abide by the shari˓a; and independent rulers of outlying provinces could be recognized as legitimate and indeed integrated into the caliphal system if they formally submitted to the caliph and did not contravene the shari˓a.