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{{Short description|Theological or political status in Islam}}
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The term '''imamate''' or '''''imamah''''' ({{langx|ar|إمامة}}, ''imāmah'') means "leadership" and refers to the office of an '''''[[imam]]''''' or a Muslim theocratic state ruled by an ''imam''.

==Theology==
*[[Imamate in Shia doctrine]], the doctrine of the leadership of the Muslim community in Shia Islam. For specific Shia sects, see:
**[[Imamate in Twelver doctrine]]
**[[Imamate in Ismaili doctrine]]
***[[Imamate in Nizari doctrine]]
**[[Imamate in Zaydi doctrine]]

==List==
*[[Caucasian Imamate]], a state during the early and mid-19th century in the Eastern [[Caucasus]]
*[[Imamate of Oman]], a state existed in what is now [[Oman]]
*[[Imamate of Aussa]], an early modern state in [[Ethiopia]]
*[[Imamate of Futa Jallon]], a state in [[West Africa]] from 1725 until 1896
*[[Almamyate of Futa Toro]], a state in [[West Africa]] from 1776 until 1861
*[[Hiraab Imamate]], a Somali state in the 17th and 18th centuries
*[[Imams of Yemen]], political leadership of the Zaidi branch of [[Shia]] from 897 until 1962
*[[Rustamid dynasty|Rustamid Imamate]], an [[Ibadi]] Persian dynasty in [[North Africa]] from 767 until 909
*[[Nafusa Mountains|Imamate of Nafusa]], a state in [[Libya]] from the 8th century until 911
*[[Mu'ammarid Imamate]], a short-lived state after the fall of the [[First Saudi State]] from 1818 until 1820
*[[Emirate of Nejd|Imamate of Nejd]], the [[Second Saudi State]], existing from 1824 to 1891
*[[Nizari Ismaili state]], a [[Shia]] state in the [[Middle East]] from 1090 until 1273
*Imamate of [[Nasr ad-Din]], a short-lived state during the [[Mauritanian Thirty Years' War]] from 1673 until 1674

==References==
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