Sublime State of Afghanistan

English Emirate of Afghanistan,Kingdom of Afghanistan 230px|thumb|Flag of the Sublime State of Afghanistan (1919–1921) Etymology en fa دولت علیه افغانستان. Proper noun 1 en Emirate of Afghanistan. en 2017 Faiz Ahmed Afghanistan Rising: Islamic Law and Statecraft Between the Ottoman and British Empires w:Harvard University Press Cambridge 351 978-0674982154 The full article states, "The Sublime State of Afghanistan recognizes the leadership of Turkey, in light of having rendered distinguished services to Islam for centuries, and holding in her hand the standard of the Caliphate"