al-Mansuriya
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al-Mansuriya was a 10th-century planned royal city in Ifriqiya (modern-day Tunisia) that served as the political and ceremonial center of the Fatimid Caliphate before their move to Egypt.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| al-Mansuriya canonical | 1 |
| al-Mansuriya (modern village near Kairouan) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1127185 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: al-Mansuriya Context triple: [Fatimid Caliphate, capital, al-Mansuriya]
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Dar al-Harb
Dar al-Harb is a classical Islamic jurisprudential term denoting territories outside Muslim rule where Islamic law does not prevail and with which relations may be characterized by potential or actual conflict.
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Dar al-Sulh
Dar al-Sulh is a classical Islamic legal concept denoting territories outside direct Muslim rule that maintain peaceful relations with Muslim lands through treaties or truces.
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Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
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al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz is the Arabic name for the Druze, a monotheistic religious and ethnocultural community originating in the Levant that blends elements of Isma'ili Islam, Neoplatonism, and other philosophical traditions.
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al-Musta'sim
Al-Musta'sim was the last Abbasid caliph in Baghdad, whose defeat and death during the Mongol sack of the city in 1258 marked the end of the classical Abbasid Caliphate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: al-Mansuriya Target entity description: al-Mansuriya was a 10th-century planned royal city in Ifriqiya (modern-day Tunisia) that served as the political and ceremonial center of the Fatimid Caliphate before their move to Egypt.
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A.
Dar al-Harb
Dar al-Harb is a classical Islamic jurisprudential term denoting territories outside Muslim rule where Islamic law does not prevail and with which relations may be characterized by potential or actual conflict.
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B.
Dar al-Sulh
Dar al-Sulh is a classical Islamic legal concept denoting territories outside direct Muslim rule that maintain peaceful relations with Muslim lands through treaties or truces.
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C.
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-Islam is the collective realm of Muslim-majority lands historically unified by Islamic law, culture, and religious authority.
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D.
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz is the Arabic name for the Druze, a monotheistic religious and ethnocultural community originating in the Levant that blends elements of Isma'ili Islam, Neoplatonism, and other philosophical traditions.
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E.
al-Musta'sim
Al-Musta'sim was the last Abbasid caliph in Baghdad, whose defeat and death during the Mongol sack of the city in 1258 marked the end of the classical Abbasid Caliphate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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former capital ⓘ planned city ⓘ royal city ⓘ |
| abandonedAfter | Fatimid move to Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Fatimid Caliphate
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surface form:
Fatimid dynasty
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| builtBy | Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | c. 946 ⓘ |
| constructionEnded | c. 972 ⓘ |
| declineBegan | after 973 ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in 20th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah ⓘ |
| functionedAs | residence of the Fatimid caliph ⓘ |
| hadFeature |
administrative buildings
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ceremonial avenues ⓘ city walls ⓘ gardens ⓘ gates ⓘ markets ⓘ mosques ⓘ palace complex ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Baghdad
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surface form:
Abbasid circular city of Baghdad
Samarra ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Africa
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surface form:
Ifriqiya
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| locatedInPresentDay | Tunisia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kairouan ⓘ |
| namedAfter | al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah ⓘ |
| nearModernSettlement |
al-Mansuriya
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
al-Mansuriya (modern village near Kairouan)
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| notableFor |
monumental palace architecture
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planned ceremonial urban layout ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fatimid art
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surface form:
Fatimid architectural heritage
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| precededBy | Mahdia as Fatimid capital ⓘ |
| region |
North Africa
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surface form:
Maghreb
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| religiousAffiliation |
Ismaili Shia
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surface form:
Isma'ili Shi'a Islam (state religion of its rulers)
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| servedAs |
capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in Ifriqiya
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ceremonial center of the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ political center of the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
| status | ruined city ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Cairo as Fatimid capital ⓘ |
| urbanPlanType | circular city ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration of Ifriqiya
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court ceremonies ⓘ military parades ⓘ |
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Subject: al-Mansuriya Description of subject: al-Mansuriya was a 10th-century planned royal city in Ifriqiya (modern-day Tunisia) that served as the political and ceremonial center of the Fatimid Caliphate before their move to Egypt.
Referenced by (2)
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