Aghlabid dynasty
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The Aghlabid dynasty was an Arab Muslim ruling family that governed Ifriqiya (roughly modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria) and launched the conquest of Sicily under nominal Abbasid authority in the 9th century.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aghlabid dynasty canonical | 5 |
| Aghlabids | 3 |
| Aghlabid emirate of Ifriqiya | 1 |
| Aghlabid period | 1 |
| Aghlabid-era Ifriqiya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Aghlabid dynasty Context triple: [Fatimid Caliphate, predecessor, Aghlabid dynasty]
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Idrisid dynasty
The Idrisid dynasty was an early Islamic ruling family that established one of the first independent Muslim states in the Maghreb, centered in what is now northern Morocco.
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Alaouite dynasty
The Alaouite dynasty is the ruling royal family of Morocco, which has governed the country since the 17th century and continues to do so today.
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Almoravid dynasty
The Almoravid dynasty was a Berber Muslim imperial power that emerged in North Africa in the 11th century and expanded to rule a vast realm including parts of the Maghreb and Islamic Spain (al-Andalus).
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Ayyubid dynasty
The Ayyubid dynasty was a medieval Sunni Muslim ruling family of Kurdish origin that controlled Egypt, Syria, parts of Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula, and is best known for the leadership of Saladin and its role in the Crusades.
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Fatimid Caliphate
The Fatimid Caliphate was an Isma'ili Shia Islamic dynasty that ruled a powerful Mediterranean empire from the 10th to 12th centuries, renowned for its cultural, economic, and intellectual flourishing centered in North Africa and Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Aghlabid dynasty Target entity description: The Aghlabid dynasty was an Arab Muslim ruling family that governed Ifriqiya (roughly modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria) and launched the conquest of Sicily under nominal Abbasid authority in the 9th century.
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A.
Idrisid dynasty
The Idrisid dynasty was an early Islamic ruling family that established one of the first independent Muslim states in the Maghreb, centered in what is now northern Morocco.
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B.
Alaouite dynasty
The Alaouite dynasty is the ruling royal family of Morocco, which has governed the country since the 17th century and continues to do so today.
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C.
Almoravid dynasty
The Almoravid dynasty was a Berber Muslim imperial power that emerged in North Africa in the 11th century and expanded to rule a vast realm including parts of the Maghreb and Islamic Spain (al-Andalus).
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D.
Ayyubid dynasty
The Ayyubid dynasty was a medieval Sunni Muslim ruling family of Kurdish origin that controlled Egypt, Syria, parts of Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula, and is best known for the leadership of Saladin and its role in the Crusades.
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Fatimid Caliphate
The Fatimid Caliphate was an Isma'ili Shia Islamic dynasty that ruled a powerful Mediterranean empire from the 10th to 12th centuries, renowned for its cultural, economic, and intellectual flourishing centered in North Africa and Egypt.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab dynasty
ⓘ
Islamic dynasty ⓘ ruling family ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Kairouan ⓘ |
| beganConquestOfSicily | 827 ⓘ |
| built |
Aghlabid Basins
ⓘ
surface form:
Aghlabid Basins of Kairouan
Great Mosque of Kairouan ⓘ
surface form:
Great Mosque of Kairouan (major restorations and expansions)
|
| capital |
Raqqada
ⓘ
Kairouan ⓘ
surface form:
al-Qayrawan
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
North Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ifriqiya
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| currency |
dinar
ⓘ
dirham ⓘ |
| endTime | 909 ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| firstRuler | Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab ⓘ |
| foundedCity | Raqqada ⓘ |
| governedOnBehalfOf |
Caliph
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid caliph
|
| governedUnderTitle | emir ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary emirate ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
North Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Maghreb
|
| knownFor |
naval expeditions in the central Mediterranean
ⓘ
patronage of Maliki jurisprudence ⓘ urban development of Kairouan ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Ziyadat Allah III ⓘ |
| launchedConquestOf | Sicily ⓘ |
| militaryFocus |
Mediterranean naval warfare
ⓘ
raids on southern Italy ⓘ |
| nominalAllegianceTo | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Abu Iqal al-Aghlab
ⓘ
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ⓘ Emir Ziyadat Allah I ⓘ
surface form:
Ziyadat Allah I
|
| overlord | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| overthrownBy |
Fatimid supporters
ⓘ
Kutama Berbers allied with the Fatimids ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic Golden Age polities ⓘ |
| patronOf | Islamic scholarship in Ifriqiya ⓘ |
| predecessor | Abbasid direct rule in Ifriqiya ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 800 ⓘ |
| successor | Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
| taxSystemBasedOn | Abbasid fiscal models ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
North Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ifriqiya
parts of present-day Tunisia ⓘ parts of present-day eastern Algeria ⓘ parts of present-day western Libya ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
9th century
ⓘ
early 10th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Aghlabid dynasty Description of subject: The Aghlabid dynasty was an Arab Muslim ruling family that governed Ifriqiya (roughly modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria) and launched the conquest of Sicily under nominal Abbasid authority in the 9th century.
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