Wāli of Sudan
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The Wāli of Sudan was the Ottoman-Egyptian governor of Sudan, administering the territory on behalf of the Egyptian Khedivate under nominal Ottoman sovereignty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor-General of the Sudan | 1 |
| Wāli of Sudan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1367657 — 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: Wāli of Sudan Context triple: [Muhammad Ali Pasha, positionHeld, Wāli of Sudan]
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A.
Emir of Kano
The Emir of Kano is the traditional monarch and spiritual leader of the Kano Emirate in northern Nigeria, historically influential in regional politics, culture, and Islamic scholarship.
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B.
Mahdist Sudan
Mahdist Sudan was a late 19th-century Islamic state in the Sudanese region established by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi after his revolt against Ottoman-Egyptian and British rule.
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C.
Commander-in-Chief, Egypt
The Commander-in-Chief, Egypt was the senior British military post overseeing imperial forces and operations in Egypt during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Omar Pasha
Omar Pasha was an Ottoman field marshal of Croatian origin who became one of the empire’s most prominent military leaders in the mid-19th century, particularly for his campaigns against Russia.
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E.
Caliph
The Caliph is the supreme religious and political leader in Islam, regarded as the successor to the Prophet Muhammad in guiding the Muslim community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wāli of Sudan Target entity description: The Wāli of Sudan was the Ottoman-Egyptian governor of Sudan, administering the territory on behalf of the Egyptian Khedivate under nominal Ottoman sovereignty.
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A.
Emir of Kano
The Emir of Kano is the traditional monarch and spiritual leader of the Kano Emirate in northern Nigeria, historically influential in regional politics, culture, and Islamic scholarship.
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B.
Mahdist Sudan
Mahdist Sudan was a late 19th-century Islamic state in the Sudanese region established by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi after his revolt against Ottoman-Egyptian and British rule.
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C.
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan is the fictional desert chieftain and romantic lead portrayed by Rudolph Valentino in the 1921 silent film "The Sheik."
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D.
Commander-in-Chief, Egypt
The Commander-in-Chief, Egypt was the senior British military post overseeing imperial forces and operations in Egypt during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Omar Pasha
Omar Pasha was an Ottoman field marshal of Croatian origin who became one of the empire’s most prominent military leaders in the mid-19th century, particularly for his campaigns against Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial governorship
ⓘ
government office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Sudan under Egyptian rule
ⓘ
Turco-Egyptian Sudan ⓘ
surface form:
Turko-Egyptian Sudan
|
| appointedBy |
Egyptian central government in Cairo
ⓘ
Khedivate of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Khedive of Egypt
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| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mahdist administration in Sudan ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction |
fiscal administration
ⓘ
judicial oversight ⓘ military command ⓘ provincial administration ⓘ |
| governmentType | Ottoman-Egyptian provincial governorship ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Khartoum
ⓘ
North Kordofan State ⓘ
surface form:
Kordofan
Red Sea coastal regions of Sudan ⓘ Sennar State ⓘ
surface form:
Sennar
|
| historicalContext |
Ottoman court
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman imperial administration
Turco-Egyptian Sudan ⓘ
surface form:
Turko-Egyptian rule in Sudan
|
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
Arabic
ⓘ
Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| partOf |
Turco-Egyptian Sudan
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian administration of Sudan
Khedivate of Egypt ⓘ |
| precededBy | local Sudanese rulers ⓘ |
| residence | Khartoum ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
collecting taxes in Sudan
ⓘ
implementing Egyptian policies in Sudan ⓘ maintaining order in Sudan ⓘ managing relations with Sudanese local leaders ⓘ overseeing military garrisons in Sudan ⓘ supervising slave trade regulation in Sudan ⓘ |
| role |
chief executive of Sudan under Egyptian rule
ⓘ
chief tax collector in Sudan ⓘ military commander in Sudan ⓘ provincial governor ⓘ representative of the Khedive in Sudan ⓘ representative of the Ottoman Sultan in Sudan ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Khartoum ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Ministry of Interior of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Defense of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian War Ministry
|
| timePeriod | before the Mahdist uprising ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
Khedivate of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Khedive of Egypt
Ottoman sultan ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman Sultan
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| underDeFactoControlOf | Egypt ⓘ |
| underNominalSovereigntyOf | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Wāli of Sudan Description of subject: The Wāli of Sudan was the Ottoman-Egyptian governor of Sudan, administering the territory on behalf of the Egyptian Khedivate under nominal Ottoman sovereignty.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.