Abd al-Qadir

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Abd al-Qadir was a 19th-century Algerian religious and military leader who united tribes in resistance against French colonial rule and became a symbol of anti-colonial struggle in the Islamic world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sufi
anti-colonial leader
emir
military leader
person
religious leader
alsoKnownAs Abdelkader El Djezairi
Abd al-Qadir
surface form: Emir Abdelkader
awarded Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
surface form: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
birthDate 1808-09-06
birthPlace Guetna, near Mascara, Ottoman Algeria
near Mascara, Algeria
burialPlace Damascus
capturedBy France
conflict French conquest of Algeria
surface form: Algerian resistance war (1832–1847)

French conquest of Algeria
countryOfCitizenship Algeria
deathDate 1883-05-26
deathPlace Damascus
surface form: Damascus, Ottoman Empire
ethnicGroup Arab
father Muhyi al-Din al-Hasani
fieldOfWork Islamic theology
Sufism
military strategy
fullName Abd al-Qadir self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din
imprisonedIn France
influenced later anti-colonial movements in the Muslim world
knownFor chivalrous treatment of prisoners
protection of Christians in Damascus in 1860
legacy considered a national hero of Algeria
symbol of Islamic resistance to colonialism
movement Algerian resistance to French rule
notableFor being a symbol of anti-colonial struggle in the Islamic world
leading resistance against French colonization of Algeria
uniting Algerian tribes in jihad against French rule
placeOfDetention Château d’Amboise
surface form: Château d'Amboise
positionHeld Abd al-Qadir self-linksurface differs
surface form: Emir of the Algerian resistance
recognizedAs Islamic scholar
hero of anti-colonial resistance
recognizedBy Government of France
surface form: French government

Ottoman authorities
releaseDate 1852
releasedBy Napoleon III of France
surface form: Napoleon III
religion Islam
religiousOrder Qadiriyya Sufi tradition
surface form: Qadiriyya
residence Bursa
Damascus
startOfMilitaryActivity 1832
surrenderDate 1847

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French conquest of Algeria opponent Abd al-Qadir
Jijel Province hasSettlement Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abdelkader
Emirate of Abdelkader leader Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abdelkader
Emirate of Abdelkader headOfState Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abdelkader
Emirate of Abdelkader namedAfter Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abdelkader
Destruction of the Smala of Abd al-Qadir target Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: smala of Emir Abd al-Qadir
Destruction of the Smala of Abd al-Qadir commanderOpposing Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abd al-Qadir
Destruction of the Smala of Abd al-Qadir relatedTo Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abd al-Qadir
Treaty of Tafna (1837) signatory Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abdelkader
Treaty of Tafna (1837) grantedAuthorityTo Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abdelkader
Abd al-Qadir fullName Abd al-Qadir self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din
Abd al-Qadir alsoKnownAs Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abdelkader
Abd al-Qadir positionHeld Abd al-Qadir self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Emir of the Algerian resistance
Battle of Macta commander Abd al-Qadir
Battle of Macta combatantLeader Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abd al-Qadir
Battle of Sidi-Brahim opponent Abd al-Qadir
Battle of Sidi-Brahim commander Abd al-Qadir
Battle of Isly relatedTo Abd al-Qadir
Battle of the Smala opponent Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abdelkader
Battle of the Smala commander Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abdelkader
Thomas Robert Bugeaud associatedWith Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Abd el-Kader
Thomas Robert Bugeaud opposedBy Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Abd el-Kader
Elkader, Iowa namedAfter Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abdelkader
Elkader, Iowa honors Abd al-Qadir
this entity surface form: Emir Abdelkader