Mozarabs
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Mozarabs were Iberian Christians living under Muslim rule in Al-Andalus who adopted many aspects of Arabic language and culture while retaining their Christian faith.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mozarabs canonical | 11 |
| Mozarabic Christians | 2 |
| Mozarab | 1 |
| Mozarabic communities | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1760795 — 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: Mozarabs Context triple: [Kingdom of Granada, ethnicComposition, Mozarabs]
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Banat Swabians
Banat Swabians are an ethnic German community historically settled in the Banat region of Central and Eastern Europe, primarily in present-day Romania and Serbia.
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Mozarabic Rite
The Mozarabic Rite is an ancient Western Christian liturgical tradition, historically used by Christians in medieval Muslim-ruled Iberia and still preserved in limited use in parts of Spain.
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C.
Mozarabic language
Mozarabic language was a now-extinct Romance language once spoken by Christian communities living under Muslim rule in medieval Iberia, notable for its heavy Arabic influence.
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D.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with Croatia and the broader Balkan region, known for their distinct language, culture, and historical heritage.
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E.
Great Moravia
Great Moravia was a 9th-century Slavic state in Central Europe that became an important early center of Slavic culture, Christianity, and political organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mozarabs Target entity description: Mozarabs were Iberian Christians living under Muslim rule in Al-Andalus who adopted many aspects of Arabic language and culture while retaining their Christian faith.
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A.
Banat Swabians
Banat Swabians are an ethnic German community historically settled in the Banat region of Central and Eastern Europe, primarily in present-day Romania and Serbia.
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B.
Mozarabic Rite
The Mozarabic Rite is an ancient Western Christian liturgical tradition, historically used by Christians in medieval Muslim-ruled Iberia and still preserved in limited use in parts of Spain.
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C.
Mozarabic language
Mozarabic language was a now-extinct Romance language once spoken by Christian communities living under Muslim rule in medieval Iberia, notable for its heavy Arabic influence.
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D.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with Croatia and the broader Balkan region, known for their distinct language, culture, and historical heritage.
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E.
Great Moravia
Great Moravia was a 9th-century Slavic state in Central Europe that became an important early center of Slavic culture, Christianity, and political organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian community
ⓘ
ethno-religious group ⓘ |
| adoptedFromArabicCulture |
administrative practices
ⓘ
dress ⓘ language ⓘ names ⓘ |
| associatedWithRite | Hispanic (Visigothic) liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Jews in Al-Andalus
ⓘ
Islamic Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Muslims in Al-Andalus
|
| contributedTo |
cultural transfer between Islamic and Christian worlds
ⓘ
transmission of Arabic learning to Latin Christendom ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
bilingualism in Arabic and Romance
ⓘ
use of Arabic personal names by Christians ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | partly Arabized Christians ⓘ |
| declinedAfter |
Reconquista
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Reconquista
|
| ethnicOrigin | Iberian ⓘ |
| experienced |
periods of persecution
ⓘ
periods of tolerance ⓘ |
| facedPressureFrom |
Arabization
ⓘ
Islamization policies ⓘ |
| historicalSourceType |
mentioned in Arabic chronicles
ⓘ
mentioned in Christian chronicles ⓘ |
| languageInfluence | Arabic ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Mozarabic language
ⓘ
surface form:
Mozarabic
Romance languages of Iberia ⓘ |
| legalStatusUnderIslamicLaw | dhimmi ⓘ |
| legalSystemApplied | Islamic law in civil matters ⓘ |
| livedUnderRuleOf | Muslim rulers of Al-Andalus ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Andalusia
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Andalus
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| maintained | own bishops in some cities ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
Iberian kingdoms
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian kingdoms of northern Iberia
|
| nameEtymology | derived from Arabic mustaʿrab meaning Arabized ⓘ |
| paidTax | jizya ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousRite | Mozarabic Rite ⓘ |
| retained |
Christian ecclesiastical hierarchy
ⓘ
Christian faith ⓘ Latin liturgy ⓘ |
| socialRole | intermediaries between Muslim and Christian societies ⓘ |
| someConvertedTo | Islam ⓘ |
| survivingTradition |
Mozarabic Rite
ⓘ
surface form:
Mozarabic Rite in Toledo
|
| timePeriod |
Early Middle Ages
ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| urbanPresence |
Córdoba
ⓘ
surface form:
Cordoba
Granada ⓘ Seville ⓘ Toledo ⓘ |
| wroteInLanguage | Romance language with Arabic script (aljamiado-type practices) ⓘ |
| wroteInScript |
Arabic alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabic script
|
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Subject: Mozarabs Description of subject: Mozarabs were Iberian Christians living under Muslim rule in Al-Andalus who adopted many aspects of Arabic language and culture while retaining their Christian faith.
Referenced by (15)
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