Saadi dynasty
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The Saadi dynasty was an early modern Moroccan ruling family, prominent in the 16th and early 17th centuries, known for resisting Portuguese encroachment and overseeing a flourishing of arts and architecture from their capital in Marrakesh.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saadi dynasty canonical | 4 |
| Saadian dynasty | 4 |
| Saadi dynasty of Morocco | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Saadi dynasty Context triple: [Alaouite dynasty, predecessorDynastyInMorocco, Saadi dynasty]
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Sayfawa dynasty
The Sayfawa dynasty was a long-ruling royal house in Central Africa that governed the Kanem-Bornu Empire for over a millennium, making it one of the longest-lasting dynasties in world history.
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Laskarid dynasty
The Laskarid dynasty was a Byzantine Greek ruling family that governed the Empire of Nicaea in exile after the Fourth Crusade and helped preserve Byzantine statehood until the restoration of Constantinople.
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Rassid dynasty
The Rassid dynasty was a long-ruling Zaydi Shia imamate that governed parts of Yemen from the 9th century onward, forming the basis of the country’s historic Zaidi state.
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Nasiri dynasty
The Nasiri dynasty was a ruling family in the Persianate world that governed a regional domain prior to being succeeded by the Najafi dynasty.
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Najafi dynasty
The Najafi dynasty was an 18th-century ruling house of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in eastern India, best known for its Nawabs including Siraj ud-Daulah during the period of growing British influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saadi dynasty Target entity description: The Saadi dynasty was an early modern Moroccan ruling family, prominent in the 16th and early 17th centuries, known for resisting Portuguese encroachment and overseeing a flourishing of arts and architecture from their capital in Marrakesh.
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A.
Sayfawa dynasty
The Sayfawa dynasty was a long-ruling royal house in Central Africa that governed the Kanem-Bornu Empire for over a millennium, making it one of the longest-lasting dynasties in world history.
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B.
Laskarid dynasty
The Laskarid dynasty was a Byzantine Greek ruling family that governed the Empire of Nicaea in exile after the Fourth Crusade and helped preserve Byzantine statehood until the restoration of Constantinople.
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C.
Rassid dynasty
The Rassid dynasty was a long-ruling Zaydi Shia imamate that governed parts of Yemen from the 9th century onward, forming the basis of the country’s historic Zaidi state.
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D.
Nasiri dynasty
The Nasiri dynasty was a ruling family in the Persianate world that governed a regional domain prior to being succeeded by the Najafi dynasty.
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E.
Najafi dynasty
The Najafi dynasty was an 18th-century ruling house of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in eastern India, best known for its Nawabs including Siraj ud-Daulah during the period of growing British influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Moroccan dynasty
ⓘ
royal house ⓘ |
| architecturalLegacy |
El Badi Palace
ⓘ
Saadian Tombs ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Moroccan-Andalusian architecture ⓘ |
| capital | Marrakesh ⓘ |
| claimedDescentFrom |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| claimedDescentThrough |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ |
| conflict |
Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts
ⓘ
Ottoman–Saadian rivalry ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| currency |
Dinar
ⓘ
surface form:
Saadi dinar
|
| endTime | 1659 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| floruitCentury |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Tondibi
ⓘ
Saadian Tombs ⓘ
surface form:
Saadian Tombs in Marrakesh
construction of El Badi Palace ⓘ defeat of Portuguese at Battle of Alcácer Quibir ⓘ expulsion of Portuguese from most Moroccan coastal strongholds ⓘ military expedition to Songhai Empire ⓘ patronage of arts and architecture ⓘ resistance to Portuguese expansion ⓘ trans-Saharan trade expansion ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Abdallah al-Ghalib
ⓘ
surface form:
Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah
Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I ⓘ Ahmad al-Mansur ⓘ Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir ⓘ
surface form:
Mohammed ash-Sheikh
Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir ⓘ Zidan Abu Maali ⓘ |
| originRegion |
Draa Valley
ⓘ
Sous region ⓘ |
| otherSeat | Fez ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | sultanate ⓘ |
| predecessor | Wattasid dynasty ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Sharifian ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Marrakesh ⓘ |
| startTime | 1510 ⓘ |
| successor | Alaouite dynasty ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Classical Arabic
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Maghrebi Arabic ⓘ |
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Subject: Saadi dynasty Description of subject: The Saadi dynasty was an early modern Moroccan ruling family, prominent in the 16th and early 17th centuries, known for resisting Portuguese encroachment and overseeing a flourishing of arts and architecture from their capital in Marrakesh.
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