Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
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Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid was a 10th-century Turkic military commander and governor who became de facto ruler of Egypt and Syria under the Abbasid Caliphate and established a semi-autonomous state there.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid canonical | 3 |
| Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Ikhshid | 1 |
| Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6215538 — 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: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid Context triple: [Ikhshidid dynasty, foundedBy, Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid]
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Muizz al-Dawla
Muizz al-Dawla was a 10th-century Buyid ruler who established Buyid control over Baghdad and became the de facto power behind the Abbasid caliphate in Iraq.
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al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh was a 10th-century Fatimid caliph best known for expanding his dynasty’s rule into Egypt and founding Cairo as its new capital.
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Ayyub ibn Shadhi
Ayyub ibn Shadhi was a Kurdish nobleman and military leader whose lineage founded the Ayyubid dynasty, most famously represented by his son Saladin.
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Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri
Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri was the penultimate Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria, whose defeat by the Ottomans marked the beginning of the end for the Mamluk Sultanate.
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E.
Marwan ibn al-Hakam
Marwan ibn al-Hakam was an early Umayyad caliph who founded the Marwanid branch of the dynasty and played a key role in consolidating Umayyad rule in the late 7th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid Target entity description: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid was a 10th-century Turkic military commander and governor who became de facto ruler of Egypt and Syria under the Abbasid Caliphate and established a semi-autonomous state there.
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A.
Muizz al-Dawla
Muizz al-Dawla was a 10th-century Buyid ruler who established Buyid control over Baghdad and became the de facto power behind the Abbasid caliphate in Iraq.
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B.
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh was a 10th-century Fatimid caliph best known for expanding his dynasty’s rule into Egypt and founding Cairo as its new capital.
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C.
Ayyub ibn Shadhi
Ayyub ibn Shadhi was a Kurdish nobleman and military leader whose lineage founded the Ayyubid dynasty, most famously represented by his son Saladin.
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D.
Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri
Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri was the penultimate Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria, whose defeat by the Ottomans marked the beginning of the end for the Mamluk Sultanate.
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E.
Marwan ibn al-Hakam
Marwan ibn al-Hakam was an early Umayyad caliph who founded the Marwanid branch of the dynasty and played a key role in consolidating Umayyad rule in the late 7th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkic person
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founder of a dynasty ⓘ governor ⓘ military commander ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| alias | al-Ikhshid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Abbasid caliph al-Radi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assertedAutonomyFrom | Abbasid central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 882 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 946 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ikhshidid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 10th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Turkic ⓘ |
| familyName | ibn Tughj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Tughj ibn Juff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Ikhshidid dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Ikhshidid state in Egypt and Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing semi-autonomous rule in Egypt and Syria
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founding the Ikhshidid state ⓘ stabilizing Egypt during 10th-century Abbasid decline ⓘ |
| maintainedNominalLoyaltyTo | Abbasid caliph ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Ikhshid
NERFINISHED
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al-Ikhshid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitleLanguage | Sogdian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitleMeaning | prince ⓘ |
| occupation |
governor
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military commander ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
de facto ruler of Egypt
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de facto ruler of Syria ⓘ governor of Egypt ⓘ governor of Syria ⓘ |
| powerBase | Fustat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Abbasid governors of Egypt ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ the Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ the Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid Description of subject: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid was a 10th-century Turkic military commander and governor who became de facto ruler of Egypt and Syria under the Abbasid Caliphate and established a semi-autonomous state there.
Referenced by (5)
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