Sharifs of Mecca
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The Sharifs of Mecca were the hereditary rulers and guardians of Islam’s holiest city, traditionally drawn from the Prophet Muhammad’s clan and long influential in the politics of the Arabian Peninsula.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic noble house
ⓘ
hereditary dynasty ⓘ ruling family ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Hejaz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | Saudi conquest of the Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1924 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| follows | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestralHome | Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Abd al-Muttalib line of sharifs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ali ibn Husayn, Sharif of Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Qatadah Sharifs of Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ Hashemite dynasty of Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ Hashimite Sharifs of Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ Husayn ibn Ali, Sharif of Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ Qatadah ibn Idris line of sharifs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
descent from the Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
hereditary rule ⓘ religious legitimacy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
mediators between local tribes and external empires
ⓘ
political leadership in the Hejaz ⓘ religious leadership in the Hejaz ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hashemite monarchies in the 20th century
ⓘ
development of the Hejaz region ⓘ politics of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abbasid Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Banu Hashim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quraysh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
custodianship of the Kaaba
ⓘ
governance of the Hejaz ⓘ organization of the Hajj ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hejaz Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire (as vassal rulers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
guardians of the Holy Cities
ⓘ
rulers of Mecca ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| replacedBy | House of Saud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| saidToBeTheSameAs | Sharifian rulers of Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
10th century
ⓘ
circa 960s ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Jeddah (at various periods)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ Medina (at various periods) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.