Imamate of Futa Jallon
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The Imamate of Futa Jallon was an 18th–19th century Islamic theocratic state established by Fulani jihad leaders in the highlands of what is now Guinea, becoming a major center of West African Muslim scholarship and politics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Futa Jallon Imamate | 2 |
| Imamate of Futa Jallon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Imamate of Futa Jallon Context triple: [Middle Guinea, hasHistoricalEntity, Imamate of Futa Jallon]
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Sokoto Caliphate
The Sokoto Caliphate was a powerful 19th-century Islamic empire in West Africa that became a major center of Islamic learning, governance, and trade.
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Wadai Sultanate
The Wadai Sultanate was a powerful pre-colonial Islamic kingdom in central Africa, centered in what is now eastern Chad, that dominated regional trade and politics from the early modern period until French conquest in the early 20th century.
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C.
Funj Sultanate
The Funj Sultanate was an early modern Islamic kingdom in what is now Sudan, known for unifying much of the Nile Valley region and fostering a distinctive blend of African and Arab cultures.
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Fulani Empire
The Fulani Empire was a powerful 19th-century West African Islamic state centered in what is now northern Nigeria, established through a jihad that reshaped the region’s political and religious landscape.
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E.
Wolof Empire
The Wolof Empire was a powerful medieval West African state centered in what is now Senegal, known for its complex political organization, control of regional trade routes, and influential role in the spread of Islam and Wolof culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Imamate of Futa Jallon Target entity description: The Imamate of Futa Jallon was an 18th–19th century Islamic theocratic state established by Fulani jihad leaders in the highlands of what is now Guinea, becoming a major center of West African Muslim scholarship and politics.
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A.
Sokoto Caliphate
The Sokoto Caliphate was a powerful 19th-century Islamic empire in West Africa that became a major center of Islamic learning, governance, and trade.
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B.
Wadai Sultanate
The Wadai Sultanate was a powerful pre-colonial Islamic kingdom in central Africa, centered in what is now eastern Chad, that dominated regional trade and politics from the early modern period until French conquest in the early 20th century.
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C.
Funj Sultanate
The Funj Sultanate was an early modern Islamic kingdom in what is now Sudan, known for unifying much of the Nile Valley region and fostering a distinctive blend of African and Arab cultures.
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D.
Fulani Empire
The Fulani Empire was a powerful 19th-century West African Islamic state centered in what is now northern Nigeria, established through a jihad that reshaped the region’s political and religious landscape.
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E.
Wolof Empire
The Wolof Empire was a powerful medieval West African state centered in what is now Senegal, known for its complex political organization, control of regional trade routes, and influential role in the spread of Islam and Wolof culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theocratic state
ⓘ
pre-colonial West African state ⓘ |
| basedOn | jihad against non-Muslim rulers ⓘ |
| capital |
Fougoumba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labe NERFINISHED ⓘ Timbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialConquestBy | French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonLanguage | Pular ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ |
| endTime |
19th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicBasis | Fulani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Muslim clerical elites ⓘ |
| founder | Fulani jihad leaders ⓘ |
| governmentType |
imamate
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theocracy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century West African jihads
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | French West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sokoto Caliphate reformers
NERFINISHED
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other Fulani jihad states ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to Fulani political dominance in highland Guinea
ⓘ
shaped Islamic practice in Guinea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Futa Jallon highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Guinea ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Fougoumba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labe NERFINISHED ⓘ Timbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEntity |
Imamate of Futa Toro
NERFINISHED
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Sierra Leone hinterland polities ⓘ Wassoulou region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
center of Islamic learning
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center of West African Muslim scholarship ⓘ influence on later Fulani jihads ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Arabic (religious and scholarly) ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic reform movements in West Africa ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
federation of provinces
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rule by almami (imam) ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousLaw | Sharia ⓘ |
| startTime |
18th century
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c. 1725 ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | Almami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Imamate of Futa Jallon Description of subject: The Imamate of Futa Jallon was an 18th–19th century Islamic theocratic state established by Fulani jihad leaders in the highlands of what is now Guinea, becoming a major center of West African Muslim scholarship and politics.
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