Umayyad Emirate in exile
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The Umayyad Emirate in exile was the early political entity established by surviving members of the overthrown Umayyad dynasty who fled the Abbasid Revolution and laid the foundations for their later rule in al-Andalus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Umayyad Emirate in exile canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Umayyad Emirate in exile Context triple: [Emirate of Córdoba, precededBy, Umayyad Emirate in exile]
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Hamdanid Emirate
The Hamdanid Emirate was a 10th-century Arab Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of northern Mesopotamia and Syria, noted for its military resistance against Byzantium and its patronage of Arabic literature and culture.
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B.
Umayyad Caliphate
The Umayyad Caliphate was an early Islamic empire (661–750 CE) that rapidly expanded from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia, establishing Arabic as an administrative language and shaping the political and cultural foundations of the Arab-Islamic world.
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Caliphate of Córdoba
The Caliphate of Córdoba was a powerful medieval Islamic state centered in southern Spain that became a major political, economic, and cultural hub of the Western Mediterranean.
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D.
Sultanate of Nejd
The Sultanate of Nejd was a historical Arabian state in the central Arabian Peninsula that served as a precursor to the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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E.
Danishmend Emirate
The Danishmend Emirate was a medieval Turkish principality in Anatolia that emerged after the Battle of Manzikert and became a significant regional power rivaling the Seljuks in the 11th–12th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Umayyad Emirate in exile Target entity description: The Umayyad Emirate in exile was the early political entity established by surviving members of the overthrown Umayyad dynasty who fled the Abbasid Revolution and laid the foundations for their later rule in al-Andalus.
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A.
Hamdanid Emirate
The Hamdanid Emirate was a 10th-century Arab Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of northern Mesopotamia and Syria, noted for its military resistance against Byzantium and its patronage of Arabic literature and culture.
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B.
Umayyad Caliphate
The Umayyad Caliphate was an early Islamic empire (661–750 CE) that rapidly expanded from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia, establishing Arabic as an administrative language and shaping the political and cultural foundations of the Arab-Islamic world.
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C.
Caliphate of Córdoba
The Caliphate of Córdoba was a powerful medieval Islamic state centered in southern Spain that became a major political, economic, and cultural hub of the Western Mediterranean.
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D.
Sultanate of Nejd
The Sultanate of Nejd was a historical Arabian state in the central Arabian Peninsula that served as a precursor to the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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E.
Danishmend Emirate
The Danishmend Emirate was a medieval Turkish principality in Anatolia that emerged after the Battle of Manzikert and became a significant regional power rivaling the Seljuks in the 11th–12th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic state
ⓘ
Umayyad polity ⓘ historical political entity ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | early Islamic Middle Ages ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
political survival of Umayyad lineage
ⓘ
reconstitution of Umayyad authority outside the central Islamic lands ⓘ |
| emergedAfter | Abbasid Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Umayyad princes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surviving members of the Umayyad dynasty ⓘ |
| hasCapitalLater | Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
massacre of Umayyad family members by Abbasids
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overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate by the Abbasids ⓘ |
| hasContinuityWith | Umayyad administrative and cultural traditions ⓘ |
| hasDynasty | Umayyad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBase | Arab ⓘ |
| hasFirstProminentEmir | Abd al-Rahman I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | post-750 Abbasid takeover ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
ensured continuity of Umayyad political tradition after Abbasid takeover
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served as nucleus of independent western Islamic state ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Umayyad refugees
ⓘ
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya (Abd al-Rahman I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasLegitimacyClaim | continuation of Umayyad caliphal line ⓘ |
| hasLegitimizingNarrative | survival from persecution by Abbasids ⓘ |
| hasOppositionType | Abbasid political and ideological opposition ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | establishment of a stable Umayyad regime in al-Andalus ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalGoal |
preservation of Umayyad power
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re-establishment of Umayyad authority in a new territory ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStatus | emirate ⓘ |
| hasPowerBase |
Arab and Berber supporters in al-Andalus
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Umayyad loyalists ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
al-Andalus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Islamic world ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccession | agnatic succession within Umayyad clan ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext | 8th century ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfRuler | emir ⓘ |
| laysFoundationFor |
Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad rule in al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
Abbasid Revolution
NERFINISHED
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fall of Damascus-based Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
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Subject: Umayyad Emirate in exile Description of subject: The Umayyad Emirate in exile was the early political entity established by surviving members of the overthrown Umayyad dynasty who fled the Abbasid Revolution and laid the foundations for their later rule in al-Andalus.
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