Senussi dynasty
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The Senussi dynasty was a Libyan Islamic religious and political ruling family that led the country to independence under King Idris I in the mid-20th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Senussi | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim religious order
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| alliedWith | United Kingdom during World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sanusi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtCountryToIndependence | Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringRule | Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Muhammad al-Sanusi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
1837
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| founderTitle | al-Sayyid al-Mahdi al-Sanusi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headBecameMonarch | Idris I of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseName | House of Senussi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamic reformism
ⓘ
anti-colonial resistance ⓘ |
| IdrisIBecame | King of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independencePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| influenceRegion |
Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Egypt ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict |
Italo-Senussi conflicts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I in North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II in North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Arabic ⓘ |
| laterBaseOfOperations |
Cyrenaica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaghbub NERFINISHED ⓘ Kufra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchicalPeriodEnd | 1969 ⓘ |
| monarchicalPeriodStart | 1951 ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Ahmad al-Sharif al-Sanusi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idris I of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad al-Mahdi al-Sanusi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPower |
Italian colonial rule in Libya
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPlace | Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion | Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrowEvent | 1969 Libyan coup d'état NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Muammar Gaddafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | ruling family of the Kingdom of Libya ⓘ |
| regionalBaseOfSupport | Cyrenaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousInstitutions | zawiyas ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Sufi ⓘ |
| tribalBase | Bedouin tribes of Cyrenaica ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Idris I of Libya
subject surface form:
Idris I of Libya
this entity surface form:
House of Senussi