Tahirid dynasty
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The Tahirid dynasty was a Persian Muslim ruling family that governed Khorasan and parts of eastern Iran in the 9th century as semi-autonomous governors under the Abbasid Caliphate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tahirid dynasty canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2499276 — 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: Tahirid dynasty Context triple: [Nishapur, underDynasty, Tahirid dynasty]
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Samanid Empire
The Samanid Empire was a Persianate Sunni Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia and Greater Khorasan in the 9th–10th centuries, playing a key role in the revival of Persian culture and literature under Islamic rule.
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Zengid dynasty
The Zengid dynasty was a 12th-century Muslim Turkic ruling house in Syria and northern Iraq, known for resisting the Crusader states and laying groundwork for the rise of Saladin and the Ayyubid dynasty.
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Ghaznavid Empire
The Ghaznavid Empire was a medieval Persianate Muslim dynasty that ruled large parts of present-day Iran, Afghanistan, and the Indian subcontinent, known for its military campaigns into India and its patronage of Persian culture and literature.
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Idrisid dynasty
The Idrisid dynasty was an early Islamic ruling family that established one of the first independent Muslim states in the Maghreb, centered in what is now northern Morocco.
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Aghlabid dynasty
The Aghlabid dynasty was an Arab Muslim ruling family that governed Ifriqiya (roughly modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria) and launched the conquest of Sicily under nominal Abbasid authority in the 9th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tahirid dynasty Target entity description: The Tahirid dynasty was a Persian Muslim ruling family that governed Khorasan and parts of eastern Iran in the 9th century as semi-autonomous governors under the Abbasid Caliphate.
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A.
Samanid Empire
The Samanid Empire was a Persianate Sunni Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia and Greater Khorasan in the 9th–10th centuries, playing a key role in the revival of Persian culture and literature under Islamic rule.
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B.
Zengid dynasty
The Zengid dynasty was a 12th-century Muslim Turkic ruling house in Syria and northern Iraq, known for resisting the Crusader states and laying groundwork for the rise of Saladin and the Ayyubid dynasty.
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C.
Ghaznavid Empire
The Ghaznavid Empire was a medieval Persianate Muslim dynasty that ruled large parts of present-day Iran, Afghanistan, and the Indian subcontinent, known for its military campaigns into India and its patronage of Persian culture and literature.
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D.
Idrisid dynasty
The Idrisid dynasty was an early Islamic ruling family that established one of the first independent Muslim states in the Maghreb, centered in what is now northern Morocco.
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E.
Aghlabid dynasty
The Aghlabid dynasty was an Arab Muslim ruling family that governed Ifriqiya (roughly modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria) and launched the conquest of Sicily under nominal Abbasid authority in the 9th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim dynasty
ⓘ
Persian dynasty ⓘ dynasty ⓘ |
| allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| capital |
Merv
ⓘ
Nishapur ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| culturalRole | patronage of Persian culture ⓘ |
| currency |
Dinar
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid dinar
|
| dissolutionCause | conquest by Saffarids ⓘ |
| endTime | 873 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Persian ⓘ |
| followedBy | Saffarid dynasty ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Tahir ibn al-Husayn
ⓘ
surface form:
Tahir ibn Husayn
|
| governmentForm |
emirate
ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
9th century
ⓘ
Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administration of Khorasan
ⓘ
early Persian autonomy under Abbasids ⓘ support of Abbasid caliphs ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| militaryRole | Abbasid military commanders in Khorasan ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Tahir ibn al-Husayn
ⓘ
surface form:
Tahir ibn Husayn
|
| notableRuler |
Abdallah ibn Tahir
ⓘ
Muhammad ibn Tahir ⓘ Tahir ibn al-Husayn ⓘ
surface form:
Tahir ibn Husayn
Talha ibn Tahir ⓘ |
| overlord |
al-Ma'mun
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph al-Ma'mun
Caliph al-Mu'tamid ⓘ al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph al-Mu'tasim
al-Mu'tazz ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph al-Mu'tazz
al-Muhtadi ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph al-Muhtadi
al-Mutawakkil ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph al-Mutawakkil
al-Wathiq ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph al-Wathiq
|
| parentState | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-autonomous governors ⓘ |
| precededBy | direct Abbasid rule in Khorasan ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Khorasan
ⓘ
eastern Iran ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 821 ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Herat
ⓘ
Merv ⓘ Neyshabur ⓘ
surface form:
Nishapur
Tus ⓘ |
| typeOfAutonomy | hereditary governorship ⓘ |
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Subject: Tahirid dynasty Description of subject: The Tahirid dynasty was a Persian Muslim ruling family that governed Khorasan and parts of eastern Iran in the 9th century as semi-autonomous governors under the Abbasid Caliphate.
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