Al-Bakri
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Al-Bakri was an 11th-century Andalusian Arab geographer and historian whose writings provide one of the most important early descriptions of West African states such as the Ghana Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Bakri canonical | 3 |
| al-Bakri | 3 |
| Abu ʿUbayd al-Bakri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3220835 — 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: Al-Bakri Context triple: [Ghana Empire, knownFromSource, Al-Bakri]
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Al-Masudi
Al-Masudi was a 10th-century Arab historian and geographer, often called the "Herodotus of the Arabs" for his extensive historical and geographical writings.
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Al-Muqaddasi
Al-Muqaddasi was a prominent 10th-century Arab geographer best known for his detailed regional descriptions of the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age.
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Al-Idrisi
Al-Idrisi was a 12th-century Arab Muslim geographer and cartographer renowned for creating one of the most advanced world maps and geographical encyclopedias of the medieval period.
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Sahl al-Tustari
Sahl al-Tustari was a 9th-century Persian Sufi mystic and Qur’anic exegete known for his early formulations of mystical theology and profound influence on later Sufi thinkers.
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Ibn Batta al-Ukbari
Ibn Batta al-Ukbari was a prominent 10th-century Muslim jurist and theologian known for his significant contributions to Hanbali jurisprudence and traditionalist creed.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Al-Bakri Target entity description: Al-Bakri was an 11th-century Andalusian Arab geographer and historian whose writings provide one of the most important early descriptions of West African states such as the Ghana Empire.
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A.
Al-Masudi
Al-Masudi was a 10th-century Arab historian and geographer, often called the "Herodotus of the Arabs" for his extensive historical and geographical writings.
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B.
Al-Muqaddasi
Al-Muqaddasi was a prominent 10th-century Arab geographer best known for his detailed regional descriptions of the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age.
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C.
Al-Idrisi
Al-Idrisi was a 12th-century Arab Muslim geographer and cartographer renowned for creating one of the most advanced world maps and geographical encyclopedias of the medieval period.
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D.
Sahl al-Tustari
Sahl al-Tustari was a 9th-century Persian Sufi mystic and Qur’anic exegete known for his early formulations of mystical theology and profound influence on later Sufi thinkers.
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E.
Ibn Batta al-Ukbari
Ibn Batta al-Ukbari was a prominent 10th-century Muslim jurist and theologian known for his significant contributions to Hanbali jurisprudence and traditionalist creed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andalusian
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Arab ⓘ book ⓘ geographer ⓘ historian ⓘ person ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| author | Al-Bakri self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1014 ⓘ |
| century | 11th century ⓘ |
| culture | Andalusian ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1094 ⓘ |
| described |
Ghana Empire
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ North African regions ⓘ West African states ⓘ trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| fieldOfWork |
geography
ⓘ
historiography of al-Andalus ⓘ history ⓘ |
| fullName |
Al-Bakri
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abu ʿUbayd al-Bakri
|
| genre | geographical work ⓘ |
| givenName | Abu ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Islamic geographers
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modern historians of West Africa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
description of the Ghana Empire
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description of trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ early descriptions of West African states ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| nationality |
Andalusian
ⓘ
Arabs ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| notableWork | Kitab al-Masalik wa-l-Mamalik ⓘ |
| occupation |
geographer
ⓘ
historian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Huelva ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Córdoba ⓘ |
| region |
Al-Andalus
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Córdoba ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of Ghana Empire
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history of al-Andalus ⓘ medieval West African history ⓘ |
| work | Kitab al-Masalik wa-l-Mamalik ⓘ |
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Subject: Al-Bakri Description of subject: Al-Bakri was an 11th-century Andalusian Arab geographer and historian whose writings provide one of the most important early descriptions of West African states such as the Ghana Empire.
Referenced by (7)
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