Ajuran Sultanate
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The Ajuran Sultanate was a powerful medieval Somali Muslim empire that dominated trade and politics in the Horn of Africa and parts of the Indian Ocean from the Middle Ages into the early modern period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ajuran Sultanate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4784157 — 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: Ajuran Sultanate Context triple: [Somali people, historicalState, Ajuran Sultanate]
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Berar Sultanate
The Berar Sultanate was a late medieval Muslim-ruled kingdom in the Deccan region of central India, known for its strategic location and role in the politics and warfare of the Deccan sultanates.
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Lahej Sultanate
The Lahej Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in southern Yemen that became a key constituent state within the British-influenced protectorate system and later the Federation of South Arabia.
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C.
Fadhli Sultanate
The Fadhli Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Aden Protectorate region of southern Arabia, later incorporated into the Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of modern Yemen.
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Wahidi Sultanates
The Wahidi Sultanates were a group of traditional Arab monarchies in southern Arabia that later became part of what is now Yemen.
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E.
Yafa Sultanate
The Yafa Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Yafa region of southern Arabia that later became one of the constituent states of the British-backed Federation of South Arabia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ajuran Sultanate Target entity description: The Ajuran Sultanate was a powerful medieval Somali Muslim empire that dominated trade and politics in the Horn of Africa and parts of the Indian Ocean from the Middle Ages into the early modern period.
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A.
Berar Sultanate
The Berar Sultanate was a late medieval Muslim-ruled kingdom in the Deccan region of central India, known for its strategic location and role in the politics and warfare of the Deccan sultanates.
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B.
Lahej Sultanate
The Lahej Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in southern Yemen that became a key constituent state within the British-influenced protectorate system and later the Federation of South Arabia.
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C.
Fadhli Sultanate
The Fadhli Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Aden Protectorate region of southern Arabia, later incorporated into the Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of modern Yemen.
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D.
Wahidi Sultanates
The Wahidi Sultanates were a group of traditional Arab monarchies in southern Arabia that later became part of what is now Yemen.
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E.
Yafa Sultanate
The Yafa Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Yafa region of southern Arabia that later became one of the constituent states of the British-backed Federation of South Arabia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Somali Muslim empire
ⓘ
medieval polity ⓘ state ⓘ sultanate ⓘ |
| agriculture |
irrigated farming
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| capital |
Baraawe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merca NERFINISHED ⓘ Mogadishu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Ajuran–Portuguese conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Islamic culture
ⓘ
Somali culture ⓘ |
| currency | Ajuran coinage ⓘ |
| economy | trade-based economy ⓘ |
| endTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| era |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Somalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| export |
cattle
ⓘ
frankincense ⓘ gold ⓘ ivory ⓘ myrrh ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Geledi Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiraab Imamate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
Islamic monarchy
ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| import |
ceramics
ⓘ
spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralized administration
ⓘ
fortified wells ⓘ hydraulic engineering ⓘ irrigation systems ⓘ maritime trade dominance ⓘ stone castles ⓘ walled towns ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Somali ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Islamic law
ⓘ
Sharia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Horn of Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| military |
cavalry
ⓘ
naval forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mogadishu Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| river |
Jubba River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shebelle River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Ajuran clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingFamily | House of Gareen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| taxationSystem | centralized taxation ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Benadir coast
NERFINISHED
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interior riverine regions of southern Somalia ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork | Indian Ocean trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradePartner |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Ajuran Sultanate Description of subject: The Ajuran Sultanate was a powerful medieval Somali Muslim empire that dominated trade and politics in the Horn of Africa and parts of the Indian Ocean from the Middle Ages into the early modern period.
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