Malê revolt
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The Malê revolt was an 1835 slave uprising in Salvador, Bahia, led primarily by Muslim African slaves, and is considered one of the most significant urban slave rebellions in Brazilian history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malê revolt canonical | 1 |
| Malê uprising | 1 |
| Revolta dos Malês | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5301897 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malê revolt Context triple: [Regency period in Brazil, significantEvent, Malê revolt]
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A.
Balaiada revolt
The Balaiada revolt was a popular 19th-century uprising in Maranhão, Brazil, driven by social and economic grievances among marginalized groups against regional elites and the central government.
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B.
Sabinada revolt
The Sabinada revolt was a regional separatist uprising in Bahia, Brazil (1837–1838), in which middle-class rebels briefly declared an independent Bahian republic in opposition to the central imperial government during the Regency period.
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C.
Uva Rebellion
The Uva Rebellion was an 1817–1818 uprising in Sri Lanka’s Uva Province in which Kandyan chiefs and local communities resisted British colonial rule following the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy.
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D.
Canton Uprising
The Canton Uprising was a short-lived communist-led insurrection in Guangzhou in December 1927, aimed at establishing a soviet government during China’s revolutionary turmoil.
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E.
Silken Thomas Rebellion
The Silken Thomas Rebellion was a 1534–1535 uprising in Ireland led by Thomas FitzGerald against English rule, marking a major early challenge to Tudor authority in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malê revolt Target entity description: The Malê revolt was an 1835 slave uprising in Salvador, Bahia, led primarily by Muslim African slaves, and is considered one of the most significant urban slave rebellions in Brazilian history.
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A.
Balaiada revolt
The Balaiada revolt was a popular 19th-century uprising in Maranhão, Brazil, driven by social and economic grievances among marginalized groups against regional elites and the central government.
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B.
Sabinada revolt
The Sabinada revolt was a regional separatist uprising in Bahia, Brazil (1837–1838), in which middle-class rebels briefly declared an independent Bahian republic in opposition to the central imperial government during the Regency period.
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C.
Uva Rebellion
The Uva Rebellion was an 1817–1818 uprising in Sri Lanka’s Uva Province in which Kandyan chiefs and local communities resisted British colonial rule following the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy.
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D.
Canton Uprising
The Canton Uprising was a short-lived communist-led insurrection in Guangzhou in December 1927, aimed at establishing a soviet government during China’s revolutionary turmoil.
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E.
Silken Thomas Rebellion
The Silken Thomas Rebellion was a 1534–1535 uprising in Ireland led by Thomas FitzGerald against English rule, marking a major early challenge to Tudor authority in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
slave rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ urban rebellion ⓘ |
| aftermath | increased repression of African cultural and religious practices in Bahia ⓘ |
| aim |
end of slavery for participants
ⓘ
establish greater autonomy for African Muslims ⓘ overthrow of local white slaveholding elite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Malê uprising
ⓘ
linked to:
Malê revolt
Revolta dos Malês ⓘ
linked to:
Malê revolt
|
| cause |
harsh slave regime in Bahia
ⓘ
oppression of enslaved Africans ⓘ religious persecution of Muslims ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Empire of Brazil ⓘ |
| date | 1835 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1835-01-25 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
Brazilian slavery ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfManyParticipants |
Arabic
ⓘ
Yoruba ⓘ |
| ledBy | Muslim African slaves ⓘ |
| location |
Salvador, Bahia
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linked to:
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
|
| mainEthnicGroupsInvolved |
Hausa
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Nagô ⓘ Yoruba ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Bahian provincial authorities
ⓘ
Brazilian imperial government forces ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian Armed Forces
|
| participant |
Afro-Brazilian Muslims
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linked to:
Afro-Brazilians
Brazilian colonial authorities ⓘ enslaved Africans ⓘ freed Africans ⓘ |
| primaryReligionOfLeaders | Islam ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Afro-Brazilian history
ⓘ
history of Islam in Brazil ⓘ slave resistance in the Americas ⓘ |
| religiousCharacter | Islamic ⓘ |
| result |
deportation of many African Muslims
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execution of rebel leaders ⓘ rebellion suppressed ⓘ tightening of controls on African slaves and freedpeople ⓘ |
| significance |
major example of Muslim slave resistance in the Americas
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one of the most important urban slave uprisings in Brazilian history ⓘ |
| startDate | 1835-01-24 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Malê revolt Description of subject: The Malê revolt was an 1835 slave uprising in Salvador, Bahia, led primarily by Muslim African slaves, and is considered one of the most significant urban slave rebellions in Brazilian history.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Malê revolt
linked to: Malê revolt