Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif
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Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif, better known as 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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| Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif Context triple: [Al-Idrisi, fullName, Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif]
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Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur was the second Abbasid caliph who consolidated the Abbasid dynasty’s power and established Baghdad as its capital, making it a major political and cultural center of the Islamic world.
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Ali ibn Yusuf
Ali ibn Yusuf was a prominent 12th-century Almoravid ruler who expanded and consolidated the dynasty’s power across North Africa and al-Andalus.
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Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir
Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir was a powerful 10th-century Andalusian statesman and de facto ruler of the Caliphate of Córdoba, renowned for his military campaigns and political dominance under the Umayyad caliphs.
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D.
Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad
Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad, known by his regnal title As-Saffah, was the founder and first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate who overthrew the Umayyad dynasty in the mid-8th century.
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E.
ibn al-Mahdi
Ibn al-Mahdi was a member of the Abbasid dynasty, known as a son of the caliph al-Mahdi and thus part of the immediate family circle of the famous caliph Harun al-Rashid.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif Target entity description: Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif, better known as 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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A.
Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur was the second Abbasid caliph who consolidated the Abbasid dynasty’s power and established Baghdad as its capital, making it a major political and cultural center of the Islamic world.
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B.
Ali ibn Yusuf
Ali ibn Yusuf was a prominent 12th-century Almoravid ruler who expanded and consolidated the dynasty’s power across North Africa and al-Andalus.
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C.
Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir
Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir was a powerful 10th-century Andalusian statesman and de facto ruler of the Caliphate of Córdoba, renowned for his military campaigns and political dominance under the Umayyad caliphs.
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D.
Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad
Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad, known by his regnal title As-Saffah, was the founder and first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate who overthrew the Umayyad dynasty in the mid-8th century.
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E.
ibn al-Mahdi
Ibn al-Mahdi was a member of the Abbasid dynasty, known as a son of the caliph al-Mahdi and thus part of the immediate family circle of the famous caliph Harun al-Rashid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab Muslim scholar
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cartographer ⓘ geographer ⓘ medieval scholar ⓘ polymath ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abu Abdallah al-Idrisi
NERFINISHED
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Muhammad al-Idrisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharif al-Idrisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Almoravid Empire
NERFINISHED
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Ceuta NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1100 ⓘ |
| civilizationContext | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear |
1165
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1166 ⓘ |
| describedRegion |
Asia
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean region ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticAffiliation | Idrisid family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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geography ⓘ topography ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic geography
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later medieval European cartography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ptolemy
NERFINISHED
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earlier Islamic geographers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| mapOrientation | south-up world map ⓘ |
| mapType | mappa mundi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
compiling a comprehensive geographical encyclopedia
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creating one of the most advanced medieval world maps ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq
NERFINISHED
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Tabula Rogeriana NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Roger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| usedSources |
classical geographical texts
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reports of travelers and merchants ⓘ |
| workedAt | court of Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Kingdom of Sicily
NERFINISHED
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Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif Description of subject: Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif, better known as 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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