Usman dan Fodio
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Usman dan Fodio was an 18th–19th century Islamic scholar, reformer, and jihad leader who founded the Sokoto Caliphate in what is now northern Nigeria.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Usman dan Fodio canonical | 31 |
| Shehu Usman dan Fodio | 2 |
| Muhammad Bello | 1 |
| Usman ɗan Fodiyo | 1 |
| Usmanu dan Fodio | 1 |
| Uthman dan Fodio | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T480511 — 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: Usman dan Fodio Context triple: [Fulani, notableLeader, Usman dan Fodio]
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Abd al‑Qadir al‑Jilani
Abd al‑Qadir al‑Jilani was a prominent 12th‑century Islamic scholar and mystic revered as the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order and a major spiritual figure in Sunni Islam.
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Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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Abdul Salaam
Abdul Salaam is a former American football defensive tackle best known as a member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange" defensive line in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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D.
Achmed Abdullah
Achmed Abdullah was a Russian-born American writer and screenwriter known for his exotic adventure tales and contributions to early Hollywood cinema.
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E.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Usman dan Fodio Target entity description: Usman dan Fodio was an 18th–19th century Islamic scholar, reformer, and jihad leader who founded the Sokoto Caliphate in what is now northern Nigeria.
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A.
Abd al‑Qadir al‑Jilani
Abd al‑Qadir al‑Jilani was a prominent 12th‑century Islamic scholar and mystic revered as the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order and a major spiritual figure in Sunni Islam.
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B.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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C.
Abdul Salaam
Abdul Salaam is a former American football defensive tackle best known as a member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange" defensive line in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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D.
Achmed Abdullah
Achmed Abdullah was a Russian-born American writer and screenwriter known for his exotic adventure tales and contributions to early Hollywood cinema.
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E.
Ibn Muqla
Ibn Muqla was a 10th-century Abbasid vizier and master calligrapher renowned for codifying the proportional rules that shaped classical Arabic scripts, especially Naskh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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Maliki jurist ⓘ Qadiriyya Sufi ⓘ Sufi ⓘ Sunni Muslim ⓘ founder of state ⓘ jihad leader ⓘ poet ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| advocated |
implementation of Sharia
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purification of Islamic practice ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shaykh Uthman ibn Fudi
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Usman dan Fodio ⓘ
surface form:
Shehu Usman dan Fodio
Usman dan Fodio ⓘ
surface form:
Usman ɗan Fodiyo
Usman dan Fodio ⓘ
surface form:
Uthman dan Fodio
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| birthPlace |
Gobir
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Hausaland ⓘ present-day northern Nigeria ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1754 ⓘ |
| child |
Abdullahi dan Fodio
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Muhammad Bello ⓘ Nana Asma’u ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Sokoto
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Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1817 ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Fulani
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surface form:
Fula
Fulani ⓘ |
| fiqh | Maliki ⓘ |
| founded |
Fulani Empire
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Sokoto Caliphate ⓘ |
| fullName | Usman dan Fodio self-link ⓘ |
| ideology | Islamic reformism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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Fulfulde ⓘ Hausa ⓘ |
| movement |
Sokoto Jihad
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surface form:
Sokoto jihad
|
| notableFor |
establishing a large West African Islamic state
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leading an Islamic reformist jihad in Hausaland ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Abdullahi dan Fodio
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Muhammad Bello ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bayan Wujub al-Hijra
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Kitab al-Farq ⓘ Tanbih al-Ikhwan ⓘ |
| occupation |
Islamic scholar
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imam ⓘ jurist ⓘ political leader ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| opposed |
corruption among Hausa rulers
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syncretic religious practices in Hausaland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Sultan of Sokoto
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surface form:
Amir al-Mu’minin of Sokoto
Sultan of Sokoto ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph of Sokoto
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| region |
Hausaland
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West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sufiOrder |
Qadiriyya Sufi tradition
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surface form:
Qadiriyya
|
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Usman dan Fodio Description of subject: Usman dan Fodio was an 18th–19th century Islamic scholar, reformer, and jihad leader who founded the Sokoto Caliphate in what is now northern Nigeria.
Referenced by (37)
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