Saudi-Wahhabi forces
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Saudi-Wahhabi forces were the military troops of the early Saudi state allied with the Wahhabi religious movement, known for their expansionist campaigns across the Arabian Peninsula in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saudi-Wahhabi forces canonical | 1 |
| Saudi–Wahhabi alliance | 1 |
| Wahhabi clerics (initially) | 1 |
| Wahhabi forces | 1 |
| Wahhabi–Saudi military alliance | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Saudi-Wahhabi forces Context triple: [Ottoman–Wahhabi War, hasParticipant, Saudi-Wahhabi forces]
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Wahhabism
Wahhabism is a conservative, puritanical Islamic reform movement originating in 18th-century Arabia that advocates a strict, literalist interpretation of Sunni Islam and has deeply shaped the religious foundations of modern Saudi Arabia.
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Ikhwan al-Safa
Ikhwan al-Safa was a secretive medieval Islamic philosophical brotherhood best known for its encyclopedic "Epistles" that synthesized Greek philosophy, science, and Islamic thought.
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C.
Riyadh Front
Riyadh Front is a major mixed-use commercial and entertainment complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, featuring shopping, dining, business facilities, and large-scale events.
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D.
Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood
The Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood is the Yemeni branch of the transnational Sunni Islamist movement that promotes political Islam and has been influential in the country’s religious and political life.
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E.
Mahdi Army
The Mahdi Army was a powerful Shiite militia in Iraq, led by cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, that played a major role in the post-2003 insurgency and sectarian conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saudi-Wahhabi forces Target entity description: Saudi-Wahhabi forces were the military troops of the early Saudi state allied with the Wahhabi religious movement, known for their expansionist campaigns across the Arabian Peninsula in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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A.
Wahhabism
Wahhabism is a conservative, puritanical Islamic reform movement originating in 18th-century Arabia that advocates a strict, literalist interpretation of Sunni Islam and has deeply shaped the religious foundations of modern Saudi Arabia.
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B.
Ikhwan al-Safa
Ikhwan al-Safa was a secretive medieval Islamic philosophical brotherhood best known for its encyclopedic "Epistles" that synthesized Greek philosophy, science, and Islamic thought.
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C.
Riyadh Front
Riyadh Front is a major mixed-use commercial and entertainment complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, featuring shopping, dining, business facilities, and large-scale events.
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D.
Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood
The Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood is the Yemeni branch of the transnational Sunni Islamist movement that promotes political Islam and has been influential in the country’s religious and political life.
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E.
Mahdi Army
The Mahdi Army was a powerful Shiite militia in Iraq, led by cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, that played a major role in the post-2003 insurgency and sectarian conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed group
ⓘ
military force ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Asir ⓘ Bahrain ⓘ Eastern Arabia ⓘ Hejaz ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Najd ⓘ Oman ⓘ Qatar ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
House of Saud
ⓘ
Muhammad ibn Saud ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad bin Saud
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| characteristic |
religiously motivated fighters
ⓘ
strict enforcement of Wahhabi doctrine ⓘ tribal levies ⓘ use of fast-moving cavalry raids ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Abd al-Aziz ibn Muhammad ibn Saud
ⓘ
Muhammad ibn Saud ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad bin Saud
Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud ⓘ
linked to:
Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Muhammad
|
| country | Emirate of Diriyah ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Ibrahim Pasha ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy |
Ottoman–Egyptian campaign against Diriyah
ⓘ
linked to:
siege of Diriyah
|
| endTime | 1818 ⓘ |
| headquarters | Diriyah ⓘ |
| ideology |
Salafi Islam
ⓘ
linked to:
Salafi theology
religious reformism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
campaigns in Oman
ⓘ
capture of Mecca ⓘ
linked to:
Saudi conquest of Hejaz
capture of Medina ⓘ conquest of Riyadh ⓘ expansion into Eastern Arabia ⓘ sack of Karbala (1802) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Karbala
|
| opposedTo |
Egypt Eyalet
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Sharifate of Mecca ⓘ local Arabian tribes ⓘ |
| partOf | First Saudi State ⓘ |
| religion | Wahhabism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1740s ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | First Saudi State ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious reform campaigns
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territorial expansion ⓘ |
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Subject: Saudi-Wahhabi forces Description of subject: Saudi-Wahhabi forces were the military troops of the early Saudi state allied with the Wahhabi religious movement, known for their expansionist campaigns across the Arabian Peninsula in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Referenced by (5)
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