Maulana Fazlullah
E682750
Maulana Fazlullah was a Pakistani militant leader and cleric who rose to prominence as the head of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and a central figure in the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maulana Fazlullah canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Maulana Fazlullah Context triple: [Swat Valley conflict, keyLeaderInsurgents, Maulana Fazlullah]
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A.
Sher Muhammad
Sher Muhammad is a historical figure from the Talpur dynasty, known as Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur, who ruled parts of Sindh in the 19th century and resisted British colonial expansion.
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B.
Abdul Haq
Abdul Haq was a prominent Afghan mujahideen commander and resistance leader known for his role in fighting Soviet forces and later opposing the Taliban.
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C.
Mirza Muhammad Madani
Mirza Muhammad Madani was a Mughal-era nobleman best known as the father of Alivardi Khan, the powerful Nawab of Bengal in the mid-18th century.
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D.
Syed Ahmad Barelvi
Syed Ahmad Barelvi was a 19th-century Indian Islamic revivalist and militant leader known for his jihad movement against Sikh rule in the Punjab and his efforts to reform Muslim religious practice in South Asia.
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E.
Shihabuddin Omar
Shihabuddin Omar was a short-reigning Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate from the Khalji dynasty who briefly succeeded his father Alauddin Khalji before being overthrown.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maulana Fazlullah Target entity description: Maulana Fazlullah was a Pakistani militant leader and cleric who rose to prominence as the head of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and a central figure in the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
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A.
Sher Muhammad
Sher Muhammad is a historical figure from the Talpur dynasty, known as Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur, who ruled parts of Sindh in the 19th century and resisted British colonial expansion.
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B.
Abdul Haq
Abdul Haq was a prominent Afghan mujahideen commander and resistance leader known for his role in fighting Soviet forces and later opposing the Taliban.
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C.
Mirza Muhammad Madani
Mirza Muhammad Madani was a Mughal-era nobleman best known as the father of Alivardi Khan, the powerful Nawab of Bengal in the mid-18th century.
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D.
Syed Ahmad Barelvi
Syed Ahmad Barelvi was a 19th-century Indian Islamic revivalist and militant leader known for his jihad movement against Sikh rule in the Punjab and his efforts to reform Muslim religious practice in South Asia.
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E.
Shihabuddin Omar
Shihabuddin Omar was a short-reigning Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate from the Khalji dynasty who briefly succeeded his father Alauddin Khalji before being overthrown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist cleric
ⓘ
Pakistani militant ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Afghanistan–Pakistan border region
ⓘ
linked to:
Afghanistan–Pakistan border
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ Swat Valley ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mullah Fazlullah
ⓘ
Radio Mullah ⓘ |
| commanded |
Taliban fighters in Swat Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Swat Valley conflict
|
| conflict |
Taliban insurgency in Pakistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Taliban insurgency
War in North-West Pakistan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Pakistan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1974 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-06-14 ⓘ |
| designatedAs | terrorist ⓘ |
| designatedBy |
Pakistan
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endTime | 2018 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Pashtun
ⓘ
linked to:
Pashtuns
|
| founded | illegal FM radio station in Swat ⓘ |
| fullName | Fazal Hayat ⓘ |
| ideology |
Deobandi Islamism
ⓘ
linked to:
Deobandi Sunni Islam
Islamist extremism ⓘ |
| killedBy | United States forces ⓘ |
| killedIn | drone strike ⓘ |
| knownFor |
enforcing strict interpretation of Sharia in Swat
ⓘ
involvement in attack on Malala Yousafzai ⓘ ordering attacks on Pakistani security forces ⓘ ordering attacks on civilians in Pakistan ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in airstrike ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
|
| movement |
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
|
| nickname | Radio Mullah ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Taliban takeover of Swat Valley in late 2000s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Taliban insurgency in Swat Valley
ⓘ
running illegal FM radio station in Swat ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Government of Pakistan
ⓘ
Pakistani military ⓘ
linked to:
Pakistan Armed Forces
|
| placeOfBirth |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ⓘ
Swat Valley ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Kunar Province ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Noor Wali Mehsud
|
| relativeByMarriage | Sufi Muhammad ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| spouse | daughter of Sufi Muhammad ⓘ |
| startTime | 2013 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
bounty by United States State Department
ⓘ
international sanctions ⓘ |
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Subject: Maulana Fazlullah Description of subject: Maulana Fazlullah was a Pakistani militant leader and cleric who rose to prominence as the head of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and a central figure in the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
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