Dervish forces
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Dervish forces were the fervently religious Mahdist Ansar fighters in late 19th-century Sudan who waged a jihad against Egyptian and British rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dervish forces canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8992262 — 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: Dervish forces Context triple: [Mahdist Ansar forces, alsoKnownAs, Dervish forces]
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Mysorean forces
Mysorean forces were the military troops of the Kingdom of Mysore, commanded by leaders such as Hyder Ali, that fought against the British East India Company and its allies in the late 18th century.
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Chupwala forces
Chupwala forces are the dark, oppressive army from Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," bent on silencing and destroying the world’s stories.
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Janissaries
The Janissaries were an elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire, originally composed of enslaved Christian youths, that became one of the most powerful military and political institutions in the empire.
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Rifian Army
The Rifian Army was the armed forces of the short-lived Rif Republic in northern Morocco, known for resisting Spanish and French colonial rule in the early 20th century.
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Turanian army
The Turanian army is the military force of the Turanian realm, often depicted as the traditional enemy of Iran in Persian epic literature such as the Shahnameh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dervish forces Target entity description: Dervish forces were the fervently religious Mahdist Ansar fighters in late 19th-century Sudan who waged a jihad against Egyptian and British rule.
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A.
Mysorean forces
Mysorean forces were the military troops of the Kingdom of Mysore, commanded by leaders such as Hyder Ali, that fought against the British East India Company and its allies in the late 18th century.
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B.
Chupwala forces
Chupwala forces are the dark, oppressive army from Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," bent on silencing and destroying the world’s stories.
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C.
Janissaries
The Janissaries were an elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire, originally composed of enslaved Christian youths, that became one of the most powerful military and political institutions in the empire.
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D.
Rifian Army
The Rifian Army was the armed forces of the short-lived Rif Republic in northern Morocco, known for resisting Spanish and French colonial rule in the early 20th century.
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E.
Turanian army
The Turanian army is the military force of the Turanian realm, often depicted as the traditional enemy of Iran in Persian epic literature such as the Shahnameh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist rebel group
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Mahdist fighters ⓘ military force ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| commandStructure | organized under Mahdist emirs ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Anglo-Egyptian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedIn | Battle of Omdurman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Ansar
NERFINISHED
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Dervishes ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Sudanese Africans
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predominantly Sudanese Arabs ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Anglo-Egyptian forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Khedivate of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtIn | Mahdist War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
establish Islamic state in Sudan
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expel foreign rule from Sudan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Scramble for Africa era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamic revivalism
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jihadism ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Abdallahi ibn Muhammad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivation | religious fervor ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Atbara
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Omdurman NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
NERFINISHED
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Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Anglo-Egyptian administration
NERFINISHED
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British rule in Sudan ⓘ Egyptian rule in Sudan ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahdist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Mahdism ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Ansar political-religious community in Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
close-quarters combat
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mass infantry charges ⓘ |
| usedWeapons |
rifles
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spears ⓘ swords ⓘ |
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Subject: Dervish forces Description of subject: Dervish forces were the fervently religious Mahdist Ansar fighters in late 19th-century Sudan who waged a jihad against Egyptian and British rule.
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