Abd al-Qadir

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Abd al-Qadir was a 19th-century Algerian religious and military leader who united tribes in resistance against French colonial rule and became a symbol of anti-colonial struggle in the Islamic world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sufi
anti-colonial leader
emir
military leader
person
religious leader
alsoKnownAs Abdelkader El Djezairi
Emir Abdelkader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
birthDate 1808-09-06
birthPlace Guetna, near Mascara, Ottoman Algeria
near Mascara, Algeria
burialPlace Damascus
capturedBy France
conflict Algerian resistance war (1832–1847)
French conquest of Algeria
countryOfCitizenship Algeria
deathDate 1883-05-26
deathPlace Damascus, Ottoman Empire
linked to: Damascus
ethnicGroup Arab
father Muhyi al-Din al-Hasani
fieldOfWork Islamic theology
Sufism
military strategy
fullName Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
imprisonedIn France
influenced later anti-colonial movements in the Muslim world
knownFor chivalrous treatment of prisoners
protection of Christians in Damascus in 1860
legacy considered a national hero of Algeria
symbol of Islamic resistance to colonialism
movement Algerian resistance to French rule
notableFor being a symbol of anti-colonial struggle in the Islamic world
leading resistance against French colonization of Algeria
uniting Algerian tribes in jihad against French rule
placeOfDetention Château d'Amboise
positionHeld Emir of the Algerian resistance
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
recognizedAs Islamic scholar
hero of anti-colonial resistance
recognizedBy French government
Ottoman authorities
releaseDate 1852
releasedBy Napoleon III
religion Islam
religiousOrder Qadiriyya
residence Bursa
Damascus
startOfMilitaryActivity 1832
surrenderDate 1847

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French conquest of Algeria opponent Abd al-Qadir
Jijel Province hasSettlement Emir Abdelkader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Emirate of Abdelkader leader Emir Abdelkader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Emirate of Abdelkader headOfState Emir Abdelkader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Emirate of Abdelkader namedAfter Emir Abdelkader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Destruction of the Smala of Abd al-Qadir target smala of Emir Abd al-Qadir
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Destruction of the Smala of Abd al-Qadir commanderOpposing Emir Abd al-Qadir
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Destruction of the Smala of Abd al-Qadir relatedTo Emir Abd al-Qadir
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Treaty of Tafna (1837) signatory Emir Abdelkader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Treaty of Tafna (1837) grantedAuthorityTo Emir Abdelkader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Abd al-Qadir fullName Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Abd al-Qadir alsoKnownAs Emir Abdelkader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Abd al-Qadir positionHeld Emir of the Algerian resistance
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Battle of Macta commander Abd al-Qadir
Battle of Macta combatantLeader Emir Abd al-Qadir
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Battle of Sidi-Brahim opponent Abd al-Qadir
Battle of Sidi-Brahim commander Abd al-Qadir
Battle of Isly relatedTo Abd al-Qadir
Battle of the Smala opponent Emir Abdelkader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Battle of the Smala commander Emir Abdelkader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Thomas Robert Bugeaud associatedWith Abd el-Kader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Thomas Robert Bugeaud opposedBy Abd el-Kader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Elkader, Iowa namedAfter Emir Abdelkader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir
Elkader, Iowa honors Emir Abdelkader
linked to: Abd al-Qadir