Imghad

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The Imghad are a social stratum within Tuareg society, traditionally serving as vassals or client communities under noble confederations such as the Kel Adagh in the central Sahara.

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Label Occurrences
Imghad canonical 1

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tuareg social group ⓘ
social stratum ⓘ
alliedWith various Tuareg armed groups in the Sahel ⓘ
associatedCountry Algeria ⓘ
Mali ⓘ
Niger ⓘ
associatedRegion Adagh des Ifoghas ⓘ
central Sahara ⓘ
associatedWith Kel Adagh ⓘ
colonialEraChange status partially reconfigured under French colonial rule ⓘ
culturalPractice Tuareg customary law (asan)}]} ⓘ
differentiatedFrom Iklan ⓘ
Tuareg nobles ⓘ
linked to: Tuareg
economicActivity small-scale agriculture ⓘ
transhumant herding ⓘ
ethnicContext Tuareg ⓘ
historicalRelation clients of noble Tuareg confederations ⓘ
vassals of Kel Adagh ⓘ
involvedIn Tuareg rebellions in Mali ⓘ
language Tamasheq ⓘ
opposedBy some noble Tuareg factions ⓘ
partOf Tuareg caste-like hierarchy ⓘ
postcolonialRole participants in northern Malian politics ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
socialFunction caravan support ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
socialMobility limited in precolonial period ⓘ
socialOrganization tribal segments ⓘ
socialStatus client communities ⓘ
vassal communities ⓘ
subordinateTo Imajaghan ⓘ
Tuareg nobles ⓘ
superordinateTo Ikelan ⓘ
traditionalRole subordinate stratum within Tuareg society ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kel Adagh → hasSubgroup → Imghad ⓘ