Emirs

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Emirs are traditional Muslim rulers or leaders, particularly in parts of West Africa and the Middle East, who hold significant religious, cultural, and sometimes political authority within their communities.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Emir 25
Arab emirs of Tbilisi 1
Emirs canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (75)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic leaders ⓘ
hereditary titles ⓘ
noble titles ⓘ
traditional Muslim rulers ⓘ
associatedWith Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ
Sufi orders in West Africa ⓘ
tribal leadership in the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
canBeAppointedBy caliph ⓘ
colonial authorities ⓘ
sultan ⓘ
exercisesAuthorityOver Muslim communities ⓘ
emirates ⓘ
governsTerritoryType emirate ⓘ
hasEtymology Arabic word amīr ⓘ
hasFemaleEquivalent Emira ⓘ
hasLegalStatus constitutional monarchs in some Gulf states ⓘ
traditional rulers under national law in Nigeria ⓘ
hasMeaning commander ⓘ
leader ⓘ
prince ⓘ
hasRole community leadership ⓘ
cultural authority ⓘ
judicial authority ⓘ
political authority ⓘ
religious authority ⓘ
hasTitleVariant Amir ⓘ
Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
historicalFunction frontier rulers ⓘ
military commanders ⓘ
provincial governors ⓘ
historicalOrigin early Islamic caliphates ⓘ
influences Islamic education ⓘ
conflict resolution ⓘ
local governance ⓘ
marriage and family customs ⓘ
isPartOf Islamic nobility ⓘ
traditional chieftaincy systems ⓘ
isTitleUsedIn Bahrain ⓘ
Cameroon ⓘ
Chad ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ
Mali ⓘ
Mauritania ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
Niger ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Oman ⓘ
Persian Gulf states ⓘ
Qatar ⓘ
Sahel region ⓘ
linked to: Sahel

Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
United Arab Emirates ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
Yemen ⓘ
mayHoldTitleAlongside King ⓘ
Sheikh ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ
oftenHereditary true ⓘ
performsFunction arbitrating local disputes ⓘ
custodianship of local traditions ⓘ
leading Friday prayers on special occasions ⓘ
mediating between state and local population ⓘ
overseeing Islamic festivals ⓘ
presiding over customary courts ⓘ
recognizedBy colonial administrations in West Africa ⓘ
modern Gulf monarchies ⓘ
postcolonial African states ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
successionPattern dynastic succession ⓘ
symbolizes Islamic identity ⓘ
continuity of precolonial authority ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

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

Durbar festival → performerRole → Emir ⓘ
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Amir → transliterationVariant → Emir ⓘ
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Hausa people → traditionalRulerTitle → Emir ⓘ
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Ajman → rulerTitle → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Idris II of Morocco → title → Emir ⓘ
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Narikala Fortress → controlledBy_historical → Arab emirs of Tbilisi ⓘ
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Nawab → relatedTerm → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Shah Murad → title → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Emir Shakib Arslan → honorificTitle → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Han → relatedTitle → Emir ⓘ
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Palace of the Emir of Zazzau → governingTitle → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Emirate of Sharjah → rulerTitle → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Saif al-Din Ghazi I → nobleTitle → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Beg → relatedTitle → Emir ⓘ
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Qatada ibn Idris → title → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Beylik of Eretna → usedTitleOfRuler → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Yakup I of Germiyan → hasTitle → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab → title → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Ahmad ibn Muhammad → title → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Emirate of Harar → rulingTitle → Emir ⓘ
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Abdur Rahman Khan → style → Emir ⓘ
subject linked to: Iron Amir
linked to: Emirs
Emir Abdur Rahman Khan → honorificTitle → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Mulay Hasan → title → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Nasrullah Khan → title → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Emir Shah Murad → title → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs
Khan of Bukhara → style → Emir ⓘ
linked to: Emirs