Sayyids
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The Sayyids are a Muslim community traditionally claiming descent from the Prophet Muhammad, historically influential in South Asia and elsewhere in the Islamic world.
All labels observed (23)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sayyid | 27 |
| Sayyids canonical | 6 |
| Syeds | 3 |
| South Asian Sayyids | 2 |
| Bohra Sayyids | 1 |
| Bukhari Sayyids | 1 |
| Gilani Sayyids | 1 |
| Hamadani Sayyids | 1 |
| Hasani Sayyids | 1 |
| Husaini Sayyids | 1 |
| Indian Sayyids | 1 |
| Mashhadi Sayyids | 1 |
| Naqvi Sayyids | 1 |
| Qadri Sayyids | 1 |
| Rizvi Sayyids | 1 |
| Sabzwari Sayyids | 1 |
| Sayyid lineage | 1 |
| Sayyid means master or leader | 1 |
| Sayyid minorities | 1 |
| Shirazi Sayyids | 1 |
| Sistani Sayyids | 1 |
| Tirmizi Sayyids | 1 |
| considered Ashraf in South Asian Muslim social hierarchy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T547307 — 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: Sayyids Context triple: [Delhi Sultanate, ethnicGroupInPower, Sayyids]
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A.
Najafi dynasty
The Najafi dynasty was an 18th-century ruling house of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in eastern India, best known for its Nawabs including Siraj ud-Daulah during the period of growing British influence.
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B.
House of Hashim
The House of Hashim is the Hashemite royal dynasty that traces its lineage to the Prophet Muhammad and has ruled Jordan and other Arab territories in modern history.
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C.
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz is the Arabic name for the Druze, a monotheistic religious and ethnocultural community originating in the Levant that blends elements of Isma'ili Islam, Neoplatonism, and other philosophical traditions.
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D.
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin was a central early Druze religious leader and theologian who helped shape and consolidate the community’s doctrines and identity.
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E.
Muslims
Muslims are followers of the religion of Islam, who believe in one God (Allah) and regard the Prophet Muhammad as His final messenger.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sayyids Target entity description: The Sayyids are a Muslim community traditionally claiming descent from the Prophet Muhammad, historically influential in South Asia and elsewhere in the Islamic world.
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A.
Najafi dynasty
The Najafi dynasty was an 18th-century ruling house of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in eastern India, best known for its Nawabs including Siraj ud-Daulah during the period of growing British influence.
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B.
House of Hashim
The House of Hashim is the Hashemite royal dynasty that traces its lineage to the Prophet Muhammad and has ruled Jordan and other Arab territories in modern history.
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C.
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz is the Arabic name for the Druze, a monotheistic religious and ethnocultural community originating in the Levant that blends elements of Isma'ili Islam, Neoplatonism, and other philosophical traditions.
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D.
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin was a central early Druze religious leader and theologian who helped shape and consolidate the community’s doctrines and identity.
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E.
Muslims
Muslims are followers of the religion of Islam, who believe in one God (Allah) and regard the Prophet Muhammad as His final messenger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (91)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim community
ⓘ
religious lineage group ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| alsoCalled |
Ashraf (in some South Asian classifications)
ⓘ
Sadaat ⓘ Sadat ⓘ
linked to:
Anwar Sadat
Syeds ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
|
| associatedWith |
Ahl al-Bayt
ⓘ
Alid descent ⓘ Sharif ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
Islamic jurists
ⓘ
Sufi pirs and saints ⓘ custodianship of shrines ⓘ religious leadership ⓘ teachers of Islamic sciences ⓘ |
| diaspora |
present in Europe
ⓘ
present in North America ⓘ present in Western countries ⓘ |
| ethnicRegion |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Bangladesh ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ East Africa ⓘ India ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Syria ⓘ Yemen ⓘ |
| genealogicalDocumentation |
often maintain family trees
ⓘ
often rely on hereditary genealogists ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Alavi Sayyids
ⓘ
linked to:
Musavi Sayyids
Bohra Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Bukhari Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Gilani Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Hamadani Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Hasani Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Husaini Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Jafri Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Musavi Sayyids
Kadhimi Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Musavi Sayyids
Kazmi Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Musavi Sayyids
Mashhadi Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Musavi Sayyids ⓘ Naqvi Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Qadri Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Rizvi Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Sabzwari Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Sadaat-e-Amroha ⓘ Sadaat-e-Bara ⓘ Sadaat-e-Bilgram ⓘ
linked to:
Sadaat-e-Kintoor
Sadaat-e-Kintoor ⓘ Sadaat-e-Sadaat ⓘ Sadaat-e-Zaidpur ⓘ Shirazi Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Sistani Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Tirmizi Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
Zaidi Sayyids ⓘ
linked to:
Zaydi Shia
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| historicallyInfluentialIn |
Islamic politics
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Islamic scholarship ⓘ Muslim dynasties ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
established madrasas
ⓘ
founded Sufi orders and khanqahs ⓘ played key roles in Islamization of South Asia ⓘ served as advisors to Muslim rulers ⓘ |
| identityMarker |
use of green turban or scarf in some regions
ⓘ
use of specific nisbas indicating lineage ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ Urdu ⓘ
linked to:
Urdu language
various regional South Asian languages ⓘ |
| lineageBasis | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| lineageLinkedTo |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
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Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| marriagePattern |
often marry within Sayyid families
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often prefer endogamous marriages ⓘ |
| namingConvention |
often use honorific title Sayed
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often use honorific title Sayedna ⓘ often use honorific title Sayyid ⓘ often use honorific title Seyyed ⓘ often use honorific title Syed ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
many Shia Muslims
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many Sunni Muslims ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| socialClassification |
considered Ashraf in South Asian Muslim social hierarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Sayyids
|
| socialStatus | traditionally high status in Muslim societies ⓘ |
| traditionalClaim |
descent from the Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
descent from the family of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
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Subject: Sayyids Description of subject: The Sayyids are a Muslim community traditionally claiming descent from the Prophet Muhammad, historically influential in South Asia and elsewhere in the Islamic world.
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