Quhistan

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Quhistan was a historical region in eastern Iran known for its mountainous terrain and as a stronghold of the medieval Nizari Ismailis.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Quhistan canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
associatedWith Ismaili daʿwa ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia

Nizari Ismaili state ⓘ
borderedBy other regions of Khorasan ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
hasFeature fortified settlements ⓘ
mountain fortresses ⓘ
remote valleys ⓘ
hasLanguage Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
historicalNameLanguage Persian ⓘ
historicalPeriod medieval period ⓘ
historicalRegionOf Iran ⓘ
knownFor Nizari Ismaili strongholds ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
locatedIn Greater Khorasan ⓘ
linked to: Khorasan

eastern Iran ⓘ
eastern Iranian plateau ⓘ
partOf Islamic world ⓘ
medieval Iranian world ⓘ
politicalStatus provincial region ⓘ
religiousCommunityPresent Ismailis ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia

Nizari Ismailis ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia
religiousTradition Ismailism ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia

Shia Islam ⓘ
strategicImportance defensive stronghold region ⓘ
terrainFeature mountainous region ⓘ
timeOfFlourishing 11th century ⓘ
12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
usedBy Nizari Ismailis ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Eastern Iran → hasHistoricalRegion → Quhistan ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Iran