Tippu Tip

Swahili slave and ivory trader (c. 1832/7–1905)
Person human Q458421
Tippu Tip
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Tippu Tip

Summary

Tippu Tip is a human[1]. Born in Zanzibar Islands[2], he… he was born on +1837-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Zanzibar City[4]. He died on +1905-06-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a merchant[6] and slave trader[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (463 views/month, #6,838 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Tippu Tip was born in Zanzibar Islands[2].
  • Tippu Tip passed away in Zanzibar City[4].
  • Tippu Tip was born on +1837-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tippu Tip died on +1905-06-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Tippu Tip died on +1905-06-14T00:00:00Z[9].
  • A child of Tippu Tip was Sefu bin Hamid[10].
  • Tippu Tip held citizenship in Sultanate of Zanzibar[11].
  • Tippu Tip worked as a merchant[6].
  • Tippu Tip's professions included slave trader[7].
  • Tippu Tip's image is recorded as Tipoo tib NNP.jpg[12].
  • Tippu Tip is recorded as male[13].
  • Tippu Tip's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Tippu Tip's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081291268[15].
  • Tippu Tip's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 50024311[16].
  • Tippu Tip's GND ID is recorded as 118909223[17].
  • Tippu Tip's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50018892[18].
  • Tippu Tip's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121177202[19].
  • Tippu Tip's IdRef ID is recorded as 029581850[20].
  • Tippu Tip's Commons category is recorded as Tippu Tip[21].
  • Tippu Tip's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02w0d5[22].
  • Tippu Tip's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1878106A[23].
  • Tippu Tip's SELIBR ID is recorded as 190302[24].
  • Tippu Tip's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 069117829[25].
  • Tippu Tip's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Tippu Tip's Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI is recorded as SMVK-EM/name/3683755[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Tippu Tip's place of birth was Zanzibar Islands[2]. He was born on +1837-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include merchant[6] and slave trader[7].

Personal Life

A child of Tippu Tip was Sefu bin Hamid[10].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1905-06-13T00:00:00Z[5] and +1905-06-14T00:00:00Z[9]. Tippu Tip passed away in Zanzibar City[4].

Why It Matters

Tippu Tip ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (463 views/month, #6,838 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Tippu Tip born?

Tippu Tip's place of birth was Zanzibar Islands[2].

Where did Tippu Tip die?

Tippu Tip passed away in Zanzibar City[4].

What did Tippu Tip do for work?

Tippu Tip worked as merchant[6] and slave trader[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . pantheon.world. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Swedish Open Cultural Heritage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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