Assertion: empire's ruler | /r/CapableOf | trace their descent
Facets:
value: from the clan of the prophet
type: OTHER
value: through his protector
type: MANNER
value: in those days
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: While the 16th-century versions of genealogies might have linked Ghana to the Sanhaja, earlier versions, for example as reported by the 11th-century writer al-Idrisi and the 13th-century writer ibn Said, noted that rulers of Ghana in those days traced their descent from the clan of the Prophet Muhammad either through his protector Abi Talib, or through his son-in-law Ali.