al-Walid ibn Yazid
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Al-Walid ibn Yazid was an 8th-century Umayyad caliph known for his controversial, pleasure-seeking lifestyle and for patronizing lavish architectural projects in the Levant.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik | 1 |
| al-Walid ibn Yazid canonical | 1 |
| al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13578858 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al-Walid ibn Yazid Context triple: [Khirbat al-Mafjar, associatedWith, al-Walid ibn Yazid]
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A.
Yazid II
Yazid II was an Umayyad caliph who ruled the Islamic empire from 720 to 724 CE, known for his piety and for continuing the administrative and fiscal policies of his predecessors.
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B.
Khalid ibn Yazid
Khalid ibn Yazid was an Umayyad prince of early Islamic history, often associated with an interest in alchemy and the sciences.
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C.
Yazid ibn al‑Harith
Yazid ibn al-Harith was an early figure in Islamic history known primarily as one of the sons of Hind bint Awf, a woman famed for her extensive marital and familial ties to prominent companions of the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan was an early Islamic military commander of the Umayyad clan who played a key role in the Muslim conquests of Syria under the Rashidun Caliphate.
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E.
al-Walid ibn Uqba
Al-Walid ibn Uqba was a 7th-century Umayyad governor and companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his role in early Islamic administration and for a controversial incident referenced in the Qur’an.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al-Walid ibn Yazid Target entity description: Al-Walid ibn Yazid was an 8th-century Umayyad caliph known for his controversial, pleasure-seeking lifestyle and for patronizing lavish architectural projects in the Levant.
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A.
Yazid II
Yazid II was an Umayyad caliph who ruled the Islamic empire from 720 to 724 CE, known for his piety and for continuing the administrative and fiscal policies of his predecessors.
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B.
Khalid ibn Yazid
Khalid ibn Yazid was an Umayyad prince of early Islamic history, often associated with an interest in alchemy and the sciences.
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C.
Yazid ibn al‑Harith
Yazid ibn al-Harith was an early figure in Islamic history known primarily as one of the sons of Hind bint Awf, a woman famed for her extensive marital and familial ties to prominent companions of the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan was an early Islamic military commander of the Umayyad clan who played a key role in the Muslim conquests of Syria under the Rashidun Caliphate.
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E.
al-Walid ibn Uqba
Al-Walid ibn Uqba was a 7th-century Umayyad governor and companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his role in early Islamic administration and for a controversial incident referenced in the Qur’an.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.