King of Jordan
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The King of Jordan is the hereditary monarch and head of state of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, drawn from the Hashemite dynasty that traces its lineage to the Prophet Muhammad.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of Jordan canonical | 79 |
| King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | 9 |
| King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan | 1 |
| ملك المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T836556 — 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: King of Jordan Context triple: [House of Hashim, dynasticTitle, King of Jordan]
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A.
Abdullah II of Jordan
Abdullah II of Jordan is the reigning King of Jordan, known for his pro-Western stance, efforts toward regional stability and peace, and gradual political and economic reforms in the kingdom.
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B.
King Hussein of Jordan
King Hussein of Jordan was the long-reigning monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, known for his efforts to modernize the country and pursue peace in the Middle East.
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C.
Abdullah I of Jordan
Abdullah I of Jordan was the founding monarch of the modern state of Jordan, ruling from its establishment in the early 20th century until his assassination in 1951.
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D.
Talal of Jordan
Talal of Jordan was King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952, known for introducing a liberal constitution before abdicating due to health reasons.
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E.
Kingdom of Jordan
The Kingdom of Jordan is a Middle Eastern constitutional monarchy known for its strategic location, political stability, and significant historical and religious sites such as Petra and the Jordan River.
- 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: King of Jordan Target entity description: The King of Jordan is the hereditary monarch and head of state of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, drawn from the Hashemite dynasty that traces its lineage to the Prophet Muhammad.
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A.
Abdullah II of Jordan
Abdullah II of Jordan is the reigning King of Jordan, known for his pro-Western stance, efforts toward regional stability and peace, and gradual political and economic reforms in the kingdom.
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B.
King Hussein of Jordan
King Hussein of Jordan was the long-reigning monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, known for his efforts to modernize the country and pursue peace in the Middle East.
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C.
Abdullah I of Jordan
Abdullah I of Jordan was the founding monarch of the modern state of Jordan, ruling from its establishment in the early 20th century until his assassination in 1951.
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D.
Talal of Jordan
Talal of Jordan was King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952, known for introducing a liberal constitution before abdicating due to health reasons.
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E.
Kingdom of Jordan
The Kingdom of Jordan is a Middle Eastern constitutional monarchy known for its strategic location, political stability, and significant historical and religious sites such as Petra and the Jordan River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ political office ⓘ |
| appoints |
Prime Minister of Jordan
ⓘ
chief of the Jordanian Armed Forces ⓘ head of the General Intelligence Directorate of Jordan ⓘ members of the Senate of Jordan ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | Royal Hashemite Court ⓘ |
| constitutionalPowers |
can dismiss the government
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can dissolve the House of Representatives ⓘ issues royal decrees ⓘ promulgates laws ⓘ |
| country |
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Jordan
Jordan ⓘ |
| currentHolder | Abdullah II of Jordan ⓘ |
| currentHolderReignStart | 1999 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Hashemite dynasty ⓘ |
| established | 1946 ⓘ |
| establishedAs |
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan
ⓘ
linked to:
King of Jordan
|
| firstHolder | Abdullah I of Jordan ⓘ |
| firstHolderReignEnd | 1951 ⓘ |
| firstHolderReignStart | 1946 ⓘ |
| firstHolderTitle |
Emir of Transjordan
ⓘ
linked to:
Abdullah I of Jordan
|
| flag | Royal Standard of Jordan ⓘ |
| governmentType | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| guardianRole | Custodian of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| heirApparentTitle | Crown Prince of Jordan ⓘ |
| house | House of Hashim ⓘ |
| nationalSymbol |
Jordanian monarchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Jordanian royal institutions
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousLineageClaim | descendant of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| renamedWithCountry | 1949 ⓘ |
| residence |
Al Husseiniya Palace
ⓘ
Basman Palace ⓘ Raghadan Palace ⓘ |
| role |
commander-in-chief of the Jordanian Armed Forces
ⓘ
guarantor of the constitution of Jordan ⓘ head of state of Jordan ⓘ symbol of national unity ⓘ |
| secondHolder | Talal of Jordan ⓘ |
| secondHolderReignEnd | 1952 ⓘ |
| secondHolderReignStart | 1951 ⓘ |
| style |
His Hashemite Majesty
ⓘ
His Majesty ⓘ
linked to:
His Majesty The King
|
| succession | hereditary ⓘ |
| successionLaw | agnatic primogeniture (with royal prerogative) ⓘ |
| thirdHolder |
Hussein of Jordan
ⓘ
linked to:
King Hussein of Jordan
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| thirdHolderReignEnd | 1999 ⓘ |
| thirdHolderReignStart | 1952 ⓘ |
| titleInArabic |
ملك المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية
ⓘ
linked to:
King of Jordan
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: King of Jordan Description of subject: The King of Jordan is the hereditary monarch and head of state of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, drawn from the Hashemite dynasty that traces its lineage to the Prophet Muhammad.
Referenced by (90)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: King of Jordan
subject linked to:
JAF
Supreme Commander of the Jordanian Armed Forces
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officeHolderTitle
→
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
ⓘ
linked to: King of Jordan
linked to: King of Jordan
subject linked to:
Abdullah
linked to: King of Jordan
linked to: King of Jordan
subject linked to:
His Majesty King Talal I of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
linked to: King of Jordan
subject linked to:
His Majesty King Talal I of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
linked to: King of Jordan
linked to: King of Jordan
subject linked to:
Doris Elizabeth Sutton
subject linked to:
Crown Prince of Jordan
linked to: King of Jordan