Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib
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Banu Hashim clan member
Companion of Muhammad
Martyr in Islam
Military commander
Muslim migrant to Abyssinia
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib was a prominent early companion and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, known for leading the first Muslim migration to Abyssinia and for his martyrdom at the Battle of Mu'tah.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib canonical | 9 |
| Ja'far ibn Abi Talib | 2 |
| Children of Ali ibn Abi Talib | 1 |
| Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib | 1 |
| Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib | 1 |
| Ja‘far ibn Abi Talib | 1 |
| Ja’far ibn Abi Talib | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1492663 — 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: Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib Context triple: [Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, child, Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib]
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A.
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the fourth caliph in Sunni tradition and the first Imam in Shia Islam, revered for his piety, knowledge, and leadership.
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B.
Az-Zubayr ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
Az-Zubayr ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib was an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad and a notable member of the Quraysh tribe in pre-Islamic Mecca.
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C.
Hasan ibn Ali
Hasan ibn Ali was the eldest grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, revered in Islam—especially in Shia tradition—as the second Imam and a symbol of piety, patience, and reconciliation.
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D.
al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib was an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad and a prominent early supporter of Islam whose descendants founded the Abbasid dynasty.
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E.
Al-Muqawwim ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
Al-Muqawwim ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib was one of the uncles of the Prophet Muhammad and a member of the prominent Quraysh clan of Banu Hashim in pre-Islamic Mecca.
- 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: Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib Target entity description: Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib was a prominent early companion and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, known for leading the first Muslim migration to Abyssinia and for his martyrdom at the Battle of Mu'tah.
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A.
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the fourth caliph in Sunni tradition and the first Imam in Shia Islam, revered for his piety, knowledge, and leadership.
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B.
Az-Zubayr ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
Az-Zubayr ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib was an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad and a notable member of the Quraysh tribe in pre-Islamic Mecca.
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C.
Hasan ibn Ali
Hasan ibn Ali was the eldest grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, revered in Islam—especially in Shia tradition—as the second Imam and a symbol of piety, patience, and reconciliation.
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D.
al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib was an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad and a prominent early supporter of Islam whose descendants founded the Abbasid dynasty.
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E.
Al-Muqawwim ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
Al-Muqawwim ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib was one of the uncles of the Prophet Muhammad and a member of the prominent Quraysh clan of Banu Hashim in pre-Islamic Mecca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Banu Hashim clan member
ⓘ
Companion of Muhammad ⓘ Martyr in Islam ⓘ Military commander ⓘ Muslim migrant to Abyssinia ⓘ |
| appointedCommanderBy |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| army |
Muslim army at Muʾtah
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Mu'tah
|
| associatedBelief | Given two wings in Paradise after martyrdom ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Khaybar (presence after return)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Khaybar
Battle of Muʾtah ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Mu'tah
|
| child |
Abdullah ibn Jaʿfar
ⓘ
linked to:
Abdullah ibn Ja‘far
Awn ibn Jaʿfar ⓘ
linked to:
Awn ibn Ja‘far
Muhammad ibn Jaʿfar ⓘ |
| clan | Banu Hashim ⓘ |
| cousinOf |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| deathCause | Killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Muʾtah ⓘ |
| deathRegion | Near al-Balqaʾ, in the region of modern-day Jordan ⓘ |
| diedInBattle |
Battle of Muʾtah
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Mu'tah
|
| earlyConvertTo | Islam ⓘ |
| epithet | Jaʿfar al-Tayyar ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | Jaʿfar the Flyer ⓘ |
| era | Early Islamic period ⓘ |
| father |
Abu Talib ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib
ⓘ
linked to:
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
|
| fullName |
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib
ⓘ
linked to:
Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib
|
| givenName | Jaʿfar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Defending Muslims in Abyssinia against Quraysh delegation
ⓘ
Reciting Surah Maryam before the Negus ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| led | First Hijra to Abyssinia ⓘ |
| martyrTitle | Jaʿfar al-Tayyar ⓘ |
| mother | Fatimah bint Asad ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Audience with Negus of Abyssinia
ⓘ
Migration to Abyssinia ⓘ |
| praisedBy |
Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad
|
| praisedFor |
Courage
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Oratory ⓘ Steadfastness in faith ⓘ |
| rank | Commander at Battle of Muʾtah ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| returnedDuring |
Year of Khaybar
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Khaybar
|
| returnedTo | Medina from Abyssinia ⓘ |
| roleInAbyssinia | Leader of Muslim emigrants ⓘ |
| sibling |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
ⓘ
Aqil ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Talib ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
linked to:
Aqil ibn Abi Talib
|
| spouse |
Asma bint Umays
ⓘ
linked to:
Asma bint Umais
|
| tribe | Quraysh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib Description of subject: Jaʿfar ibn Abi Talib was a prominent early companion and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, known for leading the first Muslim migration to Abyssinia and for his martyrdom at the Battle of Mu'tah.
Referenced by (16)
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