Bayezid I
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Bayezid I was a late 14th-century Ottoman sultan known for rapidly expanding the empire into the Balkans and Anatolia before his defeat and capture by Timur at the Battle of Ankara.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T151385 — 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: Bayezid I Context triple: [Ottoman Empire, notableRuler, Bayezid I]
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A.
Murad I
Murad I was a 14th-century Ottoman sultan who significantly expanded Ottoman territories in the Balkans and Anatolia, laying key foundations for the empire’s rise.
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B.
Osman I
Osman I was the founder and first ruler of the Ottoman dynasty, which grew into one of history’s most powerful empires.
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C.
Orhan
Orhan was the second ruler of the early Ottoman state who significantly expanded its territories in northwestern Anatolia and laid foundations for its future imperial structure.
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D.
Humayun
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for temporarily losing his kingdom to Afghan rivals before regaining it and paving the way for the expansive rule of his son Akbar.
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E.
Hadji Murad
Hadji Murad is a novella by Leo Tolstoy that portrays the tragic fate of a Chechen rebel leader caught between the Russian Empire and his own people during the Caucasian War.
- 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: Bayezid I Target entity description: Bayezid I was a late 14th-century Ottoman sultan known for rapidly expanding the empire into the Balkans and Anatolia before his defeat and capture by Timur at the Battle of Ankara.
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A.
Murad I
Murad I was a 14th-century Ottoman sultan who significantly expanded Ottoman territories in the Balkans and Anatolia, laying key foundations for the empire’s rise.
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B.
Osman I
Osman I was the founder and first ruler of the Ottoman dynasty, which grew into one of history’s most powerful empires.
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C.
Orhan
Orhan was the second ruler of the early Ottoman state who significantly expanded its territories in northwestern Anatolia and laid foundations for its future imperial structure.
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D.
Humayun
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for temporarily losing his kingdom to Afghan rivals before regaining it and paving the way for the expansive rule of his son Akbar.
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E.
Hadji Murad
Hadji Murad is a novella by Leo Tolstoy that portrays the tragic fate of a Chechen rebel leader caught between the Russian Empire and his own people during the Caucasian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman sultan
ⓘ
monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beyazid I
ⓘ
linked to:
Bayezid I
Yıldırım Bayezid ⓘ
linked to:
Bayezid I
|
| birthDate | c. 1354 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Timur ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness in captivity ⓘ |
| child |
Mehmed I
ⓘ
Musa Çelebi ⓘ
linked to:
Süleyman Çelebi
Mustafa Çelebi ⓘ
linked to:
Süleyman Çelebi
Süleyman Çelebi ⓘ İsa Çelebi ⓘ
linked to:
Süleyman Çelebi
|
| conflict |
Battle of Ankara
ⓘ
Battle of Kosovo (1389) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Kosovo 1389
Battle of Nicopolis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfDefeat | 1402-07-28 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1403 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | in captivity after the Battle of Ankara ⓘ |
| defeatedAt | Battle of Ankara ⓘ |
| father | Murad I ⓘ |
| givenName |
Bayezid
ⓘ
linked to:
Bayezid I
|
| historicalEra | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| house | Ottoman dynasty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigns in Anatolia
ⓘ
campaigns in the Balkans ⓘ rapid expansion of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| militaryUnitUsed | Janissaries ⓘ |
| mother | Gülçiçek Hatun ⓘ |
| nickname | Yıldırım ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | Thunderbolt ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defeat of the Crusader army at Nicopolis in 1396 ⓘ |
| opponent | Timur ⓘ |
| policy |
centralization of power in the Ottoman state
ⓘ
use of timar system to organize cavalry ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman sultan
|
| predecessor | Murad I ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1402 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1389 ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| siege | Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) ⓘ |
| spouse |
Devlet Hatun
ⓘ
Olivera Despina ⓘ |
| successor | Mehmed I ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion |
conquest of much of western Anatolia
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extension of Ottoman rule deep into the Balkans ⓘ subjugation of many Anatolian beyliks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bayezid I Description of subject: Bayezid I was a late 14th-century Ottoman sultan known for rapidly expanding the empire into the Balkans and Anatolia before his defeat and capture by Timur at the Battle of Ankara.
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