Yazid III
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Yazid III was an 8th-century Umayyad caliph who briefly ruled the Islamic empire in 744 CE during a period of intense political instability that preceded the dynasty’s collapse.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yazid III canonical | 16 |
| Yazid | 1 |
| Yazid al-Naqis | 1 |
| al-Yazid III | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2019942 — 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: Yazid III Context triple: [Marwan II, predecessor, Yazid III]
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A.
Yazid I
Yazid I was the second Umayyad caliph, whose controversial rule is most remembered for the events surrounding the Battle of Karbala and the death of Husayn ibn Ali.
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B.
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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C.
Hisham III
Hisham III was the final Umayyad ruler of the Caliphate of Córdoba, presiding over its decline and eventual collapse in the early 11th century.
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D.
al-Mutawakkil III
Al-Mutawakkil III was the final Abbasid caliph in Cairo, whose deposition by the Ottoman sultan Selim I in 1517 symbolically ended the Abbasid caliphal line.
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E.
Marwan II
Marwan II was the final Umayyad caliph, whose defeat marked the end of Umayyad rule in the Middle East and the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate.
- 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: Yazid III Target entity description: Yazid III was an 8th-century Umayyad caliph who briefly ruled the Islamic empire in 744 CE during a period of intense political instability that preceded the dynasty’s collapse.
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A.
Yazid I
Yazid I was the second Umayyad caliph, whose controversial rule is most remembered for the events surrounding the Battle of Karbala and the death of Husayn ibn Ali.
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B.
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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C.
Hisham III
Hisham III was the final Umayyad ruler of the Caliphate of Córdoba, presiding over its decline and eventual collapse in the early 11th century.
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D.
al-Mutawakkil III
Al-Mutawakkil III was the final Abbasid caliph in Cairo, whose deposition by the Ottoman sultan Selim I in 1517 symbolically ended the Abbasid caliphal line.
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E.
Marwan II
Marwan II was the final Umayyad caliph, whose defeat marked the end of Umayyad rule in the Middle East and the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century monarch
ⓘ
Caliph ⓘ Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Civil strife in the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| branchOfIslam | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| caliphalCapital | Damascus ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | Revolt against Al-Walid II ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | Eleventh Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| coinage | Issued Umayyad-style Islamic coinage ⓘ |
| deathCause | Illness ⓘ |
| deathDate | October 744 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Umayyad dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| empireRuled | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| era | 8th century ⓘ |
| father | Al-Walid I ⓘ |
| fullName | Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ |
| givenName |
Yazid
ⓘ
linked to:
Yazid III
|
| governmentForm | Hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| grandfather | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | Ruled shortly before the collapse of the Umayyad dynasty ⓘ |
| house |
Marwanid branch of the Umayyads
ⓘ
linked to:
Abd Shams clan of Quraysh
|
| knownFor | Pious image and criticism of luxury at court ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mother | Umm al-Hajjaj bint Yusuf ⓘ |
| notableFor | Short reign in 744 during Umayyad political instability ⓘ |
| opponent |
Supporters of Al-Walid II
ⓘ
Tribal factions within the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| policy |
Attempted financial austerity measures
ⓘ
Criticism of Al-Walid II’s perceived impiety ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Third Fitna ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
linked to:
Caliph
|
| predecessor |
Al-Walid II
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Walid II
|
| region | Syria ⓘ |
| reignEnd | October 744 ⓘ |
| reignStart | April 744 ⓘ |
| relative |
Al-Walid II
ⓘ
linked to:
al-Walid II
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| ruledDuring | Decline of Umayyad power in the east ⓘ |
| successor |
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid
ⓘ
Marwan II ⓘ |
| territoryRuled | Islamic empire ⓘ |
| title | Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Qays–Yaman tribal conflict context ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yazid III Description of subject: Yazid III was an 8th-century Umayyad caliph who briefly ruled the Islamic empire in 744 CE during a period of intense political instability that preceded the dynasty’s collapse.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Marwan the Donkey
linked to: Yazid III
linked to: Yazid III
subject linked to:
Caliph al-Walid II
subject linked to:
Caliph al-Walid II
subject linked to:
Caliph al-Walid II