Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik

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Muslim ruler Umayyad caliph historical figure

Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik was an Umayyad caliph who ruled the Islamic empire from 715 to 717 CE, noted for continuing military campaigns and overseeing the early stages of the conquest of Transoxiana.

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Label	Occurrences
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik canonical	8
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2981230 — 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: Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
Context triple: [Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, child, Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik]

A. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan was an Umayyad caliph (r. 685–705) known for consolidating the Islamic empire, instituting Arabic as the administrative language, and initiating major architectural projects such as the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
B. Al-Walid I
Al-Walid I was an Umayyad caliph (r. 705–715) known for major expansions of the Islamic empire and for sponsoring monumental architectural projects, including significant works at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Great Mosque of Damascus.
C. Sulayman
Sulayman is the Islamic name for King Solomon, a prophet and wise monarch revered in Abrahamic traditions for his justice, wisdom, and leadership.
D. معاوية بن أبي سفيان
معاوية بن أبي سفيان هو أول خلفاء الدولة الأموية ومؤسسها في دمشق وأحد أبرز الشخصيات السياسية في التاريخ الإسلامي المبكر.
E. Umar ibn Saʿd
Umar ibn Saʿd was an Umayyad military leader best known for leading the forces that killed Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE.
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: Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
Target entity description: Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik was an Umayyad caliph who ruled the Islamic empire from 715 to 717 CE, noted for continuing military campaigns and overseeing the early stages of the conquest of Transoxiana.

A. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan was an Umayyad caliph (r. 685–705) known for consolidating the Islamic empire, instituting Arabic as the administrative language, and initiating major architectural projects such as the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
B. Al-Walid I
Al-Walid I was an Umayyad caliph (r. 705–715) known for major expansions of the Islamic empire and for sponsoring monumental architectural projects, including significant works at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Great Mosque of Damascus.
C. Sulayman
Sulayman is the Islamic name for King Solomon, a prophet and wise monarch revered in Abrahamic traditions for his justice, wisdom, and leadership.
D. معاوية بن أبي سفيان
معاوية بن أبي سفيان هو أول خلفاء الدولة الأموية ومؤسسها في دمشق وأحد أبرز الشخصيات السياسية في التاريخ الإسلامي المبكر.
E. Umar ibn Saʿd
Umar ibn Saʿd was an Umayyad military leader best known for leading the forces that killed Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Muslim ruler ⓘ Umayyad caliph ⓘ historical figure ⓘ
appointedHeir	Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ⓘ linked to: Umar II
birthDate	c. 674 ⓘ
birthPlace	Hejaz ⓘ Medina ⓘ
brother	Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ Yazid II ⓘ al-Walid I ⓘ linked to: Al-Walid I
burialPlace	Dabiq ⓘ linked to: Marj Dabiq
caliphalCapital	Damascus ⓘ
caliphOf	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
deathDate	717 ⓘ 99 AH ⓘ
deathPlace	Dabiq ⓘ linked to: Marj Dabiq near Aleppo ⓘ
dynasty	Umayyad dynasty ⓘ linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
era	Umayyad period ⓘ linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
father	Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ
fullName	Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ linked to: Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
givenName	Sulayman ⓘ
governorAppointed	Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ Yazid ibn al-Muhallab ⓘ
house	House of Marwan ⓘ
knownFor	administrative appointments favoring his allies ⓘ major campaign against Byzantium ⓘ short but active reign ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
mother	Wallada bint al-Abbas ibn al-Jaz ⓘ
notableCampaign	Siege of Constantinople (717–718) ⓘ linked to: Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
numberOfSons	multiple ⓘ
policy	continued expansion into Transoxiana ⓘ support for Qaysi tribal factions ⓘ
predecessor	al-Walid I ⓘ linked to: Al-Walid I
regionRuled	Arabia ⓘ linked to: Arabian Peninsula Iraq ⓘ Syria ⓘ parts of Central Asia ⓘ
reignEnd	717 ⓘ 99 AH ⓘ
reignStart	715 ⓘ 96 AH ⓘ
relative	Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
spouse	Aisha bint Yazid ibn Muawiya ⓘ linked to: A’isha bint Mu’awiya ibn al-Mughira Umm Aban bint Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ linked to: Umm Aban bint Uthman
successor	Umar II ⓘ
title	Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin Caliph ⓘ
tribe	Banu Umayya ⓘ linked to: Banu Umayyah

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan → child → Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ

Ramla → foundedBy → Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ

Al-Walid I → successor → Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ

Umayyad relatives → hasNotableMember → Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ

House of Marwan → hasPart → Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ

Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) → UmayyadCaliphDuringConflict → Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ

Yazid II → sibling → Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ

Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik → fullName → Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ

linked to: Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik → brother → Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ

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