Barqid family
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The Barqid family was a powerful Carthaginian noble house best known for producing the famed general Hannibal Barca and leading Carthage during the Punic Wars against Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barqid family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3283149 — 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: Barqid family Context triple: [Barca, alternativeName, Barqid family]
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A.
Talfah family
The Talfah family is an influential Iraqi clan closely associated with Saddam Hussein’s inner circle and Ba'athist political elite.
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B.
Sununu family
The Sununu family is a prominent American political family from New Hampshire known for producing multiple high-profile Republican officeholders, including a governor and a White House chief of staff.
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C.
Terter dynasty
The Terter dynasty was a medieval Bulgarian royal house of Cuman origin that produced several tsars who ruled the Second Bulgarian Empire during a period of political fragmentation and foreign pressure.
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D.
Bast family
The Bast family is a lower-middle-class household in E.M. Forster’s novel "Howards End," whose struggles and aspirations contrast with the more privileged Schlegel and Wilcox families.
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E.
Battiad dynasty
The Battiad dynasty was an ancient Greek royal house that ruled the North African city-state of Cyrene and its territory for several generations during the Archaic and early Classical periods.
- 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: Barqid family Target entity description: The Barqid family was a powerful Carthaginian noble house best known for producing the famed general Hannibal Barca and leading Carthage during the Punic Wars against Rome.
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A.
Talfah family
The Talfah family is an influential Iraqi clan closely associated with Saddam Hussein’s inner circle and Ba'athist political elite.
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B.
Sununu family
The Sununu family is a prominent American political family from New Hampshire known for producing multiple high-profile Republican officeholders, including a governor and a White House chief of staff.
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C.
Terter dynasty
The Terter dynasty was a medieval Bulgarian royal house of Cuman origin that produced several tsars who ruled the Second Bulgarian Empire during a period of political fragmentation and foreign pressure.
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D.
Bast family
The Bast family is a lower-middle-class household in E.M. Forster’s novel "Howards End," whose struggles and aspirations contrast with the more privileged Schlegel and Wilcox families.
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E.
Battiad dynasty
The Battiad dynasty was an ancient Greek royal house that ruled the North African city-state of Cyrene and its territory for several generations during the Archaic and early Classical periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carthaginian noble family
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aristocratic house ⓘ |
| allies |
Numidian factions opposed to Rome
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various Iberian tribes ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Punic War
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Second Punic War ⓘ Third Punic War ⓘ |
| country | Carthage ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Carthaginians
ⓘ
linked to:
Punic (Carthaginian) people
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| founder | Hamilcar Barca ⓘ |
| houseNameDerivedFrom | Barca ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion of Carthaginian power in Iberia
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leadership of Carthage during the Punic Wars ⓘ military command against the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| language | Punic ⓘ |
| legacy | central to Roman and later historiography of the Punic Wars ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
Barca means "lightning" in Punic (traditional interpretation)
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linked to:
Barca
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| militaryInfluence | commanded major Carthaginian armies and fleets ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Hamilcar Barca
ⓘ
Hannibal Barca ⓘ
linked to:
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
Hasdrubal Barca ⓘ Mago Barca ⓘ |
| opponent | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | dominated Carthaginian foreign policy during the Second Punic War ⓘ |
| politicalRole | leading war faction in Carthage ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ Western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| religion | Carthaginian religion ⓘ |
| source |
Livy
ⓘ
Polybius ⓘ
linked to:
Πολύβιος
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| timePeriod |
2nd century BC
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3rd century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barqid family Description of subject: The Barqid family was a powerful Carthaginian noble house best known for producing the famed general Hannibal Barca and leading Carthage during the Punic Wars against Rome.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.