Yannai
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Yannai is another name for Alexander Jannaeus, a Hasmonean king of Judea and high priest who ruled in the early 1st century BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yannai canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4012447 — 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: Yannai Context triple: [Alexander Jannaeus, alsoKnownAs, Yannai]
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A.
Devdas
Devdas is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that tells the tragic love story of a wealthy young man unable to unite with his childhood sweetheart, making it one of the most iconic works in Indian literature and cinema.
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B.
Fanaa
Fanaa is a 2006 Indian romantic thriller film that blends love and terrorism, starring Aamir Khan and Kajol.
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C.
Badal
Badal is a Barcelona Metro station that serves the area near Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
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D.
Dilan
Dilan is a given name shared by various individuals, including Dutch politician Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius.
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E.
Nal o Daman
Nal o Daman is a celebrated Persian masnavi (narrative poem) by the Mughal court poet Faizi, renowned for its romantic and allegorical storytelling.
- 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: Yannai Target entity description: Yannai is another name for Alexander Jannaeus, a Hasmonean king of Judea and high priest who ruled in the early 1st century BCE.
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A.
Devdas
Devdas is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that tells the tragic love story of a wealthy young man unable to unite with his childhood sweetheart, making it one of the most iconic works in Indian literature and cinema.
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B.
Fanaa
Fanaa is a 2006 Indian romantic thriller film that blends love and terrorism, starring Aamir Khan and Kajol.
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C.
Badal
Badal is a Barcelona Metro station that serves the area near Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.
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D.
Dilan
Dilan is a given name shared by various individuals, including Dutch politician Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius.
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E.
Nal o Daman
Nal o Daman is a celebrated Persian masnavi (narrative poem) by the Mughal court poet Faizi, renowned for its romantic and allegorical storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hasmonean king
ⓘ
high priest ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allianceWith | Sadducees ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hasmonean civil conflicts ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 127 BCE ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| capital | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | early 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Pharisees ⓘ |
| country | Judea ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 76 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ragaba ⓘ |
| dynasty | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| era | late Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| expandedTerritory |
Transjordanian territories
ⓘ
linked to:
Transjordanian territories of Israel
coastal cities of Judea ⓘ |
| father | John Hyrcanus I ⓘ |
| house |
House of Hasmoneus
ⓘ
linked to:
Hasmonean dynasty
|
| knownFor |
combining kingship and high priesthood
ⓘ
harsh repression of Pharisaic opponents ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Josephus – Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ
linked to:
Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus – The Jewish War ⓘ
linked to:
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
|
| mother | unknown ⓘ |
| name |
Alexander Jannaeus
ⓘ
Alexander Jannai ⓘ Yannai ⓘ |
| notableConflict |
civil war with the Pharisees
ⓘ
conflicts with the Nabataeans ⓘ conflicts with the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| policy |
Hellenistic-style kingship
ⓘ
territorial expansion of Judea ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Priest of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
High Priest
King of Judea ⓘ
linked to:
King of Judah
|
| predecessor | Aristobulus I ⓘ |
| regnalTitle | King and High Priest ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 76 BCE ⓘ |
| reignOver | Judea ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 103 BCE ⓘ |
| relative |
Mattathias the Hasmonean
ⓘ
linked to:
Mattathias
Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sibling | Antigonus (brother executed by Aristobulus I) ⓘ |
| spouse | Salome Alexandra ⓘ |
| successor | Salome Alexandra ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yannai Description of subject: Yannai is another name for Alexander Jannaeus, a Hasmonean king of Judea and high priest who ruled in the early 1st century BCE.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.