Marwan II
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marwan II canonical | 25 |
| Marwan ibn Muhammad | 4 |
| Marwan II ibn Muhammad | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T341463 — 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: Marwan II Context triple: [Umayyad Caliphate, lastRuler, Marwan II]
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A.
Muawiya I
Muawiya I was the founder of the Umayyad Caliphate and a powerful early Islamic ruler who transformed the caliphate into a hereditary monarchy centered in Damascus.
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B.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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C.
Omar Pasha
Omar Pasha was an Ottoman field marshal of Croatian origin who became one of the empire’s most prominent military leaders in the mid-19th century, particularly for his campaigns against Russia.
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D.
Sulayman
Sulayman is the Islamic name for King Solomon, a prophet and wise monarch revered in Abrahamic traditions for his justice, wisdom, and leadership.
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E.
Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the eldest son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood in Mecca.
- 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: Marwan II Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Muawiya I
Muawiya I was the founder of the Umayyad Caliphate and a powerful early Islamic ruler who transformed the caliphate into a hereditary monarchy centered in Damascus.
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B.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Mustafa Abdul Jalil is a Libyan politician and former justice minister who became a leading figure of the opposition and head of the National Transitional Council during the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
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C.
Omar Pasha
Omar Pasha was an Ottoman field marshal of Croatian origin who became one of the empire’s most prominent military leaders in the mid-19th century, particularly for his campaigns against Russia.
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D.
Sulayman
Sulayman is the Islamic name for King Solomon, a prophet and wise monarch revered in Abrahamic traditions for his justice, wisdom, and leadership.
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E.
Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the eldest son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood in Mecca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Umayyad caliph
ⓘ
caliph ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | 8th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Marwan II ibn Muhammad
ⓘ
linked to:
Marwan II
Marwan al-Himar ⓘ Marwan ibn Muhammad ⓘ
linked to:
Marwan II
Marwan the Donkey ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bilad al-Sham
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman Syria
Syria ⓘ |
| branchOfIslam | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| caliphNumber | 14th Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| conflict |
Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
Third Fitna ⓘ |
| deathCause |
killed in battle
ⓘ
killed while fleeing Abbasid forces ⓘ |
| deathEvent | Battle of the Zab aftermath ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Busir
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ near Fustat ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Abbasid forces
ⓘ
Abu al-Abbas as-Saffah ⓘ
linked to:
as-Saffah
|
| dynasty |
Umayyad dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| era |
Late Umayyad period
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| family |
Umayyad family
ⓘ
linked to:
Banu Umayyah
|
| father |
Muhammad ibn Marwan
ⓘ
linked to:
Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan
|
| fullName | Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan ⓘ |
| governorOf |
Armenia
ⓘ
Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| grandfather | Marwan I ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
his defeat marked the end of Umayyad rule in the Middle East
ⓘ
his fall enabled the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| house | House of Marwan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempts to suppress internal revolts
ⓘ
military campaigns in the Caucasus ⓘ struggle against the Abbasid Revolution ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of the Zab ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the last Umayyad caliph ruling from the Middle East ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
linked to:
Caliph
|
| predecessor |
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid
ⓘ
Yazid III ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| successor |
As-Saffah
ⓘ
linked to:
as-Saffah
|
| successorState | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
Egypt
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Syria ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ parts of the Jazira ⓘ |
| title |
Amir al-Mu'minin
ⓘ
linked to:
Amir al-Mu’minin
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marwan II Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.