Dobunni tribe
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The Dobunni tribe were an Iron Age Celtic people who inhabited what is now southwestern England, particularly around modern Gloucestershire and Bristol, before and during the Roman occupation of Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dobunni tribe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8098391 — 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: Dobunni tribe Context triple: [Conquest of Britain, hasParticipant, Dobunni tribe]
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A.
Korku tribe
The Korku tribe is an indigenous Adivasi community of central India, primarily inhabiting forested regions of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and known for its distinct Korku language and traditional agrarian lifestyle.
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B.
Ingauni tribe
The Ingauni tribe were an ancient Ligurian people who inhabited the coastal area around modern Albenga in northwestern Italy and interacted extensively with both Carthaginian and Roman powers.
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C.
Kinana tribe
The Kinana tribe is an ancient Arab tribal group from which the Quraysh and its notable clan Banu Hashim trace their lineage.
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D.
Beni Iznasen tribe
The Beni Iznasen tribe is a Berber (Amazigh) ethnic group from northeastern Morocco, known for its distinct cultural traditions and historical presence in the Rif and surrounding regions.
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E.
Samma tribe
The Samma tribe is a historic Sindhi Rajput community of South Asia, best known for founding and ruling the medieval Samma dynasty centered in Sindh.
- 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: Dobunni tribe Target entity description: The Dobunni tribe were an Iron Age Celtic people who inhabited what is now southwestern England, particularly around modern Gloucestershire and Bristol, before and during the Roman occupation of Britain.
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A.
Korku tribe
The Korku tribe is an indigenous Adivasi community of central India, primarily inhabiting forested regions of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and known for its distinct Korku language and traditional agrarian lifestyle.
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B.
Ingauni tribe
The Ingauni tribe were an ancient Ligurian people who inhabited the coastal area around modern Albenga in northwestern Italy and interacted extensively with both Carthaginian and Roman powers.
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C.
Kinana tribe
The Kinana tribe is an ancient Arab tribal group from which the Quraysh and its notable clan Banu Hashim trace their lineage.
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D.
Beni Iznasen tribe
The Beni Iznasen tribe is a Berber (Amazigh) ethnic group from northeastern Morocco, known for its distinct cultural traditions and historical presence in the Rif and surrounding regions.
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E.
Samma tribe
The Samma tribe is a historic Sindhi Rajput community of South Asia, best known for founding and ruling the medieval Samma dynasty centered in Sindh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic tribe
ⓘ
Roman town ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | British Iron Age ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
coin hoards
ⓘ
farmsteads ⓘ hillforts ⓘ |
| capital | Corinium Dobunnorum ⓘ |
| coinage |
base metal coins
ⓘ
gold staters ⓘ silver coins ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
United Kingdom (modern territory)
ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom
|
| culture | Insular Celtic culture ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Celtic ⓘ |
| existedBefore | Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ |
| existedDuring | Roman occupation of Britain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coinage with distinctive designs
ⓘ
early submission to Roman rule ⓘ tribal territory in southwestern Britain ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Celtic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Area around modern Bristol
ⓘ
Dobunni territory ⓘ
linked to:
Dobunni
Modern Cirencester ⓘ
linked to:
Cirencester
Modern Gloucestershire ⓘ
linked to:
Gloucestershire
|
| mentionedIn | Roman-era sources about Britain (indirectly via place and tribal names) ⓘ |
| modernStudy | subject of archaeological research in southwestern Britain ⓘ |
| neighbouringTribe |
Belgae (Britain)
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgae
Catuvellauni ⓘ Cornovii ⓘ Durotriges ⓘ Silures ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pre-Roman tribes of Britain
ⓘ
Roman client kingdoms in Britain ⓘ |
| possibleEtymology | name possibly related to ‘world’ or ‘deep’ in Celtic ⓘ |
| region |
Britannia
ⓘ
Southwestern Britain ⓘ
linked to:
South West Peninsula
Southwestern England ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| romanization | became partially Romanized under Roman rule ⓘ |
| successor | sub-Roman and early medieval communities in Gloucestershire region ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Roman Britain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dobunni tribe Description of subject: The Dobunni tribe were an Iron Age Celtic people who inhabited what is now southwestern England, particularly around modern Gloucestershire and Bristol, before and during the Roman occupation of Britain.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.