Al-Walid I
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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.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Walid I canonical | 11 |
| al-Walid I | 7 |
| Caliph al-Walid I | 5 |
| Al-Walid | 1 |
| Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik | 1 |
| Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I | 1 |
| Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I | 1 |
| al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik | 1 |
| al-Walīd I (attributed) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T640823 — 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: Al-Walid I Context triple: [Al-Aqsa Mosque, associatedCaliph, Al-Walid I]
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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.
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B.
al-Mu'tasim
Al-Mu'tasim was an Abbasid caliph (r. 833–842 CE) known for founding the city of Samarra and expanding the use of Turkish slave soldiers in the caliphal army.
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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.
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D.
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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E.
al-Ma'mun
Al-Ma'mun was a prominent Abbasid caliph known for his patronage of science and philosophy, the founding of the Bayt al-Hikma (House of Wisdom) in Baghdad, and his role in the Mihna (inquisition) over Islamic doctrine.
- 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: Al-Walid I Target entity description: 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.
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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.
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B.
al-Mu'tasim
Al-Mu'tasim was an Abbasid caliph (r. 833–842 CE) known for founding the city of Samarra and expanding the use of Turkish slave soldiers in the caliphal army.
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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.
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D.
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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E.
al-Ma'mun
Al-Ma'mun was a prominent Abbasid caliph known for his patronage of science and philosophy, the founding of the Bayt al-Hikma (House of Wisdom) in Baghdad, and his role in the Mihna (inquisition) over Islamic doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caliph
ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| architecturalPatronage |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
ⓘ
Great Mosque of Damascus ⓘ Roads and way-stations for pilgrims ⓘ Umayyad Mosque in Medina (expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque) ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
|
| birthPlace |
Hejaz
ⓘ
Medina ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| branchOfIslam | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| caliphalNumber | 6th Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Damascus ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Bilad al-Sham
ⓘ
linked to:
Bilad al-Sham@ar
Damascus ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Umayyad dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| era | Early Islamic period ⓘ |
| father | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ |
| fullName |
Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Walid I
|
| givenName |
Al-Walid
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Walid I
|
| house |
Banu Umayya
ⓘ
linked to:
Banu Umayyah
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| knownForPolicy |
Support for public works and welfare institutions
ⓘ
Use of state revenues for large-scale building projects ⓘ |
| militaryCampaignsDirected |
Conquest of Sind under Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad conquest of Sindh
Conquests in Transoxiana under Qutayba ibn Muslim ⓘ Early Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
|
| mother | Wallada bint al-Abbas ibn al-Jaz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Administrative consolidation of the early Islamic empire
ⓘ
Construction of the Great Mosque of Damascus ⓘ Expansion and embellishment of the Al-Aqsa Mosque ⓘ Major territorial expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ Patronage of monumental Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
linked to:
Caliph
|
| predecessor | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Arabia
ⓘ
linked to:
Arabian Peninsula
Iraq ⓘ Parts of Central Asia ⓘ Parts of North Africa ⓘ Parts of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Parts of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 715 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 705 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| successor | Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion |
Hispania
ⓘ
linked to:
Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Sind ⓘ Transoxiana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al-Walid I Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Al-Walid I
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linked to: Al-Walid I
linked to: Al-Walid I
linked to: Al-Walid I
linked to: Al-Walid I
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subject linked to:
Anjar (Umayyad city in Lebanon)
linked to: Al-Walid I
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