Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik
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Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik, known as Yazid III, was an Umayyad caliph who briefly ruled the Islamic Caliphate in 744 CE during a period of intense political turmoil and dynastic conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9820131 — 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: Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik Context triple: [Yazid III, fullName, Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik]
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al-Abbas ibn al-Walid
Al-Abbas ibn al-Walid was an Umayyad prince and military commander known for his role in the early Islamic conquests and internal power struggles of the Umayyad Caliphate.
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B.
al-Walid ibn Uqba
Al-Walid ibn Uqba was a 7th-century Umayyad governor and companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his role in early Islamic administration and for a controversial incident referenced in the Qur’an.
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C.
Yazid ibn al-Muhallab
Yazid ibn al-Muhallab was an early 8th-century Umayyad-era general and governor of Khurasan and Iraq, known for his military campaigns and his ultimately unsuccessful rebellion against the Umayyad caliphate.
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D.
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan was an early Islamic military commander of the Umayyad clan who played a key role in the Muslim conquests of Syria under the Rashidun Caliphate.
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E.
Qutaybah ibn Saʿid
Qutaybah ibn Saʿid was a prominent early Islamic hadith scholar and transmitter whose narrations are found in the major Sunni hadith collections.
- 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: Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik Target entity description: Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik, known as Yazid III, was an Umayyad caliph who briefly ruled the Islamic Caliphate in 744 CE during a period of intense political turmoil and dynastic conflict.
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A.
al-Abbas ibn al-Walid
Al-Abbas ibn al-Walid was an Umayyad prince and military commander known for his role in the early Islamic conquests and internal power struggles of the Umayyad Caliphate.
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B.
al-Walid ibn Uqba
Al-Walid ibn Uqba was a 7th-century Umayyad governor and companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his role in early Islamic administration and for a controversial incident referenced in the Qur’an.
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C.
Yazid ibn al-Muhallab
Yazid ibn al-Muhallab was an early 8th-century Umayyad-era general and governor of Khurasan and Iraq, known for his military campaigns and his ultimately unsuccessful rebellion against the Umayyad caliphate.
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D.
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan was an early Islamic military commander of the Umayyad clan who played a key role in the Muslim conquests of Syria under the Rashidun Caliphate.
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E.
Qutaybah ibn Saʿid
Qutaybah ibn Saʿid was a prominent early Islamic hadith scholar and transmitter whose narrations are found in the major Sunni hadith collections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century ruler
ⓘ
Muslim ⓘ Umayyad caliph ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Yazid III
ⓘ
Yazid al-Naqis ⓘ
linked to:
Yazid III
|
| birthPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Damascus (traditional attribution)
ⓘ
linked to:
Damascus
|
| caliphalHouse |
Marwanid branch of the Umayyad dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Marwanid line
|
| caliphalNumber | 11th Umayyad caliph (commonly counted) ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Damascus ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| conflict | internal Umayyad dynastic struggles ⓘ |
| deathDate | October 744 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Umayyad dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| era | Second Fitna aftermath and late Umayyad period ⓘ |
| father |
al-Walid I
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Walid I
|
| fullName | Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Damascus ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 8th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempts to present himself as a pious and just ruler
ⓘ
brief reign during Umayyad civil strife ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legitimacyBasis |
opposition to perceived impiety of al-Walid II
ⓘ
support from segments of the Syrian army ⓘ |
| mother | a slave concubine ⓘ |
| overthrew | al-Walid II ⓘ |
| policy |
criticized extravagance of his predecessor
ⓘ
promised financial restraint and justice ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
period of intense political turmoil in the Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
tribal and dynastic conflicts in Syria and Iraq ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
linked to:
Caliph
|
| predecessor | al-Walid II ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Iraq (nominally)
ⓘ
linked to:
Iraq
Syria ⓘ parts of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| reignEnd | October 744 ⓘ |
| reignStart | April 744 ⓘ |
| relative |
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
ⓘ
Marwan II ⓘ Yazid II ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| successor |
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid
ⓘ
Marwan II ⓘ |
| tookPowerBy | coup against al-Walid II ⓘ |
| tribalBaseOfSupport | Qays/Mudar elements in the Syrian army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik Description of subject: Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik, known as Yazid III, was an Umayyad caliph who briefly ruled the Islamic Caliphate in 744 CE during a period of intense political turmoil and dynastic conflict.
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