Yaruba dynasty state
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The Yaruba dynasty state was an early modern Omani polity ruled by the Yaruba imams, known for expelling the Portuguese from Oman and establishing the foundations of Omani maritime power in the Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yaruba dynasty | 2 |
| Yaruba dynasty state canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15189804 — 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: Yaruba dynasty state Context triple: [Omani Empire, emergedFrom, Yaruba dynasty state]
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A.
El-Kanemi dynasty
The El-Kanemi dynasty was a ruling family that rose to power in the central Sudanic region, succeeding the Sayfawa dynasty and leading the Borno state through the 19th century amid Islamic reform and regional political change.
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B.
Kaabu Empire
The Kaabu Empire was a powerful Mandinka-dominated West African state that flourished from the 13th to the 19th century in the Senegambia region, known for its military strength and role in regional trade and culture.
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C.
Sultanate of Ifat
The Sultanate of Ifat was a medieval Muslim kingdom in the Horn of Africa that played a key role in regional trade and early Islamic expansion in what is now eastern Ethiopia and Djibouti.
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D.
Zazzau Emirate
Zazzau Emirate is a historic Hausa kingdom and traditional emirate centered on the city of Zaria, known for its role as a major political and commercial hub in precolonial northern Nigeria.
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E.
Olu dynasty
The Olu dynasty is the traditional royal lineage that has historically provided the monarchs of the Itsekiri people in the Warri Kingdom of present-day Nigeria.
- 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: Yaruba dynasty state Target entity description: The Yaruba dynasty state was an early modern Omani polity ruled by the Yaruba imams, known for expelling the Portuguese from Oman and establishing the foundations of Omani maritime power in the Indian Ocean.
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A.
El-Kanemi dynasty
The El-Kanemi dynasty was a ruling family that rose to power in the central Sudanic region, succeeding the Sayfawa dynasty and leading the Borno state through the 19th century amid Islamic reform and regional political change.
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B.
Kaabu Empire
The Kaabu Empire was a powerful Mandinka-dominated West African state that flourished from the 13th to the 19th century in the Senegambia region, known for its military strength and role in regional trade and culture.
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C.
Sultanate of Ifat
The Sultanate of Ifat was a medieval Muslim kingdom in the Horn of Africa that played a key role in regional trade and early Islamic expansion in what is now eastern Ethiopia and Djibouti.
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D.
Zazzau Emirate
Zazzau Emirate is a historic Hausa kingdom and traditional emirate centered on the city of Zaria, known for its role as a major political and commercial hub in precolonial northern Nigeria.
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E.
Olu dynasty
The Olu dynasty is the traditional royal lineage that has historically provided the monarchs of the Itsekiri people in the Warri Kingdom of present-day Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yaruba dynasty
this entity surface form:
Yaruba dynasty