Al-Mu'taman ibn Hūd (mathematician and ruler)
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Al-Mu'taman ibn Hūd was an 11th-century Muslim ruler of Zaragoza and pioneering mathematician best known for authoring the influential mathematical treatise "Kitāb al-Istikmāl."
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| Al-Mu'taman ibn Hūd (mathematician and ruler) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15256036 — 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-Mu'taman ibn Hūd (mathematician and ruler) Context triple: [Taifa of Zaragoza, notableFigure, Al-Mu'taman ibn Hūd (mathematician and ruler)]
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A.
Abd al-Rahman al-Khazini
Abd al-Rahman al-Khazini was a medieval Islamic astronomer, mathematician, and physicist known for his influential work in celestial mechanics, timekeeping, and scientific instrumentation.
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B.
Ibn Hud
Ibn Hud was a 13th-century Muslim ruler in al-Andalus who led a major rebellion against the Almohads and briefly controlled much of Islamic Spain.
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C.
Yahya ibn Abi Mansur
Yahya ibn Abi Mansur was a prominent 9th-century Persian astronomer and mathematician of the Abbasid era, known for his influential work at the Baghdad court and contributions to Islamic astronomy.
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D.
Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Hasib
Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Hasib was a medieval Islamic architect and engineer best known for designing the Roda Nilometer, an important structure used to measure the Nile’s flood levels in Cairo.
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E.
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi was an 8th-century Umayyad military leader and governor of al-Andalus best known for leading the Muslim forces against the Franks at the Battle of Tours in 732.
- 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-Mu'taman ibn Hūd (mathematician and ruler) Target entity description: Al-Mu'taman ibn Hūd was an 11th-century Muslim ruler of Zaragoza and pioneering mathematician best known for authoring the influential mathematical treatise "Kitāb al-Istikmāl."
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A.
Abd al-Rahman al-Khazini
Abd al-Rahman al-Khazini was a medieval Islamic astronomer, mathematician, and physicist known for his influential work in celestial mechanics, timekeeping, and scientific instrumentation.
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B.
Ibn Hud
Ibn Hud was a 13th-century Muslim ruler in al-Andalus who led a major rebellion against the Almohads and briefly controlled much of Islamic Spain.
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C.
Yahya ibn Abi Mansur
Yahya ibn Abi Mansur was a prominent 9th-century Persian astronomer and mathematician of the Abbasid era, known for his influential work at the Baghdad court and contributions to Islamic astronomy.
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D.
Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Hasib
Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Hasib was a medieval Islamic architect and engineer best known for designing the Roda Nilometer, an important structure used to measure the Nile’s flood levels in Cairo.
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E.
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi was an 8th-century Umayyad military leader and governor of al-Andalus best known for leading the Muslim forces against the Franks at the Battle of Tours in 732.
- F. None of above. chosen
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