Uqba ibn Nafi
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Uqba ibn Nafi was a 7th-century Arab general of the early Islamic conquests, renowned for leading the Muslim expansion into North Africa and establishing it as a key region of the Islamic world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Uqba ibn Nafi canonical | 5 |
| ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1074452 — 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: Uqba ibn Nafi Context triple: [Kairouan, founder, Uqba ibn Nafi]
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A.
Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the eldest son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood in Mecca.
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B.
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Umar ibn al-Khattab was the second caliph of Islam and a close companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for his just governance and major role in the early expansion of the Muslim state.
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C.
Ishaq
Ishaq is the Arabic form of the biblical name Isaac, commonly used in Muslim and Arabic-speaking communities.
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D.
Muhammad bin Qasim
Muhammad bin Qasim was an 8th-century Umayyad general renowned for leading the early Muslim conquest of parts of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in the region of Sindh.
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E.
Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur was the second Abbasid caliph who consolidated the Abbasid dynasty’s power and established Baghdad as its capital, making it a major political and cultural center of the Islamic world.
- 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: Uqba ibn Nafi Target entity description: Uqba ibn Nafi was a 7th-century Arab general of the early Islamic conquests, renowned for leading the Muslim expansion into North Africa and establishing it as a key region of the Islamic world.
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A.
Qasim ibn Muhammad
Qasim ibn Muhammad was the eldest son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood in Mecca.
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B.
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Umar ibn al-Khattab was the second caliph of Islam and a close companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for his just governance and major role in the early expansion of the Muslim state.
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C.
Ishaq
Ishaq is the Arabic form of the biblical name Isaac, commonly used in Muslim and Arabic-speaking communities.
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D.
Muhammad bin Qasim
Muhammad bin Qasim was an 8th-century Umayyad general renowned for leading the early Muslim conquest of parts of the Indian subcontinent, particularly in the region of Sindh.
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E.
Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur was the second Abbasid caliph who consolidated the Abbasid dynasty’s power and established Baghdad as its capital, making it a major political and cultural center of the Islamic world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
7th-century person
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Arab general ⓘ Muslim ⓘ Sahabi ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Rashidun Caliphate
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Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| battle |
campaigns against Berber tribes
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expeditions across the Maghreb ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| burialPlace | near Biskra ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Great Mosque of Kairouan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 683 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Biskra Province
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surface form:
Biskra region
present-day Algeria ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| founded | Kairouan ⓘ |
| foundedInPresentDay | Tunisia ⓘ |
| foundedInRegion |
North Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ifriqiya
|
| foundedInYear | 670 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Islamic conquests ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
integration of North Africa into the Islamic world
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spread of Islam in the Maghreb ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | Muslim conquest of North Africa ⓘ |
| name |
Uqba ibn Nafi
self-link
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Uqba ibn Nafi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ
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| notableFor |
establishing Muslim rule in Ifriqiya
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founding Kairouan ⓘ leading early Muslim expansion into North Africa ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
North Africa
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surface form:
Ifriqiya
North Africa ⓘ |
| opponent | Berber leader Kusaila ⓘ |
| positionHeld | governor of Ifriqiya ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
North Africa
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surface form:
Ifriqiya
North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Maghreb
|
| relative | Amr ibn al-As ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | pioneer of Islamic expansion in North Africa ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Muawiya I
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surface form:
Caliph Muawiya I
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ |
| tribe |
Banu Fihr
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Quraysh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uqba ibn Nafi Description of subject: Uqba ibn Nafi was a 7th-century Arab general of the early Islamic conquests, renowned for leading the Muslim expansion into North Africa and establishing it as a key region of the Islamic world.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ