al-Jawad family
E125024
The al-Jawad family is the central multigenerational Egyptian family whose changing fortunes and relationships are portrayed across Naguib Mahfouz’s renowned Cairo Trilogy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Jawad family canonical | 2 |
| Abd al-Jawad family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1086254 — 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-Jawad family Context triple: [The Cairo Trilogy, follows, al-Jawad family]
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Joudeh family
The Joudeh family is a Muslim Palestinian family in Jerusalem historically entrusted with the custodianship of the keys to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, symbolizing interfaith coexistence and shared guardianship of the holy site.
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Ahl al-Bayt
Ahl al-Bayt refers to the family and close household of the Prophet Muhammad, who hold a central, revered, and often spiritually authoritative status in Islamic tradition, especially within Shia belief.
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Al Thani family
The Al Thani family is the long-ruling royal dynasty of Qatar, holding political power and the emirate’s leadership for nearly two centuries.
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Sayyids
The Sayyids are a Muslim community traditionally claiming descent from the Prophet Muhammad, historically influential in South Asia and elsewhere in the Islamic world.
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E.
Sununu family
The Sununu family is a prominent American political family from New Hampshire known for producing multiple high-profile Republican officeholders, including a governor and a White House chief of staff.
- 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-Jawad family Target entity description: The al-Jawad family is the central multigenerational Egyptian family whose changing fortunes and relationships are portrayed across Naguib Mahfouz’s renowned Cairo Trilogy.
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A.
Joudeh family
The Joudeh family is a Muslim Palestinian family in Jerusalem historically entrusted with the custodianship of the keys to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, symbolizing interfaith coexistence and shared guardianship of the holy site.
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B.
Ahl al-Bayt
Ahl al-Bayt refers to the family and close household of the Prophet Muhammad, who hold a central, revered, and often spiritually authoritative status in Islamic tradition, especially within Shia belief.
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C.
Al Thani family
The Al Thani family is the long-ruling royal dynasty of Qatar, holding political power and the emirate’s leadership for nearly two centuries.
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D.
Sayyids
The Sayyids are a Muslim community traditionally claiming descent from the Prophet Muhammad, historically influential in South Asia and elsewhere in the Islamic world.
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E.
Sununu family
The Sununu family is a prominent American political family from New Hampshire known for producing multiple high-profile Republican officeholders, including a governor and a White House chief of staff.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional family
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literary character group ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | realist novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorAward |
Nobel Prize in Literature
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surface form:
Nobel Prize in Literature of Naguib Mahfouz
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| centralThemeInvolving |
changing social norms in Egypt
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generational conflict ⓘ modernity versus tradition ⓘ patriarchy and family authority ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| createdBy | Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| depictsHistoricalContext |
British occupation of Egypt
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Egyptian nationalist movement ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Egyptian ⓘ |
| familyStructure | extended multigenerational family ⓘ |
| fictionalSetting | Cairo ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | protagonist family of the Cairo Trilogy ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Palace Walk ⓘ |
| hasFamilyHead | al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aisha
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Amina ⓘ Fahmy ⓘ Kamal ⓘ Khadija ⓘ Yasin ⓘ al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Arabic ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Sugar Street ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
symbol of Egyptian middle-class urban life
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vehicle for exploring Egypt’s social and political transformation ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central family of the Cairo Trilogy ⓘ |
| portraysTheme |
class mobility
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gender roles in early 20th-century Egypt ⓘ religiosity and secularism ⓘ |
| presentInWork |
The Cairo Trilogy
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surface form:
Cairo Trilogy
Palace Walk ⓘ Palace of Desire ⓘ Sugar Street ⓘ |
| residenceLocation |
Downtown Cairo
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surface form:
Bayn al-Qasrayn district of Cairo
|
| timePeriodDepicted |
World War I era
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early 20th century ⓘ interwar period ⓘ pre-revolutionary Egypt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: al-Jawad family Description of subject: The al-Jawad family is the central multigenerational Egyptian family whose changing fortunes and relationships are portrayed across Naguib Mahfouz’s renowned Cairo Trilogy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abd al-Jawad family