Jonathan Apphus (Hasmonean leader)
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Jonathan Apphus was a 2nd-century BCE Hasmonean leader and High Priest of Judea who continued the Maccabean struggle for Jewish autonomy against Hellenistic rulers.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jonathan Apphus (Hasmonean leader) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17220931 — 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: Jonathan Apphus (Hasmonean leader) Context triple: [Tryphon, capturedOrKilled, Jonathan Apphus (Hasmonean leader)]
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A.
Antigonus the Hasmonean
Antigonus the Hasmonean was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, known for his resistance against Roman influence before being deposed by Herod the Great.
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B.
John Hyrcanus I
John Hyrcanus I was a Hasmonean high priest and ruler of Judea in the late 2nd century BCE, known for expanding Jewish territory and consolidating political and religious authority.
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C.
Eleazar Maccabeus
Eleazar Maccabeus was a Jewish warrior and brother of Judas Maccabeus, renowned for his heroic death in battle during the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire.
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D.
Yohanan the Maccabee
Yohanan the Maccabee was one of the Maccabean brothers and an early leader in the Jewish revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE.
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E.
Mattathias Antigonus
Mattathias Antigonus was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, who ruled in the 1st century BCE before being deposed by the Romans and Herod the Great.
- 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: Jonathan Apphus (Hasmonean leader) Target entity description: Jonathan Apphus was a 2nd-century BCE Hasmonean leader and High Priest of Judea who continued the Maccabean struggle for Jewish autonomy against Hellenistic rulers.
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A.
Antigonus the Hasmonean
Antigonus the Hasmonean was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, known for his resistance against Roman influence before being deposed by Herod the Great.
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B.
John Hyrcanus I
John Hyrcanus I was a Hasmonean high priest and ruler of Judea in the late 2nd century BCE, known for expanding Jewish territory and consolidating political and religious authority.
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C.
Eleazar Maccabeus
Eleazar Maccabeus was a Jewish warrior and brother of Judas Maccabeus, renowned for his heroic death in battle during the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire.
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D.
Yohanan the Maccabee
Yohanan the Maccabee was one of the Maccabean brothers and an early leader in the Jewish revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE.
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E.
Mattathias Antigonus
Mattathias Antigonus was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, who ruled in the 1st century BCE before being deposed by the Romans and Herod the Great.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.