Jonathan Apphus
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Jonathan Apphus was a leader of the Hasmonean dynasty who served as high priest and ruler of Judea during the 2nd century BCE, continuing the Maccabean struggle for Jewish autonomy against Seleucid rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Apphus canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742277 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jonathan Apphus Context triple: [Hasmonean dynasty, hasRuler, Jonathan Apphus]
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A.
Philip Sabes
Philip Sabes is a neuroscientist and entrepreneur known for his work on brain–computer interfaces and for co-founding the neurotechnology company Neuralink.
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B.
John Grandy
John Grandy was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to become a leading commander of British fighter forces during and after the Second World War.
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C.
David Simas
David Simas is an American political strategist and former Obama White House official who serves as a top executive leader at the Obama Foundation.
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D.
Jason Hudson
Jason Hudson was the brother of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, tragically murdered in a widely publicized 2008 family shooting in Chicago.
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E.
Eric Eldred
Eric Eldred is an American digital rights activist and publisher known for his work promoting free access to literature and for co-founding the Creative Commons movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jonathan Apphus Target entity description: Jonathan Apphus was a leader of the Hasmonean dynasty who served as high priest and ruler of Judea during the 2nd century BCE, continuing the Maccabean struggle for Jewish autonomy against Seleucid rule.
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A.
Philip Sabes
Philip Sabes is a neuroscientist and entrepreneur known for his work on brain–computer interfaces and for co-founding the neurotechnology company Neuralink.
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B.
John Grandy
John Grandy was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to become a leading commander of British fighter forces during and after the Second World War.
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C.
David Simas
David Simas is an American political strategist and former Obama White House official who serves as a top executive leader at the Obama Foundation.
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D.
Jason Hudson
Jason Hudson was the brother of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, tragically murdered in a widely publicized 2008 family shooting in Chicago.
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E.
Eric Eldred
Eric Eldred is an American digital rights activist and publisher known for his work promoting free access to literature and for co-founding the Creative Commons movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hasmonean leader
ⓘ
High Priest of Israel ⓘ Maccabean leader ⓘ Ruler of Judea ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Alexander Balas ⓘ |
| capital | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| cognomen | Apphus ⓘ |
| conflict |
Maccabean Revolt
ⓘ
Maccabean Revolt ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid–Jewish conflicts
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| countryRuled | Judea ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Transjordan
ⓘ
surface form:
Transjordan region
|
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| father |
Mattathias
ⓘ
surface form:
Mattathias the Hasmonean
|
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| governmentForm | theocratic leadership ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| killedBy | Diodotus Tryphon ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| notableAction |
fortified Jerusalem and other Judean strongholds
ⓘ
secured recognition of Jewish autonomy from rival Seleucid claimants ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining high priesthood with political rule
ⓘ
continuing the Maccabean struggle for Jewish autonomy ⓘ expanding Jewish political and military power in Judea ⓘ |
| opponent |
Alexander Balas
ⓘ
Demetrius I Soter ⓘ Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Ethnarch of the Jews
ⓘ
High Priest in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| predecessor | Judas Maccabeus ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInReligion | head of the Jerusalem Temple cult ⓘ |
| sibling |
Eleazar Avaran
ⓘ
John Gaddi ⓘ Judas Maccabeus ⓘ Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
1 Maccabees
ⓘ
Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews
|
| successor | Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion | strengthened Jewish control over Judea and surrounding areas ⓘ |
| title |
High Priest of the Jews
ⓘ
Strategos of Judea ⓘ |
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Subject: Jonathan Apphus Description of subject: Jonathan Apphus was a leader of the Hasmonean dynasty who served as high priest and ruler of Judea during the 2nd century BCE, continuing the Maccabean struggle for Jewish autonomy against Seleucid rule.
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