Samma dynasty
E173019
The Samma dynasty was a medieval Sindhi ruling family that controlled much of present-day southern Pakistan from the 14th to the 16th century, noted for its patronage of trade, architecture, and Sufi culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samma dynasty canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1517788 — 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: Samma dynasty Context triple: [Thatta, servedAsCapitalDuring, Samma dynasty]
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A.
Salian dynasty
The Salian dynasty was a medieval German royal house that produced a line of Holy Roman Emperors who ruled much of Central Europe in the 11th and early 12th centuries.
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B.
Atreid dynasty
The Atreid dynasty is the legendary royal house of Mycenaean Greece, best known from Greek mythology for figures like Agamemnon and Menelaus and the tragic cycle of the House of Atreus.
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C.
Billung dynasty
The Billung dynasty was a powerful medieval German noble family that rose to prominence in northern Germany, particularly in Saxony, during the 10th and 11th centuries.
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Buyid dynasty
The Buyid dynasty was a powerful Iranian Shia ruling family that controlled much of Iraq and Iran in the 10th–11th centuries, exerting significant political and cultural influence during the Islamic Golden Age.
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E.
Jhala dynasty
The Jhala dynasty was a Rajput ruling family that governed several princely states in the Kathiawar region of present-day Gujarat, India.
- 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: Samma dynasty Target entity description: The Samma dynasty was a medieval Sindhi ruling family that controlled much of present-day southern Pakistan from the 14th to the 16th century, noted for its patronage of trade, architecture, and Sufi culture.
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A.
Salian dynasty
The Salian dynasty was a medieval German royal house that produced a line of Holy Roman Emperors who ruled much of Central Europe in the 11th and early 12th centuries.
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B.
Atreid dynasty
The Atreid dynasty is the legendary royal house of Mycenaean Greece, best known from Greek mythology for figures like Agamemnon and Menelaus and the tragic cycle of the House of Atreus.
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C.
Billung dynasty
The Billung dynasty was a powerful medieval German noble family that rose to prominence in northern Germany, particularly in Saxony, during the 10th and 11th centuries.
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D.
Buyid dynasty
The Buyid dynasty was a powerful Iranian Shia ruling family that controlled much of Iraq and Iran in the 10th–11th centuries, exerting significant political and cultural influence during the Islamic Golden Age.
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E.
Jhala dynasty
The Jhala dynasty was a Rajput ruling family that governed several princely states in the Kathiawar region of present-day Gujarat, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynasty
ⓘ
medieval polity ⓘ ruling family ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Indo-Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| capital | Thatta ⓘ |
| conflict |
Gujarat Sultanate
ⓘ
Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Timurid Empire
|
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Sindh ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Sindhi devotional music
ⓘ
Sindhi literature ⓘ Sufism in Sindh ⓘ |
| currency | tanka ⓘ |
| demiseCause | conquest by Arghun rulers ⓘ |
| endTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| era | medieval period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sindhi people ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Samma tribe ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Arghun dynasty
ⓘ
Tarkhan dynasty ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Makli Necropolis
ⓘ
Thatta Jama Masjid ⓘ fortifications of Thatta ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | transition from local tribal rule to more centralized sultanate structures in Sindh ⓘ |
| knownFor |
construction of necropolis at Makli Hill
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development of Thatta as a commercial center ⓘ maritime trade in the Arabian Sea ⓘ patronage of Sufi culture ⓘ patronage of architecture ⓘ patronage of trade ⓘ |
| language | Sindhi ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Pakistan
ⓘ
Sindh ⓘ
surface form:
Sindh province
|
| notableRuler |
Jam Feruzuddin
ⓘ
Jam Nizamuddin II ⓘ Jam Tamachi ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Sindh ⓘ |
| patron |
Sufi saints
ⓘ
architects ⓘ poets ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sumra dynasty ⓘ |
| region | southern Pakistan ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| tradeRoute |
Arabian Sea trade routes
ⓘ
Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samma dynasty Description of subject: The Samma dynasty was a medieval Sindhi ruling family that controlled much of present-day southern Pakistan from the 14th to the 16th century, noted for its patronage of trade, architecture, and Sufi culture.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Necropolis of Makli Hill