Ziyad ibn Salih
E264897
Ziyad ibn Salih was an 8th-century Arab general of the Abbasid Caliphate, best known for leading Muslim forces to victory against the Tang dynasty in Central Asia at the Battle of Talas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ziyad ibn Salih canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2380292 — 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: Ziyad ibn Salih Context triple: [Battle of Talas, commander, Ziyad ibn Salih]
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A.
Amr ibn al-Jamuh
Amr ibn al-Jamuh was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad known for his bravery and martyrdom at the Battle of Uhud.
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B.
Amr ibn Ma‘di Yakrib
Amr ibn Ma‘di Yakrib was a famed pre-Islamic Arab warrior and poet of the Zubayd tribe, celebrated in Arabic tradition for his exceptional bravery and skill in battle.
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C.
Khuwaylid ibn Asad
Khuwaylid ibn Asad was a respected Meccan nobleman of the Quraysh tribe and the father of Khadijah, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
al-Harith ibn Abi Dirar
Al-Harith ibn Abi Dirar was a chief of the Banu Mustaliq tribe in 7th-century Arabia and the father of Juwayriya bint al-Harith, a wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
al-Harith ibn Hazn
Al-Harith ibn Hazn was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a notable Meccan elder best known as the father of Maymunah bint al-Harith, one of the Prophet’s wives.
- 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: Ziyad ibn Salih Target entity description: Ziyad ibn Salih was an 8th-century Arab general of the Abbasid Caliphate, best known for leading Muslim forces to victory against the Tang dynasty in Central Asia at the Battle of Talas.
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A.
Amr ibn al-Jamuh
Amr ibn al-Jamuh was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad known for his bravery and martyrdom at the Battle of Uhud.
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B.
Amr ibn Ma‘di Yakrib
Amr ibn Ma‘di Yakrib was a famed pre-Islamic Arab warrior and poet of the Zubayd tribe, celebrated in Arabic tradition for his exceptional bravery and skill in battle.
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C.
Khuwaylid ibn Asad
Khuwaylid ibn Asad was a respected Meccan nobleman of the Quraysh tribe and the father of Khadijah, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
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D.
al-Harith ibn Abi Dirar
Al-Harith ibn Abi Dirar was a chief of the Banu Mustaliq tribe in 7th-century Arabia and the father of Juwayriya bint al-Harith, a wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
al-Harith ibn Hazn
Al-Harith ibn Hazn was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a notable Meccan elder best known as the father of Maymunah bint al-Harith, one of the Prophet’s wives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century person
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Abbasid military commander ⓘ Arab general ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| activeIn | Central Asia ⓘ |
| allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Battle of Talas
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surface form:
Abbasid–Tang conflicts
Islamic expansion into Central Asia ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 8th century ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Talas ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Arab ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Transoxiana ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to the end of Tang expansion into Central Asia
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strengthened Abbasid influence in Central Asia ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Abbasid forces
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surface form:
Abbasid army
|
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding Muslim forces at the Battle of Talas
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defeating Tang dynasty forces in Central Asia ⓘ |
| opponent |
Chinese forces
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Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| resultOfCommandAtBattleOfTalas | Muslim victory ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Abbasid Caliphate
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surface form:
Abbasid leadership
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| sideInConflict | Muslim forces ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 8th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ziyad ibn Salih Description of subject: Ziyad ibn Salih was an 8th-century Arab general of the Abbasid Caliphate, best known for leading Muslim forces to victory against the Tang dynasty in Central Asia at the Battle of Talas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.