Sultan of Yemen
E316195
The Sultan of Yemen was the Muslim sovereign ruler of Yemen, a title once held by the famed Ayyubid leader Saladin as part of his wider dominion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Yemen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2981282 — 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: Sultan of Yemen Context triple: [Saladin, title, Sultan of Yemen]
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A.
Sultan of Oman
The Sultan of Oman is the hereditary monarch and head of state of the Sultanate of Oman, wielding significant political authority and serving as a central figure in the country’s governance and national identity.
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B.
Sultan of Morocco
The Sultan of Morocco was the traditional monarch and supreme political and religious authority of Morocco, especially during the period of the French Protectorate.
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C.
King of Bahrain
The King of Bahrain is the hereditary monarch who serves as the country’s supreme political authority and symbolic national leader.
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D.
Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh
Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh is a Jordanian figure known primarily as the husband of Princess Alia bint Hussein, the eldest daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan.
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E.
Khalid of Saudi Arabia
Khalid of Saudi Arabia was the fourth King of Saudi Arabia, ruling from 1975 to 1982 and overseeing a period of significant modernization and oil-driven economic growth.
- 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: Sultan of Yemen Target entity description: The Sultan of Yemen was the Muslim sovereign ruler of Yemen, a title once held by the famed Ayyubid leader Saladin as part of his wider dominion.
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A.
Sultan of Oman
The Sultan of Oman is the hereditary monarch and head of state of the Sultanate of Oman, wielding significant political authority and serving as a central figure in the country’s governance and national identity.
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B.
Sultan of Morocco
The Sultan of Morocco was the traditional monarch and supreme political and religious authority of Morocco, especially during the period of the French Protectorate.
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C.
King of Bahrain
The King of Bahrain is the hereditary monarch who serves as the country’s supreme political authority and symbolic national leader.
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D.
Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh
Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh is a Jordanian figure known primarily as the husband of Princess Alia bint Hussein, the eldest daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan.
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E.
Khalid of Saudi Arabia
Khalid of Saudi Arabia was the fourth King of Saudi Arabia, ruling from 1975 to 1982 and overseeing a period of significant modernization and oil-driven economic growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monarchical office
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Yemen ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ayyubid expansion into the Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Indian Ocean maritime networks ⓘ Red Sea trade network ⓘ
surface form:
Red Sea trade routes
|
| capitalDuringAyyubidRule |
Taiz
ⓘ
Zabid ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
patron of religious institutions in Yemen
ⓘ
patron of scholars and jurists in Yemen ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Arabic word "sultan" meaning authority or power ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction |
head of state of Yemen
ⓘ
highest judicial authority in Yemen ⓘ supreme military commander in Yemen ⓘ |
| hasGenderedForm | male title ⓘ |
| hasHonorific |
Amir al-Mu'minin (in some usages)
ⓘ
Sulṭán ⓘ
surface form:
al-Sultan
|
| historicalPeriodOfUse | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Arabic ⓘ |
| legitimacyBasis |
Islamic law
ⓘ
dynastic inheritance ⓘ military conquest ⓘ |
| notableTitleHolder |
Al-Mu'azzam Turan-Shah
ⓘ
Ayyubid rulers of Yemen ⓘ Saladin ⓘ |
| predecessorOffice | local Yemeni dynastic rulers ⓘ |
| region | Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousRole | protector of Islam in Yemen ⓘ |
| sovereignStateType | sultanate ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| successorOffice | various imams and kings of Yemen ⓘ |
| territorialScope | highland and coastal regions of historical Yemen ⓘ |
| titleHolderRole | Muslim sovereign ruler of Yemen ⓘ |
| titleScope | secular and religious authority in Yemen ⓘ |
| titleStyle |
Malik (in some periods and documents)
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarch | Muslim sovereign ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
Islamic polities
ⓘ
medieval Middle Eastern history ⓘ |
| usedInFormOfGovernment | monarchy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sultan of Yemen Description of subject: The Sultan of Yemen was the Muslim sovereign ruler of Yemen, a title once held by the famed Ayyubid leader Saladin as part of his wider dominion.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.