Maysun bint Bahdal
E386718
Maysun bint Bahdal was an Arab noblewoman of the Banu Kalb tribe, best known as a wife of the Umayyad caliph Muawiya I and the mother of his successor Yazid I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maysun bint Bahdal canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2006644 — 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: Maysun bint Bahdal Context triple: [Muawiya I, spouse, Maysun bint Bahdal]
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A.
Juwayriya bint al-Harith
Juwayriya bint al-Harith was a 7th-century Arab woman from the Banu Mustaliq tribe who became one of the Prophet Muhammad’s wives and is regarded as a Mother of the Believers in Islamic tradition.
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B.
Mahmuna bint al-Harith
Mahmuna bint al-Harith was a woman from the early Islamic period, likely a member of the notable al-Harith family and related to figures close to the Prophet Muhammad.
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C.
Barrah bint al-Harith
Barrah bint al-Harith, better known as Maymunah bint al-Harith, was a wife of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as one of the Mothers of the Believers in Islamic tradition.
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D.
Safiyya bint Huyayy
Safiyya bint Huyayy was a Jewish-born noblewoman from the Banu Nadir tribe who became one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as a Mother of the Believers in Islam.
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E.
Maymunah bint al-Harith
Maymunah bint al-Harith was a prominent early Muslim woman who became one of the Prophet Muhammad’s wives and is regarded as one of the Mothers of the Believers.
- 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: Maysun bint Bahdal Target entity description: Maysun bint Bahdal was an Arab noblewoman of the Banu Kalb tribe, best known as a wife of the Umayyad caliph Muawiya I and the mother of his successor Yazid I.
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A.
Juwayriya bint al-Harith
Juwayriya bint al-Harith was a 7th-century Arab woman from the Banu Mustaliq tribe who became one of the Prophet Muhammad’s wives and is regarded as a Mother of the Believers in Islamic tradition.
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B.
Mahmuna bint al-Harith
Mahmuna bint al-Harith was a woman from the early Islamic period, likely a member of the notable al-Harith family and related to figures close to the Prophet Muhammad.
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C.
Barrah bint al-Harith
Barrah bint al-Harith, better known as Maymunah bint al-Harith, was a wife of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as one of the Mothers of the Believers in Islamic tradition.
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D.
Safiyya bint Huyayy
Safiyya bint Huyayy was a Jewish-born noblewoman from the Banu Nadir tribe who became one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded as a Mother of the Believers in Islam.
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E.
Maymunah bint al-Harith
Maymunah bint al-Harith was a prominent early Muslim woman who became one of the Prophet Muhammad’s wives and is regarded as one of the Mothers of the Believers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab noblewoman
ⓘ
Umayyad consort ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Umayyad court in Damascus
ⓘ
tribal politics of Syria ⓘ |
| child | Yazid I ⓘ |
| clanAllegiance | Banu Kalb ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Rashidun Caliphate
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| culture | Arab tribal culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Arabs ⓘ |
| family |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad dynasty
|
| father | Bahdal ibn Unayf ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Umayyad period ⓘ |
| husband | Muawiya I ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Muawiya I ⓘ |
| memberOf | Banu Kalb ⓘ |
| name | Maysun bint Bahdal self-link ⓘ |
| notableFamilyConnection | mother of the first hereditary Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being mother of the Umayyad caliph Yazid I
ⓘ
being wife of the Umayyad caliph Muawiya I ⓘ |
| offspring | Yazid I ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | linked Kalb tribal power to Umayyad rule through marriage ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Umayyad consort in Syria ⓘ |
| region |
Bilad al-Sham@ar
ⓘ
surface form:
Bilad al-Sham
|
| relative |
Muawiya I
ⓘ
Yazid I ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Damascus
ⓘ
Syria ⓘ |
| roleInSuccession | mother of Muawiya I’s designated heir Yazid I ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Muawiya I ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 7th century ⓘ |
| tribe | Banu Kalb ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maysun bint Bahdal Description of subject: Maysun bint Bahdal was an Arab noblewoman of the Banu Kalb tribe, best known as a wife of the Umayyad caliph Muawiya I and the mother of his successor Yazid I.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.