Alexander (son of Aristobulus II)
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Alexander, son of Aristobulus II, was a Hasmonean Jewish prince and military leader involved in the turbulent power struggles over Judea in the 1st century BCE.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander (son of Aristobulus II) canonical | 1 |
| Alexander (son of Herod the Great and Mariamne I) – possible intended in‑law connection | 1 |
| Marcus Julius Alexander | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3946454 — 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: Alexander (son of Aristobulus II) Context triple: [Aristobulus II, child, Alexander (son of Aristobulus II)]
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A.
Aristobulus II
Aristobulus II was a 1st-century BCE Hasmonean prince and high priest who briefly ruled Judea amid a dynastic civil war that led to Roman intervention and the end of Jewish independence.
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B.
Aristobulus III of Judea
Aristobulus III of Judea was a young Hasmonean high priest and royal heir whose popularity and lineage made him a perceived threat to Herod the Great’s rule.
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C.
Aristobulus I
Aristobulus I was a Hasmonean king of Judea in the 2nd century BCE, notable for being the first of the dynasty to assume the royal title and for expanding Jewish territory through military campaigns.
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D.
Aristobulus IV
Aristobulus IV was a Judean prince of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great whose execution reflected the intense political intrigue and familial conflict of Herod’s court.
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E.
Hyrcanus II
Hyrcanus II was a Hasmonean high priest and later ethnarch of Judea in the 1st century BCE, whose weak rule was overshadowed by internal family conflicts and the rising power of Rome.
- 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: Alexander (son of Aristobulus II) Target entity description: Alexander, son of Aristobulus II, was a Hasmonean Jewish prince and military leader involved in the turbulent power struggles over Judea in the 1st century BCE.
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A.
Aristobulus II
Aristobulus II was a 1st-century BCE Hasmonean prince and high priest who briefly ruled Judea amid a dynastic civil war that led to Roman intervention and the end of Jewish independence.
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B.
Aristobulus III of Judea
Aristobulus III of Judea was a young Hasmonean high priest and royal heir whose popularity and lineage made him a perceived threat to Herod the Great’s rule.
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C.
Aristobulus I
Aristobulus I was a Hasmonean king of Judea in the 2nd century BCE, notable for being the first of the dynasty to assume the royal title and for expanding Jewish territory through military campaigns.
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D.
Aristobulus IV
Aristobulus IV was a Judean prince of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great whose execution reflected the intense political intrigue and familial conflict of Herod’s court.
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E.
Hyrcanus II
Hyrcanus II was a Hasmonean high priest and later ethnarch of Judea in the 1st century BCE, whose weak rule was overshadowed by internal family conflicts and the rising power of Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander (son of Aristobulus II) Description of subject: Alexander, son of Aristobulus II, was a Hasmonean Jewish prince and military leader involved in the turbulent power struggles over Judea in the 1st century BCE.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alexander (son of Herod the Great and Mariamne I) – possible intended in‑law connection
this entity surface form:
Marcus Julius Alexander