Ala al-Din
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Ala al-Din is the given name of the medieval Arab physician and polymath Ibn al-Nafis, renowned for his early description of pulmonary circulation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ala al-Din canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4295071 — 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: Ala al-Din Context triple: [Ibn al-Nafis, givenName, Ala al-Din]
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A.
Ala al-Din Husayn
Ala al-Din Husayn was a 12th-century Ghurid ruler in present-day Afghanistan who significantly expanded his dynasty’s power and laid the foundations for its later prominence in the Islamic world.
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B.
Suleiman ibn Qutulmish
Suleiman ibn Qutulmish was an 11th-century Seljuk prince and military leader who established a powerful Turkic Muslim state in Anatolia that became known as the Sultanate of Rum.
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C.
Nur-ud-Din Pasha
Nur-ud-Din Pasha was an Ottoman general who played a leading role in commanding Ottoman forces during the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I.
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D.
Rukn ud-Din Firuz
Rukn ud-Din Firuz was a short-reigning 13th-century Sultan of Delhi from the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty, known primarily for his brief and ineffective rule following the death of his father, Iltutmish.
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E.
Bairam Beg
Bairam Beg, better known as Bairam Khan, was a prominent 16th-century Turkic military commander and statesman who served as regent and chief advisor to the Mughal emperor Akbar.
- 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: Ala al-Din Target entity description: Ala al-Din is the given name of the medieval Arab physician and polymath Ibn al-Nafis, renowned for his early description of pulmonary circulation.
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A.
Ala al-Din Husayn
Ala al-Din Husayn was a 12th-century Ghurid ruler in present-day Afghanistan who significantly expanded his dynasty’s power and laid the foundations for its later prominence in the Islamic world.
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B.
Suleiman ibn Qutulmish
Suleiman ibn Qutulmish was an 11th-century Seljuk prince and military leader who established a powerful Turkic Muslim state in Anatolia that became known as the Sultanate of Rum.
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C.
Nur-ud-Din Pasha
Nur-ud-Din Pasha was an Ottoman general who played a leading role in commanding Ottoman forces during the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I.
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D.
Rukn ud-Din Firuz
Rukn ud-Din Firuz was a short-reigning 13th-century Sultan of Delhi from the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty, known primarily for his brief and ineffective rule following the death of his father, Iltutmish.
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E.
Bairam Beg
Bairam Beg, better known as Bairam Khan, was a prominent 16th-century Turkic military commander and statesman who served as regent and chief advisor to the Mughal emperor Akbar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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human ⓘ medieval scientist ⓘ physician ⓘ polymath ⓘ |
| challengedTheoryOf | interventricular pores in the heart ⓘ |
| civilization | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1210 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1288 ⓘ |
| described | pulmonary circulation of the blood ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Bimaristan al-Nuri in Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | medieval Islam ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic jurisprudence
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medicine ⓘ philosophy ⓘ physiology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| fullName | Ala al-Din Ali ibn Abi al-Hazm al-Qurashi al-Dimashqi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ala al-Din NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later theories of blood circulation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Avicenna
NERFINISHED
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Galen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | Ibn al-Nafis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commentaries on Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine
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critique of Galenic cardiac anatomy ⓘ early description of pulmonary circulation ⓘ medical encyclopedia Al-Shamil fi al-Tibb NERFINISHED ⓘ philosophical novel Theologus Autodidactus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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medical writer ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physician ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Syria
NERFINISHED
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near Damascus ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| workAuthored |
Al-Shamil fi al-Tibb
NERFINISHED
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Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun NERFINISHED ⓘ Theologus Autodidactus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
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Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ala al-Din Description of subject: Ala al-Din is the given name of the medieval Arab physician and polymath Ibn al-Nafis, renowned for his early description of pulmonary circulation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.