John Bagot Glubb
E449715
John Bagot Glubb, also known as Glubb Pasha, was a British soldier and administrator best known for leading and modernizing Jordan’s Arab Legion in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Bagot Glubb canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4525359 — 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.
Target entity: John Bagot Glubb Context triple: [Arab Legion, notableCommander, John Bagot Glubb]
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Frederic John Napier Thesiger
Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921.
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George Antonius
George Antonius was a pioneering early 20th-century historian and political thinker whose writings, especially "The Arab Awakening," helped define and document the rise of modern Arab nationalism.
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Cuthbert Woodroffe
Cuthbert Woodroffe was a Vincentian statesman who served as Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, acting as the monarch’s representative in the country.
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Herbert James Rowse
Herbert James Rowse was a prominent 20th-century British architect and designer known for his major civic and commercial buildings, particularly in Liverpool.
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Hardwicke Rawnsley
Hardwicke Rawnsley was a British clergyman, conservationist, and social reformer best known as a co-founder of the National Trust and an early protector of the Lake District’s natural and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Bagot Glubb Target entity description: John Bagot Glubb, also known as Glubb Pasha, was a British soldier and administrator best known for leading and modernizing Jordan’s Arab Legion in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Frederic John Napier Thesiger
Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford, was a British colonial administrator and politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921.
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B.
George Antonius
George Antonius was a pioneering early 20th-century historian and political thinker whose writings, especially "The Arab Awakening," helped define and document the rise of modern Arab nationalism.
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C.
Cuthbert Woodroffe
Cuthbert Woodroffe was a Vincentian statesman who served as Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, acting as the monarch’s representative in the country.
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D.
Herbert James Rowse
Herbert James Rowse was a prominent 20th-century British architect and designer known for his major civic and commercial buildings, particularly in Liverpool.
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E.
Hardwicke Rawnsley
Hardwicke Rawnsley was a British clergyman, conservationist, and social reformer best known as a co-founder of the National Trust and an early protector of the Lake District’s natural and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabist
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British Army officer ⓘ Jordanian military officer ⓘ convert to Islam from Christianity ⓘ human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ military administrator ⓘ military commander ⓘ soldier ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abu Hunaik
NERFINISHED
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Glubb Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasha Glubb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Military Cross
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Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the Star of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | John Bagot Glubb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mayfield, East Sussex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Faris Glubb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-04-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-03-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cheltenham College
NERFINISHED
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Royal Military Academy, Woolwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Government of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| father | Frederic Manley Glubb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on Jordanian armed forces
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leading the Arab Legion ⓘ modernizing the Arab Legion ⓘ role in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant-General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Royal Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Frances Bagot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Bagot Glubb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Soldier with the Arabs
NERFINISHED
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Arab Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of the Arab Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Preston, Lancashire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mayfield, East Sussex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief of staff of the Jordanian Army
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commander of the Arab Legion ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
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Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Muriel Eleanor Glubb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| woundedIn | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: John Bagot Glubb Description of subject: John Bagot Glubb, also known as Glubb Pasha, was a British soldier and administrator best known for leading and modernizing Jordan’s Arab Legion in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (2)
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