mac Ailpín
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mac Ailpín refers to the dynastic family name associated with the early Scottish royal house founded by Cináed mac Ailpín (Kenneth MacAlpin), traditionally regarded as the first king of a united Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mac Ailpín canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7993285 — 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: mac Ailpín Context triple: [Domnall mac Ailpín, patronymic, mac Ailpín]
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A.
MAC
The MAC is a regional museum in Spokane, Washington, featuring art, history, and cultural exhibits focused on the Inland Northwest.
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B.
MAC
MAC is the common abbreviation for the Macon Bacon, a collegiate summer baseball team based in Macon, Georgia.
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C.
MAC
MAC is the acronym for the Military Armistice Commission, the body responsible for supervising the implementation of the Korean Armistice Agreement.
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D.
MAC
The MAC is an NCAA Division III athletic conference in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States, sponsoring intercollegiate sports among its member colleges and universities.
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E.
MAC
MAC is the IATA airport code for Macon Downtown Airport, a public airport serving the city of Macon, Georgia, in the United States.
- 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: mac Ailpín Target entity description: mac Ailpín refers to the dynastic family name associated with the early Scottish royal house founded by Cináed mac Ailpín (Kenneth MacAlpin), traditionally regarded as the first king of a united Scotland.
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A.
MAC
The MAC is an NCAA Division III athletic conference in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States, sponsoring intercollegiate sports among its member colleges and universities.
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B.
MAC
MAC is the IATA airport code for Macon Downtown Airport, a public airport serving the city of Macon, Georgia, in the United States.
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C.
MAC
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States that sponsors NCAA Division I sports, primarily among universities in the Midwest.
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D.
MAC
The MAC is a regional museum in Spokane, Washington, featuring art, history, and cultural exhibits focused on the Inland Northwest.
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E.
MAC
MAC is the common abbreviation for the Macon Bacon, a collegiate summer baseball team based in Macon, Georgia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish royal house
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Dál Riata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pictland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle |
King of Alba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ King of the Picts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| dynasticNameForm |
MacAlpin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacAlpine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | House of Dunkeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Forteviot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDynasticAncestor |
Fergus mac Echdach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Áed Find NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Gaels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Picts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFounder |
Cináed mac Ailpín
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenneth MacAlpin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalDebate | MacAlpin’s treason legend ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Old Irish
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Causantín mac Áeda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cináed mac Ailpín NERFINISHED ⓘ Cináed mac Maíl Coluim NERFINISHED ⓘ Constantín mac Cináeda NERFINISHED ⓘ Domnall mac Causantín NERFINISHED ⓘ Dub mac Maíl Coluim NERFINISHED ⓘ Indulf mac Causantín NERFINISHED ⓘ Máel Coluim mac Cináeda NERFINISHED ⓘ Máel Coluim mac Domnaill NERFINISHED ⓘ Óengus mac Fergusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
formation of the Kingdom of Alba
ⓘ
traditional unification of Picts and Scots ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySourceTradition |
Irish annals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Scottish chronicles ⓘ |
| hasRoyalStyle |
Rex Pictorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rex Scottorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerritory |
Kingdom of Alba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of the Picts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cináed mac Ailpín
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenneth MacAlpin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pictish royal dynasties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| startTime | 9th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPatronymic | mac Ailpín NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: mac Ailpín Description of subject: mac Ailpín refers to the dynastic family name associated with the early Scottish royal house founded by Cináed mac Ailpín (Kenneth MacAlpin), traditionally regarded as the first king of a united Scotland.
Referenced by (1)
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