Argead dynasty
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The Argead dynasty was the ancient Macedonian royal house that ruled Macedon and produced its most famous king, Alexander the Great.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Argead dynasty canonical | 45 |
| Argead dynasty of Macedon | 4 |
| Argead dynasty (by marriage) | 2 |
| Argead | 1 |
| Argead kings of Macedon | 1 |
| Argead royal court | 1 |
| Argead royal house | 1 |
| House of Argead | 1 |
| Kingdom of Macedon under the Argeads | 1 |
| Kings of Macedon | 1 |
| Macedonian royal family | 1 |
| Temenid (Argead) house | 1 |
| the Argead royal family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T592369 — 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: Argead dynasty Context triple: [Alexander the Great, dynasty, Argead dynasty]
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A.
Atreid dynasty
The Atreid dynasty is the legendary royal house of Mycenaean Greece, best known from Greek mythology for figures like Agamemnon and Menelaus and the tragic cycle of the House of Atreus.
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B.
Salian dynasty
The Salian dynasty was a medieval German royal house that produced a line of Holy Roman Emperors who ruled much of Central Europe in the 11th and early 12th centuries.
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C.
Lydian Kingdom
The Lydian Kingdom was an ancient Anatolian monarchy famed for its wealth, early use of coinage, and powerful capital at Sardis before its fall to the Persian Empire.
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D.
Constantinian dynasty
The Constantinian dynasty was the ruling family of the Roman Empire in the early 4th century, founded by Emperor Constantine the Great and noted for its pivotal role in the Christianization and reorganization of the empire.
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E.
House of Alpin
The House of Alpin was the early medieval royal dynasty that first united much of what became the Kingdom of Scotland under a single line of kings.
- 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: Argead dynasty Target entity description: The Argead dynasty was the ancient Macedonian royal house that ruled Macedon and produced its most famous king, Alexander the Great.
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A.
Atreid dynasty
The Atreid dynasty is the legendary royal house of Mycenaean Greece, best known from Greek mythology for figures like Agamemnon and Menelaus and the tragic cycle of the House of Atreus.
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B.
Salian dynasty
The Salian dynasty was a medieval German royal house that produced a line of Holy Roman Emperors who ruled much of Central Europe in the 11th and early 12th centuries.
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C.
Lydian Kingdom
The Lydian Kingdom was an ancient Anatolian monarchy famed for its wealth, early use of coinage, and powerful capital at Sardis before its fall to the Persian Empire.
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D.
Constantinian dynasty
The Constantinian dynasty was the ruling family of the Roman Empire in the early 4th century, founded by Emperor Constantine the Great and noted for its pivotal role in the Christianization and reorganization of the empire.
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E.
House of Alpin
The House of Alpin was the early medieval royal dynasty that first united much of what became the Kingdom of Scotland under a single line of kings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Argead dynasty Description of subject: The Argead dynasty was the ancient Macedonian royal house that ruled Macedon and produced its most famous king, Alexander the Great.
Referenced by (61)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alexander IV of Macedon
subject surface form:
Alexander IV of Macedon