ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya
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ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya, known as Abd al-Rahman I, was the Umayyad prince who escaped the Abbasid overthrow and founded the independent Emirate of Córdoba in al-Andalus in the 8th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8955692 — 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: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya Context triple: [Abd al-Rahman I, fullName, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya]
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ʿAbd al-Raḥmān
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān is the given name of the Persian poet and scholar Jami, a major figure in 15th-century Sufi literature.
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B.
Abd al-Rahman
Abd al-Rahman is the given name of the renowned 14th-century Arab historian and sociologist Ibn Khaldun.
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C.
Abd al-Rahman
Abd al-Rahman is the personal name of the renowned 15th-century Egyptian scholar and polymath Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti.
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D.
Abd al-Rahman
Abd al-Rahman is the given name of the prominent medieval Islamic scholar and historian Ibn al-Jawzi.
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Abd al-Rahman ibn Abbas
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abbas was a son of al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib and thus a member of the extended family (Banu Hashim) of the Prophet Muhammad in early Islamic history.
- 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: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya Target entity description: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya, known as Abd al-Rahman I, was the Umayyad prince who escaped the Abbasid overthrow and founded the independent Emirate of Córdoba in al-Andalus in the 8th century.
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A.
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān is the given name of the Persian poet and scholar Jami, a major figure in 15th-century Sufi literature.
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B.
Abd al-Rahman
Abd al-Rahman is the given name of the renowned 14th-century Arab historian and sociologist Ibn Khaldun.
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C.
Abd al-Rahman
Abd al-Rahman is the personal name of the renowned 15th-century Egyptian scholar and polymath Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti.
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D.
Abd al-Rahman
Abd al-Rahman is the given name of the prominent medieval Islamic scholar and historian Ibn al-Jawzi.
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E.
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abbas
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abbas was a son of al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib and thus a member of the extended family (Banu Hashim) of the Prophet Muhammad in early Islamic history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Umayyad prince
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emir ⓘ founder of state ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abd al-Rahman I
NERFINISHED
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ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assertedIndependenceFrom | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 731 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bilad al-Sham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Damascus ⓘ |
| capitalEstablished | Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Abbasid–Umayyad rivalry
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internal conflicts in al-Andalus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 788 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 8th century ⓘ |
| escapedFrom | Abbasid massacre of the Umayyads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Muʿāwiya ibn Hisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Emirate of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | ʿAbd al-Raḥmān NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
NERFINISHED
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Hisham, Umayyad caliph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building strong administrative and military structures in al-Andalus
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laying foundations for later Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| maternalAncestry | Berber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Umayyad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedTo | al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedVia | North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidating Muslim rule in al-Andalus
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escaping the Abbasid overthrow of the Umayyads ⓘ establishing an independent Umayyad rule in al-Andalus ⓘ |
| patronymic | ibn Muʿāwiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Emir of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 788 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 756 ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
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Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| successor | Hisham I of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
Córdoba
NERFINISHED
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al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Emir of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya Description of subject: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya, known as Abd al-Rahman I, was the Umayyad prince who escaped the Abbasid overthrow and founded the independent Emirate of Córdoba in al-Andalus in the 8th century.
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