Hiempsal I
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Hiempsal I was a 2nd-century BCE king of Numidia whose murder helped trigger the Jugurthine War against Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hiempsal I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9422036 — 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: Hiempsal I Context triple: [Jugurtha, relative, Hiempsal I]
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A.
Huraymila
Huraymila is a small town in central Saudi Arabia known for its traditional character and location within the greater Riyadh region.
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B.
Juhurim
Juhurim are a Jewish ethnic group from the eastern and northern Caucasus, particularly Dagestan and Azerbaijan, with their own distinct language (Juhuri) and cultural traditions.
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C.
Huelma
Huelma is a municipality in the province of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain, known for its rural setting and cultural landmarks.
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D.
Yawarhiem
Yawarhiem is an artist known for work associated with Llulla Makta, contributing to contemporary creative expression in that milieu.
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E.
Salampsio
Salampsio was a daughter of Herod the Great and Mariamne I, belonging to the Herodian royal family of Judea in the late first century BCE.
- 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: Hiempsal I Target entity description: Hiempsal I was a 2nd-century BCE king of Numidia whose murder helped trigger the Jugurthine War against Rome.
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A.
Huraymila
Huraymila is a small town in central Saudi Arabia known for its traditional character and location within the greater Riyadh region.
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B.
Juhurim
Juhurim are a Jewish ethnic group from the eastern and northern Caucasus, particularly Dagestan and Azerbaijan, with their own distinct language (Juhuri) and cultural traditions.
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C.
Huelma
Huelma is a municipality in the province of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain, known for its rural setting and cultural landmarks.
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D.
Yawarhiem
Yawarhiem is an artist known for work associated with Llulla Makta, contributing to contemporary creative expression in that milieu.
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E.
Salampsio
Salampsio was a daughter of Herod the Great and Mariamne I, belonging to the Herodian royal family of Judea in the late first century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Numidia
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| allyOf | Adherbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Numidian royal family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | Jugurthine War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictRelatedTo | Jugurthine War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Jugurtha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Numidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfDeath | Numidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Numidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Sallust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Bellum Iugurthinum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Numidian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Micipsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | Roman–Numidian relations ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
his assassination destabilized Numidia
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his death contributed to Rome’s intervention in Numidia ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Numidian language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punic ⓘ |
| notableEvent | murder of Hiempsal I ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being murdered early in his reign
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role in the origins of the Jugurthine War ⓘ |
| occupation | monarch ⓘ |
| opponent | Jugurtha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Jugurtha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Numidian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfEvent | succession crisis after Micipsa’s death ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | client king (de facto) of Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Numidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Micipsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| relative |
Adherbal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jugurtha NERFINISHED ⓘ Micipsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesPowerWith |
Adherbal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jugurtha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Adherbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Adherbal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jugurtha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hiempsal I Description of subject: Hiempsal I was a 2nd-century BCE king of Numidia whose murder helped trigger the Jugurthine War against Rome.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.