Idris II of Morocco
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Idris II of Morocco was an early 9th-century Idrisid ruler who consolidated Islamic rule in northern Morocco and is traditionally credited with making Fez a major political and religious center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Idris II of Morocco canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T667800 — 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: Idris II of Morocco Context triple: [Fez, foundedBy, Idris II of Morocco]
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A.
al-Musta'sim
Al-Musta'sim was the last Abbasid caliph in Baghdad, whose defeat and death during the Mongol sack of the city in 1258 marked the end of the classical Abbasid Caliphate.
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B.
Sultan al-Atrash
Sultan al-Atrash was a prominent 20th-century Druze leader and Syrian nationalist revolutionary best known for leading the Great Syrian Revolt against French colonial rule in the 1920s.
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C.
Ismail Pasha
Ismail Pasha was the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan in the late 19th century, known for his ambitious modernization efforts and heavy foreign debts that led to increased European control over Egypt.
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D.
Prince Faisal bin Hussein
Prince Faisal bin Hussein is a Jordanian royal and military officer, known as the brother of King Abdullah II and a senior figure in Jordan’s armed forces and public life.
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E.
Sheikh Othman
Sheikh Othman is a district in the city of Aden in southern Yemen, historically part of the former British Colony of Aden.
- 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: Idris II of Morocco Target entity description: Idris II of Morocco was an early 9th-century Idrisid ruler who consolidated Islamic rule in northern Morocco and is traditionally credited with making Fez a major political and religious center.
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A.
al-Musta'sim
Al-Musta'sim was the last Abbasid caliph in Baghdad, whose defeat and death during the Mongol sack of the city in 1258 marked the end of the classical Abbasid Caliphate.
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B.
Sultan al-Atrash
Sultan al-Atrash was a prominent 20th-century Druze leader and Syrian nationalist revolutionary best known for leading the Great Syrian Revolt against French colonial rule in the 1920s.
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C.
Ismail Pasha
Ismail Pasha was the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan in the late 19th century, known for his ambitious modernization efforts and heavy foreign debts that led to increased European control over Egypt.
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D.
Prince Faisal bin Hussein
Prince Faisal bin Hussein is a Jordanian royal and military officer, known as the brother of King Abdullah II and a senior figure in Jordan’s armed forces and public life.
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E.
Sheikh Othman
Sheikh Othman is a district in the city of Aden in southern Yemen, historically part of the former British Colony of Aden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Idrisid ruler
ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Fez ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | northern Morocco ⓘ |
| capital | Fez ⓘ |
| countryOfRule | Morocco ⓘ |
| culture | Arab-Berber ⓘ |
| dynasty | Idrisid dynasty ⓘ |
| era | early 9th century ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Berber-Arab environment ⓘ |
| father | Idris I of Morocco ⓘ |
| fullName | Idris ibn Idris ⓘ |
| givenName |
Idris II
ⓘ
surface form:
Idris
|
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| house |
Idrisid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Idrisids
|
| legacy | considered a founder of Fez’s prominence in the Islamic West ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidating Islamic rule in northern Morocco
ⓘ
developing Fez as a political center ⓘ developing Fez as a religious center ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Emir of the Idrisid dynasty
ⓘ
ruler of Fez ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
North Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Maghreb
|
| regnalName | Idris II ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | early Islamic state-builder in the Maghreb ⓘ |
| successorState | Idrisid emirate of Fez ⓘ |
| title |
Emirs
ⓘ
surface form:
Emir
Imam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Idris II of Morocco Description of subject: Idris II of Morocco was an early 9th-century Idrisid ruler who consolidated Islamic rule in northern Morocco and is traditionally credited with making Fez a major political and religious center.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.