Simon Thassi
E87437
Simon Thassi was a Jewish high priest, military leader, and statesman of the 2nd century BCE who secured Judean independence from the Seleucid Empire and established the Hasmonean dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Simon Thassi canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742274 — 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: Simon Thassi Context triple: [Hasmonean dynasty, firstRuler, Simon Thassi]
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A.
M. Jegathesan
M. Jegathesan is a former Malaysian sprinting champion and sports figure who notably served as a torch lighter at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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B.
Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
Dinshaw Edulji Wacha was an Indian Parsi political leader and early nationalist who played a key role in the formative years of the Indian independence movement.
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C.
M. A. Chidambaram
M. A. Chidambaram was a prominent Indian industrialist and cricket administrator, best known for his leadership roles in the Board of Control for Cricket in India and for having Chennai’s major cricket stadium named in his honor.
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D.
P. Chidambaram
P. Chidambaram is an Indian politician and lawyer who has served multiple terms as India’s Finance Minister and Home Minister and is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress.
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E.
Ralph Gonsalves
Ralph Gonsalves is a Vincentian politician who has served for many years as the prime minister and dominant political figure of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- 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: Simon Thassi Target entity description: Simon Thassi was a Jewish high priest, military leader, and statesman of the 2nd century BCE who secured Judean independence from the Seleucid Empire and established the Hasmonean dynasty.
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A.
M. Jegathesan
M. Jegathesan is a former Malaysian sprinting champion and sports figure who notably served as a torch lighter at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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B.
Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
Dinshaw Edulji Wacha was an Indian Parsi political leader and early nationalist who played a key role in the formative years of the Indian independence movement.
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C.
M. A. Chidambaram
M. A. Chidambaram was a prominent Indian industrialist and cricket administrator, best known for his leadership roles in the Board of Control for Cricket in India and for having Chennai’s major cricket stadium named in his honor.
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D.
P. Chidambaram
P. Chidambaram is an Indian politician and lawyer who has served multiple terms as India’s Finance Minister and Home Minister and is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress.
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E.
Ralph Gonsalves
Ralph Gonsalves is a Vincentian politician who has served for many years as the prime minister and dominant political figure of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hasmonean ruler
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Jewish high priest ⓘ Second Temple period figure ⓘ military leader ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | second Hasmonean high priest after Jonathan Apphus ⓘ |
| conflict | Maccabean Revolt ⓘ |
| country | Judea ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| dynastyFounded | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName |
Hasmonean dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasmonean
|
| father |
Mattathias
ⓘ
surface form:
Mattathias the Hasmonean
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| givenName | Simon ⓘ |
| governmentFormEstablished | hereditary Hasmonean rule in Judea ⓘ |
| killedBy | Ptolemy son of Abubus ⓘ |
| legalStatus | de facto independent ruler of Judea ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being recognized as leader and high priest by the Jewish people
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capturing the Akra fortress in Jerusalem ⓘ combining high priestly and political authority in Judea ⓘ expelling Seleucid garrisons from Judean strongholds ⓘ fortifying Jerusalem ⓘ minting coins for Judea ⓘ obtaining political concessions from Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ securing Judean independence from the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| opponent |
Demetrius II Nicator
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Seleucid Empire ⓘ Tryphon ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Dok ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Priest of Judea
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ethnarch of the Jews ⓘ military commander of Judea ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Jewish assembly in 140 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousBuildingManaged | Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| residence | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| sibling |
Eleazar Avaran
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John Gaddi ⓘ Jonathan Apphus ⓘ Maccabees ⓘ
surface form:
Judas Maccabeus
|
| sourceMention |
1 Maccabees
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Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews
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| spouse | daughter of a noble family of Judea ⓘ |
| successor | John Hyrcanus I ⓘ |
| title |
Nasi (prince) of Israel
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surface form:
Nasi (prince) of the Jewish people
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Simon Thassi Description of subject: Simon Thassi was a Jewish high priest, military leader, and statesman of the 2nd century BCE who secured Judean independence from the Seleucid Empire and established the Hasmonean dynasty.
Referenced by (18)
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