Abu Jaʿfar al-Muntasir bi-llah
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Abu Jaʿfar al-Muntasir bi-llah was an Abbasid caliph who briefly ruled in the mid-9th century, known for succeeding his father al-Mutawakkil after his assassination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abu Jaʿfar al-Muntasir bi-llah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10791662 — 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: Abu Jaʿfar al-Muntasir bi-llah Context triple: [al-Muntasir, fullName, Abu Jaʿfar al-Muntasir bi-llah]
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Hisham ibn al-Hakam
Hisham ibn al-Hakam was an early and influential Shi'a theologian and debater known for his rational defense of Imamate and his close association with the circles of the early Imams.
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B.
Abu Salih Mansur I
Abu Salih Mansur I was a 10th-century Samanid ruler who governed parts of Transoxiana and Khorasan during the dynasty’s period of political fragmentation and decline.
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C.
Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim
Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim, better known by his regnal name al-Wathiq, was an Abbasid caliph who ruled in the mid-9th century and continued the policies of his father al-Muʿtasim.
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D.
Abu Ja'far al-Thani
Abu Ja'far al-Thani is an honorific title referring to Muhammad al-Jawad, the ninth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam and a prominent descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
al-Mu'tadid
al-Mu'tadid was a powerful Abbasid caliph (r. 892–902) known for restoring central authority and reviving the caliphate’s political strength after a period of fragmentation.
- 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: Abu Jaʿfar al-Muntasir bi-llah Target entity description: Abu Jaʿfar al-Muntasir bi-llah was an Abbasid caliph who briefly ruled in the mid-9th century, known for succeeding his father al-Mutawakkil after his assassination.
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A.
Hisham ibn al-Hakam
Hisham ibn al-Hakam was an early and influential Shi'a theologian and debater known for his rational defense of Imamate and his close association with the circles of the early Imams.
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B.
Abu Salih Mansur I
Abu Salih Mansur I was a 10th-century Samanid ruler who governed parts of Transoxiana and Khorasan during the dynasty’s period of political fragmentation and decline.
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C.
Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim
Abu Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn al-Muʿtasim, better known by his regnal name al-Wathiq, was an Abbasid caliph who ruled in the mid-9th century and continued the policies of his father al-Muʿtasim.
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D.
Abu Ja'far al-Thani
Abu Ja'far al-Thani is an honorific title referring to Muhammad al-Jawad, the ninth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam and a prominent descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
al-Mu'tadid
al-Mu'tadid was a powerful Abbasid caliph (r. 892–902) known for restoring central authority and reviving the caliphate’s political strength after a period of fragmentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid caliph
ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| caliphalHouse | House of al-ʿAbbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caliphalOrder | 11th Abbasid caliph ⓘ |
| cameToPowerAfter | assassination of al-Mutawakkil ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Abbasid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| father | al-Mutawakkil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Abu Jaʿfar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the immediate successor of al-Mutawakkil
ⓘ
brief reign as Abbasid caliph ⓘ |
| notableEvent | accession following the murder of his father ⓘ |
| placeOfRule | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | period of growing Turkish military influence in the Abbasid court ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| predecessor | al-Mutawakkil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalName | al-Muntasir bi-llah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignDuration | about six months ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 862 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 861 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| stateRuled | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary succession ⓘ |
| successor | al-Mustaʿin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Turkish military officers ⓘ |
| title | Commander of the Faithful NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abu Jaʿfar al-Muntasir bi-llah Description of subject: Abu Jaʿfar al-Muntasir bi-llah was an Abbasid caliph who briefly ruled in the mid-9th century, known for succeeding his father al-Mutawakkil after his assassination.
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