Alexander Jannaeus
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Alexander Jannaeus was a Hasmonean king and high priest of Judea known for his territorial expansions and harsh rule during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander Jannaeus canonical | 13 |
| Jannaeus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742281 — 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.
Target entity: Alexander Jannaeus Context triple: [Hasmonean dynasty, hasRuler, Alexander Jannaeus]
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John Hyrcanus I
John Hyrcanus I was a Hasmonean high priest and ruler of Judea in the late 2nd century BCE, known for expanding Jewish territory and consolidating political and religious authority.
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Aristobulus I
Aristobulus I was a Hasmonean king of Judea in the 2nd century BCE, notable for being the first of the dynasty to assume the royal title and for expanding Jewish territory through military campaigns.
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C.
Herod the Great
Herod the Great was a Roman-appointed king of Judea known for his extensive building projects, including the expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and for his ruthless consolidation of power.
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D.
Salome Alexandra
Salome Alexandra was a 1st-century BCE Jewish queen of Judea, renowned for her pious rule, support of the Pharisees, and the relative peace and prosperity of her reign.
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E.
Herod Philip
Herod Philip was a 1st-century BCE–1st-century CE member of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great and a minor ruler in the Roman client kingdom of Judea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alexander Jannaeus Target entity description: Alexander Jannaeus was a Hasmonean king and high priest of Judea known for his territorial expansions and harsh rule during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE.
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A.
John Hyrcanus I
John Hyrcanus I was a Hasmonean high priest and ruler of Judea in the late 2nd century BCE, known for expanding Jewish territory and consolidating political and religious authority.
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B.
Aristobulus I
Aristobulus I was a Hasmonean king of Judea in the 2nd century BCE, notable for being the first of the dynasty to assume the royal title and for expanding Jewish territory through military campaigns.
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C.
Herod the Great
Herod the Great was a Roman-appointed king of Judea known for his extensive building projects, including the expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and for his ruthless consolidation of power.
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D.
Salome Alexandra
Salome Alexandra was a 1st-century BCE Jewish queen of Judea, renowned for her pious rule, support of the Pharisees, and the relative peace and prosperity of her reign.
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E.
Herod Philip
Herod Philip was a 1st-century BCE–1st-century CE member of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great and a minor ruler in the Roman client kingdom of Judea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hasmonean ruler
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Jewish monarch ⓘ high priest of Judea ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king of Judea ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Sadducees ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alexander Yannai
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Yannai ⓘ Yonatan ⓘ
surface form:
Yehonatan
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| birthPlace | Judea ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| capital | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| coinage | issued Hasmonean coins bearing his name ⓘ |
| conflict |
civil war in Judea
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wars with neighboring Hellenistic cities ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Pharisees ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Judea ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 76 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Judea ⓘ |
| dynasty | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| expandedTerritory |
Jordan
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surface form:
Transjordan
coastal cities of the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ parts of Idumea ⓘ |
| familyName |
Alexander Jannaeus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jannaeus
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| father | John Hyrcanus I ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| house |
Hasmonean dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Hasmoneus
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| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| mother | unknown ⓘ |
| notableEvent | mass crucifixion of opponents in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| notableFor |
civil conflict with the Pharisees
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combining kingship and high priesthood ⓘ harsh and repressive rule ⓘ territorial expansion of Judea ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Priest of the returned exiles
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surface form:
High Priest of Jerusalem
King of Judea ⓘ |
| predecessor | Aristobulus I ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 76 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 103 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceMention | writings of Josephus ⓘ |
| spouse | Salome Alexandra ⓘ |
| successor | Salome Alexandra ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1st century BCE
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late 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Alexander Jannaeus Description of subject: Alexander Jannaeus was a Hasmonean king and high priest of Judea known for his territorial expansions and harsh rule during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.