King of Nabatea
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The King of Nabatea was the monarch of the ancient Arab kingdom of Nabatea, which flourished in the region of modern-day Jordan and surrounding areas with its capital at Petra.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King of the Nabataeans | 4 |
| King of Nabatea canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14766737 — 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: King of Nabatea Context triple: [Malichus II, positionHeld, King of Nabatea]
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A.
Aretas IV of Nabatea
Aretas IV of Nabatea was a powerful early 1st-century CE king of the Nabatean kingdom, centered in Petra, known for his extensive building projects and involvement in regional politics with Judea and Rome.
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B.
Aretas III of Nabatea
Aretas III of Nabatea was a 1st-century BCE king of the Nabataean kingdom, known for expanding its territory, making Petra a major regional power, and intervening in the politics of neighboring Judea and Syria.
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Vaballathus
Vaballathus was a 3rd-century Palmyrene prince and briefly recognized Roman imperial claimant who ruled alongside his mother Zenobia during the Palmyrene Empire’s expansion before being defeated by Emperor Aurelian.
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D.
king of Kindah
The king of Kindah was the ruler of the Kindah tribal kingdom in pre-Islamic Arabia, overseeing a confederation of Arab tribes in central and southern Arabia.
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E.
Rabbal II
Rabbal II was a Nabataean king who ruled in the early 2nd century AD, known as one of the last monarchs of the Nabataean Kingdom before its annexation by the Roman Empire.
- 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: King of Nabatea Target entity description: The King of Nabatea was the monarch of the ancient Arab kingdom of Nabatea, which flourished in the region of modern-day Jordan and surrounding areas with its capital at Petra.
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A.
Aretas IV of Nabatea
Aretas IV of Nabatea was a powerful early 1st-century CE king of the Nabatean kingdom, centered in Petra, known for his extensive building projects and involvement in regional politics with Judea and Rome.
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B.
Aretas III of Nabatea
Aretas III of Nabatea was a 1st-century BCE king of the Nabataean kingdom, known for expanding its territory, making Petra a major regional power, and intervening in the politics of neighboring Judea and Syria.
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C.
Vaballathus
Vaballathus was a 3rd-century Palmyrene prince and briefly recognized Roman imperial claimant who ruled alongside his mother Zenobia during the Palmyrene Empire’s expansion before being defeated by Emperor Aurelian.
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D.
king of Kindah
The king of Kindah was the ruler of the Kindah tribal kingdom in pre-Islamic Arabia, overseeing a confederation of Arab tribes in central and southern Arabia.
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E.
Rabbal II
Rabbal II was a Nabataean king who ruled in the early 2nd century AD, known as one of the last monarchs of the Nabataean Kingdom before its annexation by the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King of the Nabataeans
this entity surface form:
King of the Nabataeans
this entity surface form:
King of the Nabataeans
this entity surface form:
King of the Nabataeans