al-Ashʿath ibn Qays
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al-Ashʿath ibn Qays was a prominent 7th-century Arab chieftain of the Kinda tribe who played a significant political and military role during the early Islamic period and the Rashidun and Umayyad caliphates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| al-Ashʿath ibn Qays canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16815644 — 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: al-Ashʿath ibn Qays Context triple: [Jaʿda bint al-Ashʿath, father, al-Ashʿath ibn Qays]
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A.
Alqama ibn Qays
Alqama ibn Qays was a prominent early Muslim jurist and hadith scholar of Kufa, renowned as one of the leading successors (tabi'un) who transmitted and systematized the teachings of Abdullah ibn Masʿud.
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B.
Ahnaf ibn Qays
Ahnaf ibn Qays was a renowned early Islamic military commander and tribal leader of Banu Tamim, noted for his strategic skill and influential role in the Rashidun and early Umayyad periods.
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C.
Wahshi ibn Harb
Wahshi ibn Harb was an Ethiopian slave and skilled spear-thrower in early Islamic history, known for killing Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib at the Battle of Uhud before later converting to Islam.
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D.
Shurahbil ibn Hasana
Shurahbil ibn Hasana was a prominent early Muslim military leader and companion of the Prophet Muhammad who played key roles in the Ridda Wars and the subsequent Islamic conquests in the Levant.
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E.
Antarah ibn Shaddad
Antarah ibn Shaddad was a pre-Islamic Arab warrior-poet famed for his heroic exploits, chivalric love poetry, and celebrated Mu‘allaqa ode in the classical Arabic literary tradition.
- 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: al-Ashʿath ibn Qays Target entity description: al-Ashʿath ibn Qays was a prominent 7th-century Arab chieftain of the Kinda tribe who played a significant political and military role during the early Islamic period and the Rashidun and Umayyad caliphates.
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A.
Alqama ibn Qays
Alqama ibn Qays was a prominent early Muslim jurist and hadith scholar of Kufa, renowned as one of the leading successors (tabi'un) who transmitted and systematized the teachings of Abdullah ibn Masʿud.
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B.
Ahnaf ibn Qays
Ahnaf ibn Qays was a renowned early Islamic military commander and tribal leader of Banu Tamim, noted for his strategic skill and influential role in the Rashidun and early Umayyad periods.
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C.
Wahshi ibn Harb
Wahshi ibn Harb was an Ethiopian slave and skilled spear-thrower in early Islamic history, known for killing Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib at the Battle of Uhud before later converting to Islam.
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D.
Shurahbil ibn Hasana
Shurahbil ibn Hasana was a prominent early Muslim military leader and companion of the Prophet Muhammad who played key roles in the Ridda Wars and the subsequent Islamic conquests in the Levant.
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E.
Antarah ibn Shaddad
Antarah ibn Shaddad was a pre-Islamic Arab warrior-poet famed for his heroic exploits, chivalric love poetry, and celebrated Mu‘allaqa ode in the classical Arabic literary tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
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