Balian II of Sidon
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Balian II of Sidon was a 13th-century nobleman of the Crusader states who served as a prominent baron and political figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
All labels observed (1)
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| Balian II of Sidon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17699419 — 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: Balian II of Sidon Context triple: [County of Sidon, ruler, Balian II of Sidon]
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A.
Balian I of Sidon
Balian I of Sidon was a 12th-century Frankish nobleman and prominent Crusader lord who played a key role in the politics and warfare of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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B.
Amalric, Prince of Tyre
Amalric, Prince of Tyre, was a 13th-century nobleman of the Lusignan family who served as a key political and military leader in the Crusader states and later as governor of Cyprus.
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C.
Reginald of Sidon
Reginald of Sidon was a 12th-century Crusader nobleman and prominent baron of the Kingdom of Jerusalem known for his political influence and involvement in the defense of the Latin East.
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D.
Amalric II of Jerusalem
Amalric II of Jerusalem was a 12th-century king of Jerusalem and Cyprus from the French Lusignan noble family, known for his role in the Crusader states.
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E.
Baldwin V of Jerusalem
Baldwin V of Jerusalem was a child king of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the late 12th century, whose brief reign preceded the catastrophic loss of the kingdom to Saladin.
- 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: Balian II of Sidon Target entity description: Balian II of Sidon was a 13th-century nobleman of the Crusader states who served as a prominent baron and political figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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A.
Balian I of Sidon
Balian I of Sidon was a 12th-century Frankish nobleman and prominent Crusader lord who played a key role in the politics and warfare of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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B.
Amalric, Prince of Tyre
Amalric, Prince of Tyre, was a 13th-century nobleman of the Lusignan family who served as a key political and military leader in the Crusader states and later as governor of Cyprus.
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C.
Reginald of Sidon
Reginald of Sidon was a 12th-century Crusader nobleman and prominent baron of the Kingdom of Jerusalem known for his political influence and involvement in the defense of the Latin East.
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D.
Amalric II of Jerusalem
Amalric II of Jerusalem was a 12th-century king of Jerusalem and Cyprus from the French Lusignan noble family, known for his role in the Crusader states.
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E.
Baldwin V of Jerusalem
Baldwin V of Jerusalem was a child king of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in the late 12th century, whose brief reign preceded the catastrophic loss of the kingdom to Saladin.
- F. None of above. chosen
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