Phokas family
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The Phokas family was a prominent Byzantine aristocratic and military dynasty that produced several influential generals and emperors, most notably Nikephoros II Phokas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phokas family canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18216819 — 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: Phokas family Context triple: [Nikephoros II Phokas, nobleFamily, Phokas family]
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A.
Lekapenos family
The Lekapenos family was a powerful Byzantine aristocratic dynasty that rose to prominence in the 10th century, producing emperors and influential court figures.
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B.
Kourkouas family
The Kourkouas family was a prominent Byzantine aristocratic and military dynasty that produced several influential generals and an emperor.
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C.
House of Doukas
The House of Doukas was a prominent Byzantine noble family that produced several emperors and played a major political role in the Eastern Roman Empire during the 11th century.
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D.
Mavromichalis family
The Mavromichalis family is a prominent Maniot clan from the Peloponnese, renowned for its leading role in the Greek War of Independence and its influence in 19th-century Greek politics.
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E.
Laskaris family
The Laskaris family was a prominent Byzantine noble lineage that produced the emperors of the Empire of Nicaea in the early 13th century.
- 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: Phokas family Target entity description: The Phokas family was a prominent Byzantine aristocratic and military dynasty that produced several influential generals and emperors, most notably Nikephoros II Phokas.
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A.
Lekapenos family
The Lekapenos family was a powerful Byzantine aristocratic dynasty that rose to prominence in the 10th century, producing emperors and influential court figures.
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B.
Kourkouas family
The Kourkouas family was a prominent Byzantine aristocratic and military dynasty that produced several influential generals and an emperor.
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C.
House of Doukas
The House of Doukas was a prominent Byzantine noble family that produced several emperors and played a major political role in the Eastern Roman Empire during the 11th century.
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D.
Mavromichalis family
The Mavromichalis family is a prominent Maniot clan from the Peloponnese, renowned for its leading role in the Greek War of Independence and its influence in 19th-century Greek politics.
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E.
Laskaris family
The Laskaris family was a prominent Byzantine noble lineage that produced the emperors of the Empire of Nicaea in the early 13th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.