Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn
E243668
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn was the son of Husayn ibn Ali and a revered figure in Shia Islam, remembered for his bravery and martyrdom at Karbala.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn canonical | 4 |
| Ali al-Akbar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2006686 — 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: Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn Context triple: [Battle of Karbala, notableDeath, Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn]
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A.
Muhammad al-Jawad
Muhammad al-Jawad was the ninth Shia Imam, revered in Twelver Shia Islam for his piety, scholarship, and leadership at a young age.
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B.
Husayn ibn Ali
Husayn ibn Ali is the revered grandson of the Prophet Muhammad whose martyrdom at the Battle of Karbala is a central event in Islamic, especially Shia, history and spirituality.
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C.
Muna al-Hussein
Muna al-Hussein is the British-born former queen consort of Jordan and the mother of King Abdullah II.
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D.
Ali al-Hadi
Ali al-Hadi was the tenth Shia Imam, revered as a key religious and spiritual authority whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia doctrine.
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E.
Abdullah ibn Muhammad
Abdullah ibn Muhammad was one of the sons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who died in early childhood.
- 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: Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn Target entity description: Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn was the son of Husayn ibn Ali and a revered figure in Shia Islam, remembered for his bravery and martyrdom at Karbala.
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A.
Muhammad al-Jawad
Muhammad al-Jawad was the ninth Shia Imam, revered in Twelver Shia Islam for his piety, scholarship, and leadership at a young age.
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B.
Husayn ibn Ali
Husayn ibn Ali is the revered grandson of the Prophet Muhammad whose martyrdom at the Battle of Karbala is a central event in Islamic, especially Shia, history and spirituality.
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C.
Muna al-Hussein
Muna al-Hussein is the British-born former queen consort of Jordan and the mother of King Abdullah II.
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D.
Ali al-Hadi
Ali al-Hadi was the tenth Shia Imam, revered as a key religious and spiritual authority whose teachings significantly shaped Twelver Shia doctrine.
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E.
Abdullah ibn Muhammad
Abdullah ibn Muhammad was one of the sons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who died in early childhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sayyid
ⓘ
companion of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ historical figure ⓘ martyr ⓘ |
| allegiance | Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of Karbala
ⓘ
surface form:
Karbala tragedy
|
| associatedWithPlace |
Karbala
ⓘ
Medina ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Karbala ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Karbala ⓘ |
| burialSite |
Imam Husayn Shrine
ⓘ
surface form:
Imam Husayn Shrine complex
|
| causeOfDeath |
Battle of Karbala
ⓘ
surface form:
battle of Karbala
|
| commemoratedOn |
Ashura
ⓘ
surface form:
Day of Ashura
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of youthful courage in Shia devotional literature ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 680 ⓘ |
| denomination | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice | Ziyarat recitations in his honor ⓘ |
| era |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad period
|
| ethnicity | Arab ⓘ |
| family | Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| father | Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| grandfather | Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| grandmother | Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather |
Muhammad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| hasRelative |
Ali Zayn al-Abidin
ⓘ
Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn ⓘ Sakina bint Husayn ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ali al-Akbar
|
| house | House of Ali ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bravery at Karbala
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martyrdom at Karbala ⓘ resemblance to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| mother | Layla bint Abi Murrah ⓘ |
| opponentInBattle |
Umayyad army
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad forces of Yazid I
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| placeOfBirth | Medina ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Karbala ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rememberedIn |
Maqtal literature
ⓘ
Shia elegies and lamentations ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfKarbala |
fought in Husayn ibn Ali’s small army
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one of the first Hashemite martyrs ⓘ |
| title |
Sayyid al-Shuhada
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surface form:
al-Shahid (the martyr)
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| tribe | Banu Hashim ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Twelver Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shia Islam
Zaydi Shia ⓘ
surface form:
Zaydi Shia Islam
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn Description of subject: Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn was the son of Husayn ibn Ali and a revered figure in Shia Islam, remembered for his bravery and martyrdom at Karbala.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Ali al-Akbar