Kingdom of the Suebi
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The Kingdom of the Suebi was a Germanic kingdom established in the early 5th century in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, centered in Gallaecia (modern-day Galicia and northern Portugal), and is considered one of the first stable post-Roman barbarian kingdoms in Western Europe.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of the Suebi canonical | 5 |
| Suebi Kingdom | 2 |
| Suebi in Gallaecia | 1 |
| Suebic royal house of Gallaecia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2238078 — 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: Kingdom of the Suebi Context triple: [Suebi, formedPolity, Kingdom of the Suebi]
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A.
Kingdom of Asturias
The Kingdom of Asturias was an early medieval Christian monarchy in the Iberian Peninsula that emerged after the Muslim conquest and became a key center of resistance and the nucleus of the later Christian kingdoms of northern Spain.
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B.
Kingdom of Toledo
The Kingdom of Toledo was a medieval Iberian realm centered on the city of Toledo, which became a key political and cultural hub in Spain before its territories were absorbed into the emerging Crown of Castile.
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C.
Kingdom of León
The Kingdom of León was a medieval Christian kingdom in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula that played a central role in the Reconquista and the formation of modern Spain.
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D.
Kingdom of Galicia
The Kingdom of Galicia was a historical polity in northwestern Iberia that became an integral part of the Spanish Crown, known for its distinct cultural identity, medieval political significance, and strong Catholic traditions.
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E.
Visigothic Kingdom
The Visigothic Kingdom was a Germanic successor state of the Western Roman Empire that emerged in the early 5th century and came to dominate much of the Iberian Peninsula and parts of Gaul until its conquest by the Umayyad Caliphate.
- 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: Kingdom of the Suebi Target entity description: The Kingdom of the Suebi was a Germanic kingdom established in the early 5th century in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, centered in Gallaecia (modern-day Galicia and northern Portugal), and is considered one of the first stable post-Roman barbarian kingdoms in Western Europe.
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A.
Kingdom of Asturias
The Kingdom of Asturias was an early medieval Christian monarchy in the Iberian Peninsula that emerged after the Muslim conquest and became a key center of resistance and the nucleus of the later Christian kingdoms of northern Spain.
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B.
Kingdom of Toledo
The Kingdom of Toledo was a medieval Iberian realm centered on the city of Toledo, which became a key political and cultural hub in Spain before its territories were absorbed into the emerging Crown of Castile.
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C.
Kingdom of León
The Kingdom of León was a medieval Christian kingdom in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula that played a central role in the Reconquista and the formation of modern Spain.
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D.
Kingdom of Galicia
The Kingdom of Galicia was a historical polity in northwestern Iberia that became an integral part of the Spanish Crown, known for its distinct cultural identity, medieval political significance, and strong Catholic traditions.
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E.
Visigothic Kingdom
The Visigothic Kingdom was a Germanic successor state of the Western Roman Empire that emerged in the early 5th century and came to dominate much of the Iberian Peninsula and parts of Gaul until its conquest by the Umayyad Caliphate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic kingdom
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ post-Roman kingdom ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Bay of Biscay ⓘ
surface form:
Cantabrian Sea
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| capital |
Bracara Augusta
ⓘ
Braga ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| currency | siliqua ⓘ |
| endTime | 585 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Suebi ⓘ |
| followedBy | Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Hermeric
ⓘ
Suebi ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapitalIn |
Galicia
ⓘ
surface form:
Gallaecia
|
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | mixture of Germanic settlers and Roman provincial population ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Hispania (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
|
| language |
Germanic languages
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem | combination of Germanic customary law and late Roman law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gallaeci
ⓘ
surface form:
Gallaecia
modern-day Galicia ⓘ northern Portugal ⓘ northwest of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
conflicts with the Roman authorities in Hispania
ⓘ
wars with the Visigoths ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Suebi ⓘ |
| partOf |
Late Antiquity polities
ⓘ
post-Roman successor states in Western Europe ⓘ |
| precededBy | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the first stable barbarian kingdoms in Western Europe ⓘ |
| religion |
Arianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Arian Christianity
Germanic paganism ⓘ Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| ruler |
Audeca
ⓘ
Chararic ⓘ Hermeric ⓘ Miro ⓘ Rechiar ⓘ Rechila ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
annexation by the Visigothic Kingdom in 585
ⓘ
conversion from Arianism to Nicene Christianity ⓘ settlement in Gallaecia in 409 ⓘ |
| startTime |
409
ⓘ
early 5th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
5th century
ⓘ
6th century ⓘ |
| usedScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kingdom of the Suebi Description of subject: The Kingdom of the Suebi was a Germanic kingdom established in the early 5th century in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, centered in Gallaecia (modern-day Galicia and northern Portugal), and is considered one of the first stable post-Roman barbarian kingdoms in Western Europe.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Suebi Kingdom
this entity surface form:
Suebi in Gallaecia
this entity surface form:
Suebic royal house of Gallaecia
this entity surface form:
Suebi Kingdom