Kingdom of the Suebi

E247669

Germanic kingdom historical state post-Roman kingdom

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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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Kingdom of the Suebi canonical	13
Suebic Kingdom of Gallaecia	4
Suebi Kingdom	3
Suebic royal house of Gallaecia	3
Suebi in Gallaecia	2
Suebi kingdom in Gallaecia	1
Suebi settlement in Gallaecia	1
Suebic Kingdom	1
Suebic monarchy in Gallaecia	1
Suevic polity in 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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ Cantabrian Sea ⓘ linked to: Bay of Biscay Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
capital	Bracara Augusta ⓘ Braga ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
currency	siliqua ⓘ
endTime	585 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Suebi ⓘ
followedBy	Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
foundedBy	Hermeric ⓘ Suebi ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
hasCapitalIn	Gallaecia ⓘ linked to: Galicia
hasPopulationCharacteristic	mixture of Germanic settlers and Roman provincial population ⓘ
historicalRegion	Hispania ⓘ linked to: Hispania (probable)
language	Germanic languages ⓘ Latin ⓘ
legalSystem	combination of Germanic customary law and late Roman law ⓘ
locatedIn	Gallaecia ⓘ linked to: Gallaeci 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	Arian Christianity ⓘ linked to: Arianism 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