Marwan al-Himar
E263390
Marwan al-Himar, better known as Marwan II, was the last Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 to 750 CE before the dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marwan al-Himar canonical | 1 |
| Marwan bin Muhammad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2019934 — 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: Marwan al-Himar Context triple: [Marwan II, alsoKnownAs, Marwan al-Himar]
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A.
Mohammed Deif
Mohammed Deif is a senior Palestinian militant commander who has long served as the elusive and influential military chief of Hamas’s armed wing.
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B.
Abdullah Hammoud
Abdullah Hammoud is an American politician who became the first Arab American and Muslim mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, known for his progressive policies and advocacy for public health and civil rights.
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C.
Saif al-Adel
Saif al-Adel is a senior Egyptian militant and former military officer widely believed to be the de facto leader of al-Qaeda and a key strategist behind several major terrorist operations.
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D.
Wasfi al-Tal
Wasfi al-Tal was a prominent Jordanian politician and prime minister known for his hardline stance against Palestinian guerrilla groups, which led to his assassination by Black September in 1971.
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E.
Akhtar Mansour
Akhtar Mansour was a senior Afghan Taliban commander who became the group's de facto leader after Mullah Omar and was killed in a 2016 U.S. drone strike in Pakistan.
- 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: Marwan al-Himar Target entity description: Marwan al-Himar, better known as Marwan II, was the last Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 to 750 CE before the dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution.
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A.
Mohammed Deif
Mohammed Deif is a senior Palestinian militant commander who has long served as the elusive and influential military chief of Hamas’s armed wing.
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B.
Abdullah Hammoud
Abdullah Hammoud is an American politician who became the first Arab American and Muslim mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, known for his progressive policies and advocacy for public health and civil rights.
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C.
Saif al-Adel
Saif al-Adel is a senior Egyptian militant and former military officer widely believed to be the de facto leader of al-Qaeda and a key strategist behind several major terrorist operations.
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D.
Wasfi al-Tal
Wasfi al-Tal was a prominent Jordanian politician and prime minister known for his hardline stance against Palestinian guerrilla groups, which led to his assassination by Black September in 1971.
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E.
Akhtar Mansour
Akhtar Mansour was a senior Afghan Taliban commander who became the group's de facto leader after Mullah Omar and was killed in a 2016 U.S. drone strike in Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caliph
ⓘ
Historical figure ⓘ Monarch ⓘ Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Marwan II
ⓘ
Marwan II ⓘ
surface form:
Marwan II ibn Muhammad
Marwan al-Himar ⓘ
surface form:
Marwan bin Muhammad
Marwan II ⓘ
surface form:
Marwan ibn Muhammad
|
| capitalDuringReign | Damascus ⓘ |
| conflict |
Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
Third Fitna ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| deathCause | Killed while fleeing from Abbasid forces ⓘ |
| deathDate | 750 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Near the Nile Delta, Egypt ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad dynasty
|
| epithet | al-Himar ⓘ |
| era | 8th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab
|
| father | Muhammad ibn Marwan ⓘ |
| governorOf |
Armenia
ⓘ
Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| grandfather | Marwan I ⓘ |
| historicalRegionRuled |
Egypt
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Parts of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Parts of the Caucasus ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| house |
Banu Umayyah
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Umayya
|
| laterSeatOfPower | Harran ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of the Umayyad dynasty in the East
|
| notableFor |
Being the last Umayyad caliph in the East
ⓘ
Losing the caliphate to the Abbasids ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Abbasid Revolution ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caliph
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| predecessor | al-Walid II ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 750 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 744 ⓘ |
| relative |
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
ⓘ
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid ⓘ Yazid III ⓘ al-Walid II ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| successor | as caliph, succeeded de facto by the Abbasid caliphs ⓘ |
| successorState | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| title |
Imam
ⓘ
surface form:
Commander of the Faithful
|
| tribe |
Banu Umayyah
ⓘ
surface form:
Banu Umayya
|
| wasLastHolderOf |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad caliphate in the East
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marwan al-Himar Description of subject: Marwan al-Himar, better known as Marwan II, was the last Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 to 750 CE before the dynasty was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marwan bin Muhammad