Angelid dynasty
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The Angelid dynasty was a Byzantine imperial family that ruled the Eastern Roman Empire in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, overseeing a period of political decline and internal weakness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angelid dynasty canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3643088 — 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: Angelid dynasty Context triple: [Komnenos dynasty, succeededBy, Angelid dynasty]
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A.
Doukid dynasty
The Doukid dynasty was a Byzantine imperial family that ruled the Eastern Roman Empire in the 11th century, overseeing a period of internal strife and military decline.
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B.
Mermnad dynasty
The Mermnad dynasty was an ancient royal house that ruled Lydia in western Anatolia, most famously under King Croesus, until its conquest by the Persian Empire in the 6th century BCE.
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C.
Battiad dynasty
The Battiad dynasty was an ancient Greek royal house that ruled the North African city-state of Cyrene and its territory for several generations during the Archaic and early Classical periods.
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D.
Valens dynasty
The Valens dynasty was a late Roman imperial family that ruled the Eastern Roman Empire in the 4th century, most notably under Emperor Valens, who died at the Battle of Adrianople.
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E.
Karrani dynasty
The Karrani dynasty was the last ruling Afghan dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate in the 16th century, known for its resistance to Mughal expansion before Bengal’s eventual annexation.
- 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: Angelid dynasty Target entity description: The Angelid dynasty was a Byzantine imperial family that ruled the Eastern Roman Empire in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, overseeing a period of political decline and internal weakness.
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A.
Doukid dynasty
The Doukid dynasty was a Byzantine imperial family that ruled the Eastern Roman Empire in the 11th century, overseeing a period of internal strife and military decline.
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B.
Mermnad dynasty
The Mermnad dynasty was an ancient royal house that ruled Lydia in western Anatolia, most famously under King Croesus, until its conquest by the Persian Empire in the 6th century BCE.
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C.
Battiad dynasty
The Battiad dynasty was an ancient Greek royal house that ruled the North African city-state of Cyrene and its territory for several generations during the Archaic and early Classical periods.
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D.
Valens dynasty
The Valens dynasty was a late Roman imperial family that ruled the Eastern Roman Empire in the 4th century, most notably under Emperor Valens, who died at the Battle of Adrianople.
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E.
Karrani dynasty
The Karrani dynasty was the last ruling Afghan dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate in the 16th century, known for its resistance to Mughal expansion before Bengal’s eventual annexation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine imperial dynasty
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medieval ruling house ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
increased corruption in administration
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internal aristocratic conflicts ⓘ rise of regional magnates ⓘ |
| capital |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| causeOf | weakening of Byzantine central authority ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
Bulgarian Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ Latin principalities in the Levant ⓘ Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| deposedBy |
Fourth Crusade
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surface form:
Fourth Crusaders
|
| dynasticHouse | Angeloi ⓘ |
| endCause | capture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| endTime | 1204 ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Greeks
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Greeks
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| followedBy |
Laskarid dynasty
ⓘ
Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ |
| governmentForm | autocratic monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alexios III Angelos
NERFINISHED
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Alexios IV Angelos NERFINISHED ⓘ Alexios V Doukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera ⓘ Isaac II Angelos NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodora Angelina ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 13th century
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late 12th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
financial mismanagement
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loss of imperial territories ⓘ military weakness ⓘ political decline of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| language | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | fragmentation of Byzantine successor states ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Angeloi family ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Fourth Crusade
ⓘ
Sack of Constantinople in 1204 ⓘ
surface form:
Sack of Constantinople (1204)
Third Crusade ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
|
| precededBy | Komnenos dynasty ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| startTime | 1185 ⓘ |
| successorState |
Despotate of Epirus
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Empire of Nicaea ⓘ Empire of Trebizond ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Anatolia
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Balkans ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Angelid dynasty Description of subject: The Angelid dynasty was a Byzantine imperial family that ruled the Eastern Roman Empire in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, overseeing a period of political decline and internal weakness.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alexios III Angelos