Alexander Yannai
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Alexander Yannai was a Hasmonean king of Judea and high priest who ruled in the early 1st century BCE and is known for his expansionist policies and conflicts with the Pharisees.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander Yannai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4012446 — 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: Alexander Yannai Context triple: [Alexander Jannaeus, alsoKnownAs, Alexander Yannai]
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A.
Azemilcus of Tyre
Azemilcus of Tyre was the Phoenician king who ruled Tyre during Alexander the Great’s campaign and led the city’s resistance in the famous siege.
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B.
Sambandar
Sambandar was a 7th-century Tamil child saint and one of the most celebrated Nayanar poet-saints of Shaivism, renowned for his devotional hymns to Lord Shiva that form a major part of the Tevaram.
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C.
Yavanarajya Sthapanacharya
Yavanarajya Sthapanacharya is an honorific epithet of the Vijayanagara emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya, celebrating him as a great restorer and establisher of dominion over the Muslim-ruled territories of his time.
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D.
Raja Dahir
Raja Dahir was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh, known for his defeat and death in 712 CE during the Arab conquest of the region led by Muhammad bin Qasim.
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E.
Vima Kadphises
Vima Kadphises was a Kushan emperor known for expanding the empire’s territory and promoting trade and coinage that facilitated cultural and economic links between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
- 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: Alexander Yannai Target entity description: Alexander Yannai was a Hasmonean king of Judea and high priest who ruled in the early 1st century BCE and is known for his expansionist policies and conflicts with the Pharisees.
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A.
Azemilcus of Tyre
Azemilcus of Tyre was the Phoenician king who ruled Tyre during Alexander the Great’s campaign and led the city’s resistance in the famous siege.
-
B.
Sambandar
Sambandar was a 7th-century Tamil child saint and one of the most celebrated Nayanar poet-saints of Shaivism, renowned for his devotional hymns to Lord Shiva that form a major part of the Tevaram.
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C.
Yavanarajya Sthapanacharya
Yavanarajya Sthapanacharya is an honorific epithet of the Vijayanagara emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya, celebrating him as a great restorer and establisher of dominion over the Muslim-ruled territories of his time.
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D.
Raja Dahir
Raja Dahir was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh, known for his defeat and death in 712 CE during the Arab conquest of the region led by Muhammad bin Qasim.
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E.
Vima Kadphises
Vima Kadphises was a Kushan emperor known for expanding the empire’s territory and promoting trade and coinage that facilitated cultural and economic links between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hasmonean king
ⓘ
Judean ruler ⓘ high priest ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alexander Jannaeus
ⓘ
Yannai ⓘ Yonatan ⓘ
surface form:
Yehonatan
|
| birthPlace | Judea ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| conflict |
Nabataean
ⓘ
surface form:
Nabateans
Pharisees ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Judea ⓘ |
| deathDate | 76 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ragaba ⓘ |
| era | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| father | John Hyrcanus I ⓘ |
| house | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civil strife in Judea
ⓘ
conflicts with the Pharisees ⓘ expansionist policies ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
crucifixion of many Pharisee opponents
ⓘ
siege of Gaza ⓘ war with Nabatean king Obodas I ⓘ |
| notablePolicy |
combination of kingship and high priesthood in one person
ⓘ
forced Judaization of conquered populations ⓘ |
| politicalFactionAlignedWith | Sadducees ⓘ |
| politicalFactionOpposed | Pharisees ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High Priest of Judea
ⓘ
Rex Iudaeorum ⓘ
surface form:
King of Judea
|
| predecessor | Aristobulus I ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Hasmonean dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasmonean Kingdom of Judea
|
| reignEnd | 76 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 103 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Antiquities of the Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus, The Jewish War
|
| spouse | Salome Alexandra ⓘ |
| successor | Salome Alexandra ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion |
Galilee
ⓘ
Gaza Strip ⓘ
surface form:
Gaza
Perea ⓘ coastal cities of the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
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Subject: Alexander Yannai Description of subject: Alexander Yannai was a Hasmonean king of Judea and high priest who ruled in the early 1st century BCE and is known for his expansionist policies and conflicts with the Pharisees.
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