Eagle of Saladin

E42717

heraldic symbol national emblem symbol of Arab nationalism

The Eagle of Saladin is a heraldic symbol widely used in the Arab world, representing Arab nationalism and historical legacy, and appearing on several national coats of arms and flags.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Eagle of Saladin canonical	8
eagle of Saladin	1
golden Eagle of Saladin	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T336478 — 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: Eagle of Saladin
Context triple: [Emblem of Palestine, depicts, Eagle of Saladin]

A. The Zahir
The Zahir is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of obsession, love, and spiritual self-discovery through the story of a writer searching for his missing wife.
B. The Eagle
The Eagle is a 1925 silent adventure film starring Rudolph Valentino as a dashing Russian outlaw hero.
C. Kingdom of Heaven
The Kingdom of Heaven is a central biblical concept referring to God's sovereign, redemptive rule over creation, especially as proclaimed and inaugurated by Jesus in the New Testament.
D. Books of Kings
The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
E. Flight into Egypt
The Flight into Egypt is a biblical event in which Joseph, Mary, and the infant Jesus flee to Egypt to escape King Herod’s massacre, a scene frequently depicted in Christian art and tradition.
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: Eagle of Saladin
Target entity description: The Eagle of Saladin is a heraldic symbol widely used in the Arab world, representing Arab nationalism and historical legacy, and appearing on several national coats of arms and flags.

A. The Zahir
The Zahir is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of obsession, love, and spiritual self-discovery through the story of a writer searching for his missing wife.
B. The Eagle
The Eagle is a 1925 silent adventure film starring Rudolph Valentino as a dashing Russian outlaw hero.
C. Kingdom of Heaven
The Kingdom of Heaven is a central biblical concept referring to God's sovereign, redemptive rule over creation, especially as proclaimed and inaugurated by Jesus in the New Testament.
D. Books of Kings
The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
E. Flight into Egypt
The Flight into Egypt is a biblical event in which Joseph, Mary, and the infant Jesus flee to Egypt to escape King Herod’s massacre, a scene frequently depicted in Christian art and tradition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic symbol ⓘ national emblem ⓘ symbol of Arab nationalism ⓘ
associatedWith	Arab nationalism ⓘ Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ Arab nationalism ⓘ surface form: Pan-Arabism Saladin ⓘ
category	heraldic eagles ⓘ national symbols of Arab countries ⓘ
color	black (in some versions) ⓘ gold ⓘ
continentOfUse	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ
depicts	eagle ⓘ
feature	scroll bearing the state name ⓘ shield on its chest ⓘ
historicalOrigin	medieval Islamic heraldry ⓘ
inspiredBy	Saladin’s reputed personal standard ⓘ
namedAfter	Saladin ⓘ
orientation	displayed affronté (facing forward) ⓘ
regionOfUse	Arab world ⓘ
symbolizes	Arab heritage ⓘ Arab nationalism ⓘ Arab unity ⓘ historical legacy of Saladin ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence	20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ
usedAs	national coat of arms element ⓘ state emblem ⓘ
usedBy	Arab world ⓘ surface form: Arab states Egypt ⓘ Iraq ⓘ State of Palestine ⓘ surface form: Palestine Yemen ⓘ
usedIn	coat of arms of Egypt ⓘ Coat of arms of Iraq ⓘ surface form: coat of arms of Iraq Emblem of Palestine ⓘ surface form: coat of arms of Palestine Coat of arms of Yemen ⓘ surface form: coat of arms of Yemen Emblem of Palestine ⓘ surface form: coat of arms of the State of Palestine emblem of Yemen ⓘ emblem of the Arab Republic of Egypt ⓘ Emblem of Palestine ⓘ surface form: emblem of the State of Palestine emblem of the United Arab Republic ⓘ flag of Egypt ⓘ flag of Iraq (historical variants) ⓘ flag of Egypt ⓘ surface form: flag of the United Arab Republic
writingSystemOnScroll	Arabic script ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emblem of Palestine → depicts → Eagle of Saladin ⓘ

Emblem of Palestine → basedOn → Eagle of Saladin ⓘ

coat of arms of Egypt → depicts → Eagle of Saladin ⓘ

coat of arms of Egypt → centralFigure → Eagle of Saladin ⓘ

this entity surface form: golden Eagle of Saladin

Coat of arms of Iraq → depicts → Eagle of Saladin ⓘ

Coat of arms of Yemen → centralFigure → Eagle of Saladin ⓘ

this entity surface form: eagle of Saladin

President of Egypt → insignia → Eagle of Saladin ⓘ

flag of Egypt → centralEmblem → Eagle of Saladin ⓘ

flag of Egypt → emblemName → Eagle of Saladin ⓘ

Hawk of Quraish → relatedSymbol → Eagle of Saladin ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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