Lagid house
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The Lagid house, also known as the Ptolemaic dynasty, was the Macedonian Greek royal family that ruled Egypt from the time of Alexander the Great’s successor Ptolemy I until the death of Cleopatra VII.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lagid house canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4723714 — 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: Lagid house Context triple: [Ptolemy IV Philopator, royalHouse, Lagid house]
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A.
Stone House
Stone House is a historic Civil War-era structure on the Manassas battlefield in Virginia that served as a field hospital during the First and Second Battles of Bull Run.
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B.
Ancient House
Ancient House is a notable historic timber-framed building in Ipswich, England, renowned for its elaborate pargetted façade and architectural significance.
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C.
House
House was a celebrated 1993 public sculpture by British artist Rachel Whiteread, consisting of a concrete cast of the interior of a Victorian terraced house in East London.
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D.
House
House is a critically acclaimed American medical drama television series centered on the brilliant but misanthropic diagnostician Dr. Gregory House and his team as they solve complex medical cases.
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E.
Ham House
Ham House is a 17th-century Stuart mansion on the River Thames renowned for its well-preserved period interiors and formal gardens.
- 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: Lagid house Target entity description: The Lagid house, also known as the Ptolemaic dynasty, was the Macedonian Greek royal family that ruled Egypt from the time of Alexander the Great’s successor Ptolemy I until the death of Cleopatra VII.
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A.
Stone House
Stone House is a historic Civil War-era structure on the Manassas battlefield in Virginia that served as a field hospital during the First and Second Battles of Bull Run.
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B.
Ancient House
Ancient House is a notable historic timber-framed building in Ipswich, England, renowned for its elaborate pargetted façade and architectural significance.
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C.
House
House is a critically acclaimed American medical drama television series centered on the brilliant but misanthropic diagnostician Dr. Gregory House and his team as they solve complex medical cases.
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D.
House
House was a celebrated 1993 public sculpture by British artist Rachel Whiteread, consisting of a concrete cast of the interior of a Victorian terraced house in East London.
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E.
Ham House
Ham House is a 17th-century Stuart mansion on the River Thames renowned for its well-preserved period interiors and formal gardens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Macedonian Greek dynasty
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Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lagid dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Library of Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mouseion of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | Ptolemaic coinage ⓘ |
| dynasticName | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticPractice | sibling marriage ⓘ |
| endCause | Roman annexation of Egypt ⓘ |
| endTime | 30 BC ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Macedonian Greek ⓘ |
| fellTo | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ptolemy I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Hellenistic monarchy ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Egyptian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Cleopatra VII Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hellenistic kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ptolemy I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Alexandrian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Raphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Cleopatra VII Philopator
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy III Euergetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy IV Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy V Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VIII Physcon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy XII Auletes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pharaonic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Ancient Egyptian religion
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Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| startTime | 305 BC ⓘ |
| territorialPeak |
Coele-Syria
NERFINISHED
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Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyrenaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedCalendar |
Egyptian calendar
NERFINISHED
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Greek calendar ⓘ |
| usedRoyalCult | Ptolemaic ruler cult ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
Basileus
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Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lagid house Description of subject: The Lagid house, also known as the Ptolemaic dynasty, was the Macedonian Greek royal family that ruled Egypt from the time of Alexander the Great’s successor Ptolemy I until the death of Cleopatra VII.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.