Umar II
E534935
Umar II was an Umayyad caliph renowned for his piety, administrative reforms, and efforts to govern according to Islamic principles.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Umar II canonical | 12 |
| Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz | 6 |
| Caliph Umar II | 2 |
| Umayyad Caliph Umar II | 1 |
| الخليفة الأموي الثاني | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5629137 — 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: Umar II Context triple: [Umayyad relatives, hasNotableMember, Umar II]
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A.
Umar ibn Saʿd
Umar ibn Saʿd was an Umayyad military leader best known for leading the forces that killed Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE.
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B.
Umara ibn Hamza
Umara ibn Hamza was an early Islamic figure known primarily as a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad’s uncle Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
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C.
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan was the third Rashidun caliph, known for his pious leadership, close companionship with the Prophet Muhammad, and major role in early Islamic governance and expansion.
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D.
Abu Sa'id Uthman II
Abu Sa'id Uthman II was a Marinid sultan of Morocco in the early 14th century known for his patronage of Islamic education and architecture in Fez.
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E.
Umar ibn Abi Salama
Umar ibn Abi Salama was a young Companion of the Prophet Muhammad and the stepson of the Prophet through his mother, Umm Salama.
- 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: Umar II Target entity description: Umar II was an Umayyad caliph renowned for his piety, administrative reforms, and efforts to govern according to Islamic principles.
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A.
Umar ibn Saʿd
Umar ibn Saʿd was an Umayyad military leader best known for leading the forces that killed Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE.
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B.
Umara ibn Hamza
Umara ibn Hamza was an early Islamic figure known primarily as a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad’s uncle Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
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C.
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan
Caliph Uthman ibn Affan was the third Rashidun caliph, known for his pious leadership, close companionship with the Prophet Muhammad, and major role in early Islamic governance and expansion.
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D.
Abu Sa'id Uthman II
Abu Sa'id Uthman II was a Marinid sultan of Morocco in the early 14th century known for his patronage of Islamic education and architecture in Fez.
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E.
Umar ibn Abi Salama
Umar ibn Abi Salama was a young Companion of the Prophet Muhammad and the stepson of the Prophet through his mother, Umm Salama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim ruler
ⓘ
Umayyad caliph ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| ancestor | Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 682 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hejaz
ⓘ
Medina ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| branchOfReligion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Dayr Siman area
ⓘ
linked to:
Dayr Siman
|
| capitalDuringReign | Damascus ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 720 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Dayr Siman
ⓘ
near Aleppo ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Umayyad dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| era | early 8th century ⓘ |
| father | Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan ⓘ |
| fullName |
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz
ⓘ
linked to:
Umar II
|
| givenName | Umar ⓘ |
| governedRegionBeforeCaliphate |
Hejaz
ⓘ
Medina ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
curbed extravagance at the Umayyad court
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encouraged codification and teaching of hadith ⓘ promoted consultation (shura) in governance ⓘ reduced jizya burden on non-Arab converts ⓘ strengthened accountability of governors ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| maternalGrandfather | Asim ibn Umar ⓘ |
| mother | Umm Asim bint Asim ⓘ |
| notableFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
efforts to govern according to Islamic principles ⓘ justice and equity ⓘ piety ⓘ policies toward non-Muslims ⓘ tax reforms ⓘ |
| patronymic | ibn Abd al-Aziz ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caliph
ⓘ
Umayyad caliph ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 720 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 717 ⓘ |
| relative |
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
ⓘ
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ Yazid II ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| reputation | often regarded as the fifth rightly guided caliph by some Sunni scholars ⓘ |
| spouse | Fatimah bint Abd al-Malik ⓘ |
| successor | Yazid II ⓘ |
| territoryRuled | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Umar II Description of subject: Umar II was an Umayyad caliph renowned for his piety, administrative reforms, and efforts to govern according to Islamic principles.
Referenced by (22)
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