Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik
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Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik was a prominent Umayyad prince and general best known for leading major military campaigns against the Byzantine Empire in the early 8th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik canonical | 7 |
| Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan | 1 |
| Maslama ibn Hisham | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5629159 — 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: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik Context triple: [Umayyad relatives, hasNotableMember, Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik]
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A.
Ibn al‑Khattab
Ibn al-Khattab was a Saudi-born Islamist militant commander known for leading foreign mujahideen in the First and Second Chechen Wars against Russian forces.
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B.
Mālik Yawm ad-Dīn
Mālik Yawm ad-Dīn is an Islamic divine epithet referring to God as the sovereign and ultimate judge on the Day of Judgment.
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C.
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj was a 9th-century Persian Islamic scholar and hadith compiler, renowned as one of the foremost authorities in Sunni hadith literature.
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D.
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala was an early and influential Arab grammarian and Quran reciter, regarded as one of the foundational figures in the development of Arabic linguistic scholarship.
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E.
Abu Yusuf
Abu Yusuf was an influential 8th-century Islamic jurist and chief judge of the Abbasid Caliphate, renowned as a leading disciple of Abu Hanifa and a key architect of early Hanafi jurisprudence.
- 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: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik Target entity description: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik was a prominent Umayyad prince and general best known for leading major military campaigns against the Byzantine Empire in the early 8th century.
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A.
Ibn al‑Khattab
Ibn al-Khattab was a Saudi-born Islamist militant commander known for leading foreign mujahideen in the First and Second Chechen Wars against Russian forces.
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B.
Mālik Yawm ad-Dīn
Mālik Yawm ad-Dīn is an Islamic divine epithet referring to God as the sovereign and ultimate judge on the Day of Judgment.
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C.
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj was a 9th-century Persian Islamic scholar and hadith compiler, renowned as one of the foremost authorities in Sunni hadith literature.
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D.
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala
Abu Amr ibn al-Ala was an early and influential Arab grammarian and Quran reciter, regarded as one of the foundational figures in the development of Arabic linguistic scholarship.
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E.
Abu Yusuf
Abu Yusuf was an influential 8th-century Islamic jurist and chief judge of the Abbasid Caliphate, renowned as a leading disciple of Abu Hanifa and a key architect of early Hanafi jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Umayyad prince
ⓘ
general ⓘ historical figure ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 685 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bilad al-Sham
ⓘ
linked to:
Bilad al-Sham@ar
Damascus ⓘ |
| caliphServed |
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
ⓘ
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ Umar II ⓘ al-Walid I ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Walid I
|
| child | Saʿid ibn Maslama ⓘ |
| conflict | Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ |
| deathDate | circa 738 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
al-Jazira
ⓘ
linked to:
Jazira
northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Mesopotamia
|
| dynasty |
Umayyad dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| ethnicGroup |
Arab
ⓘ
linked to:
Arabs
|
| father | Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ |
| fullName |
Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
ⓘ
linked to:
Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik
|
| historicalPeriod |
Umayyad period
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
early 8th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Siege of Constantinople (717–718)
ⓘ
campaigns against the Byzantine Empire ⓘ expansion of Umayyad frontiers in Anatolia ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
Siege of Constantinople 717–718
ⓘ
campaigns in the Caucasus region ⓘ operations in Armenia ⓘ raids into Anatolia ⓘ |
| mother | concubine of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of Umayyad forces against Byzantium
ⓘ
governor of Armenia ⓘ governor of al-Jazira ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Byzantine–Arab frontier ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine frontier regions
Caucasus ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInSiegeOfConstantinople717718 | overall commander of the land forces ⓘ |
| sibling |
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
ⓘ
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ Umar II ⓘ al-Walid I ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Walid I
|
| spouse | daughter of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ⓘ |
| tribe |
Banu Umayya
ⓘ
linked to:
Banu Umayyah
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik Description of subject: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik was a prominent Umayyad prince and general best known for leading major military campaigns against the Byzantine Empire in the early 8th century.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik
linked to: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik