Dedebaba
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Dedebaba is the supreme spiritual leader of the Bektashi Sufi order, overseeing its religious guidance and organizational affairs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dedebaba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7029987 — 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: Dedebaba Context triple: [Bektashi order, organizationalHeadTitle, Dedebaba]
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A.
Baabe
Baabe is a seaside resort village on the island of Rügen in northeastern Germany, known for its Baltic Sea beaches and traditional spa architecture.
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B.
Babbalanja
Babbalanja is a philosophical and skeptical character in Herman Melville’s novel "Mardi," known for his reflective monologues and probing critiques of religion, politics, and society.
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C.
Damballa
Damballa is a major serpent deity in Haitian Vodou, revered as a primordial creator spirit associated with purity, wisdom, and the life-giving forces of water and fertility.
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D.
Hamutal
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E.
Linbaba
Linbaba is the protagonist and narrator of Gregory David Roberts' novel "Shantaram," an Australian fugitive who builds a new life in the underworld of Bombay.
- 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: Dedebaba Target entity description: Dedebaba is the supreme spiritual leader of the Bektashi Sufi order, overseeing its religious guidance and organizational affairs.
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A.
Baabe
Baabe is a seaside resort village on the island of Rügen in northeastern Germany, known for its Baltic Sea beaches and traditional spa architecture.
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B.
Babbalanja
Babbalanja is a philosophical and skeptical character in Herman Melville’s novel "Mardi," known for his reflective monologues and probing critiques of religion, politics, and society.
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C.
Damballa
Damballa is a major serpent deity in Haitian Vodou, revered as a primordial creator spirit associated with purity, wisdom, and the life-giving forces of water and fertility.
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D.
Hamutal
Hamutal was a queen of Judah, known as the mother of the last king of Judah, Zedekiah, during the final years before the Babylonian exile.
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E.
Linbaba
Linbaba is the protagonist and narrator of Gregory David Roberts' novel "Shantaram," an Australian fugitive who builds a new life in the underworld of Bombay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bektashi leadership position
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Sufi leadership position ⓘ religious title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bektashi tekkes in Albania
ⓘ
Kryegjyshata Botërore Bektashiane ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
Bektashi babas
ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi baba
Bektashi dervishes ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi order
Bektashi tekkes ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi World Headquarters
|
| culturalContext |
Albanian religious culture
ⓘ
Ottoman religious culture ⓘ |
| denomination |
Bektashism
ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi order
Sufism ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
"baba"
ⓘ
"dede" ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | male ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant |
Kryegjysh (in Albanian context)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kryegjysh
|
| meaning |
grandfather-father
ⓘ
great father ⓘ |
| officeContinuity | succession of Dedebabas over time ⓘ |
| organizationalFunction |
administration of Bektashi institutions
ⓘ
representation of Bektashi Order in external relations ⓘ |
| rank | highest rank in Bektashi hierarchy ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
guidance of Bektashi rituals
ⓘ
interpretation of Bektashi doctrine ⓘ preservation of Bektashi traditions ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Bektashi Order
ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi order
|
| responsibility |
oversight of organizational affairs of the Bektashi Order
ⓘ
religious guidance of the Bektashi community ⓘ |
| role |
head of the Bektashi Sufi order
ⓘ
supreme spiritual leader of the Bektashi Order ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election within Bektashi hierarchy ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Albanian Bektashis
ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi order
Anatolian Bektashis ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi order
Balkan Bektashis ⓘ Bektashi communities ⓘ |
| subordinates |
baba
ⓘ
dervish ⓘ other Bektashi clergy ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
guardian of Bektashi sacred lineage
ⓘ
unity of the Bektashi community ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Turkish ⓘ |
| tradition |
Bektashi Sufi tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi order
|
| typeOfLeadership |
organizational leadership
ⓘ
spiritual leadership ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dedebaba Description of subject: Dedebaba is the supreme spiritual leader of the Bektashi Sufi order, overseeing its religious guidance and organizational affairs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.