Malik al-Saleh
E641703
Malik al-Saleh was the first Muslim ruler of the Pasai Sultanate in northern Sumatra, often regarded as one of the earliest Islamic kings in the Indonesian archipelago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malik al-Saleh canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6985380 — 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: Malik al-Saleh Context triple: [Pasai Sultanate, foundedBy, Malik al-Saleh]
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A.
Abd al-Hadi
Abd al-Hadi is an Arabic family name historically associated with notable political and social figures in the Middle East.
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B.
Nasir al-Sadoon
Nasir al-Sadoon was an Iraqi statesman and tribal leader credited with establishing the city of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq.
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C.
Faisal bin Ghazi
Faisal bin Ghazi, better known as Faisal II of Iraq, was the last king of Iraq whose reign ended with the 1958 revolution that overthrew the Hashemite monarchy.
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D.
Ali ibn Buya
Ali ibn Buya was the 10th-century Iranian military leader who established the Buyid dynasty and became a dominant power in the Abbasid Caliphate.
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E.
Belarab bin Haitham
Belarab bin Haitham is a son of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman and a member of the Omani royal family.
- 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: Malik al-Saleh Target entity description: Malik al-Saleh was the first Muslim ruler of the Pasai Sultanate in northern Sumatra, often regarded as one of the earliest Islamic kings in the Indonesian archipelago.
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A.
Abd al-Hadi
Abd al-Hadi is an Arabic family name historically associated with notable political and social figures in the Middle East.
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B.
Nasir al-Sadoon
Nasir al-Sadoon was an Iraqi statesman and tribal leader credited with establishing the city of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq.
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C.
Faisal bin Ghazi
Faisal bin Ghazi, better known as Faisal II of Iraq, was the last king of Iraq whose reign ended with the 1958 revolution that overthrew the Hashemite monarchy.
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D.
Ali ibn Buya
Ali ibn Buya was the 10th-century Iranian military leader who established the Buyid dynasty and became a dominant power in the Abbasid Caliphate.
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E.
Belarab bin Haitham
Belarab bin Haitham is a son of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman and a member of the Omani royal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim ruler
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ sultan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamization of the Indonesian archipelago
ⓘ
linked to:
Islamization of the Malay Archipelago
early Islamic polities in maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Pasai ⓘ |
| continentOfRealm | Asia ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Pasai Sultanate ⓘ |
| ethnicCulturalContext | Malay world ⓘ |
| governmentFormOfRealm | sultanate ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | al-Saleh ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Sultan
ⓘ
al-Saleh ⓘ |
| knownFor | early spread of Islam in northern Sumatra ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Pasai Sultanate ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest Islamic kings in the Indonesian archipelago
ⓘ
being the first Muslim ruler of the Pasai Sultanate ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalProcess | spread of Islam through Indian Ocean trade routes ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Sultan of Pasai
ⓘ
first ruler of the Pasai Sultanate ⓘ |
| regionAssociatedWith |
Indonesian archipelago
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
northern Sumatra
ⓘ
linked to:
North Sumatra
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty |
Pasai Sultanate ruling house
ⓘ
linked to:
Pasai Sultanate
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| successorStateLocation | modern Indonesia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Malik al-Saleh Description of subject: Malik al-Saleh was the first Muslim ruler of the Pasai Sultanate in northern Sumatra, often regarded as one of the earliest Islamic kings in the Indonesian archipelago.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.