Kingdom of Ma'in
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The Kingdom of Ma'in was an ancient South Arabian state centered in modern-day Yemen, known for its Minaean people and its role in the incense trade across the Arabian Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Ma'in canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7327763 — 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: Kingdom of Ma'in Context triple: [Minaeans, country, Kingdom of Ma'in]
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A.
Kingdom of Maeonia
The Kingdom of Maeonia was an early ancient Anatolian realm traditionally associated with the region and people later known as the Lydians.
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B.
Kingdom of Kekaya
The Kingdom of Kekaya was an ancient northwestern Indian realm mentioned in the Hindu epics, known especially as the homeland of Queen Kaikeyi in the Ramayana.
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C.
Kingdom of Gelgel
The Kingdom of Gelgel was a powerful early Balinese Hindu kingdom that served as a major political and cultural center in Bali before the rise of Klungkung.
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D.
Mankessim Kingdom
The Mankessim Kingdom was a precolonial Fante state in what is now Ghana, serving as an important political and cultural center for the Fante people.
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E.
Saite kingdom
The Saite kingdom was a late-period Egyptian state centered at Sais, known for a cultural and political revival under the 26th Dynasty before the Persian conquest.
- 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: Kingdom of Ma'in Target entity description: The Kingdom of Ma'in was an ancient South Arabian state centered in modern-day Yemen, known for its Minaean people and its role in the incense trade across the Arabian Peninsula.
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A.
Kingdom of Maeonia
The Kingdom of Maeonia was an early ancient Anatolian realm traditionally associated with the region and people later known as the Lydians.
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B.
Kingdom of Kekaya
The Kingdom of Kekaya was an ancient northwestern Indian realm mentioned in the Hindu epics, known especially as the homeland of Queen Kaikeyi in the Ramayana.
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C.
Kingdom of Gelgel
The Kingdom of Gelgel was a powerful early Balinese Hindu kingdom that served as a major political and cultural center in Bali before the rise of Klungkung.
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D.
Mankessim Kingdom
The Mankessim Kingdom was a precolonial Fante state in what is now Ghana, serving as an important political and cultural center for the Fante people.
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E.
Saite kingdom
The Saite kingdom was a late-period Egyptian state centered at Sais, known for a cultural and political revival under the 26th Dynasty before the Persian conquest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Arabian kingdom
ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ historical state ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Baraqish
ⓘ
Qarnawu ⓘ
linked to:
Qarnāwu
|
| capital |
Qarnawu
ⓘ
linked to:
Qarnāwu
|
| conqueredBy |
Kingdom of Saba
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Sheba
|
| country | ancient South Arabia ⓘ |
| culture | Minaean culture ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
caravan trade
ⓘ
incense trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Minaean people
ⓘ
linked to:
Minaeans
|
| flourishedInCentury |
2nd century BCE
ⓘ
3rd century BCE ⓘ 4th century BCE ⓘ 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Minaean
ⓘ
Minaeans ⓘ |
| hasTitleForRuler | king ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ancient Near East ⓘ |
| knownFor |
incense trade across the Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
long-distance caravan commerce ⓘ |
| language | Minaean language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
modern-day Yemen ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
control of caravan stations
ⓘ
re-export of incense ⓘ |
| neighbour |
Kingdom of Hadhramaut
ⓘ
linked to:
Hadramite kingdom
Kingdom of Qataban ⓘ Kingdom of Saba ⓘ
linked to:
Sabaean kingdom
|
| partOf | ancient South Arabia ⓘ |
| people | Minaeans ⓘ |
| region | Jawf region of Yemen ⓘ |
| religion | ancient South Arabian polytheism ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
temple worship
ⓘ
votive offerings ⓘ |
| sourceOfKnowledge |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
epigraphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| tradePartner |
Mediterranean markets
ⓘ
Nabataean Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Nabataean kingdom
Ptolemaic Egypt ⓘ
linked to:
Ptolemaic Kingdom
|
| tradeRoute | incense route ⓘ |
| usedCurrency | silver-based trade weights ⓘ |
| writingMaterial |
bronze inscriptions
ⓘ
stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Ancient South Arabian script
ⓘ
linked to:
South Arabian script
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kingdom of Ma'in Description of subject: The Kingdom of Ma'in was an ancient South Arabian state centered in modern-day Yemen, known for its Minaean people and its role in the incense trade across the Arabian Peninsula.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.