Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas
E680659
Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas was a 13th-century Greek ruler of the Despotate of Epirus, known for his efforts to maintain independence and power amid the rival Byzantine successor states and Latin principalities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas canonical | 5 |
| Νικηφόρος Α΄ Κομνηνός Δούκας | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7513847 — 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: Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas Context triple: [Despotate of Epirus, notableRuler, Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas]
-
A.
Nikephoros III Botaneiates
Nikephoros III Botaneiates was a Byzantine emperor who ruled from 1078 to 1081, known for his troubled reign marked by internal strife and ultimately being overthrown by Alexios I Komnenos.
-
B.
Andronikos I Komnenos
Andronikos I Komnenos was a 12th-century Byzantine emperor known for his turbulent reign marked by harsh reforms, internal unrest, and his eventual violent overthrow.
-
C.
Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Theodore Komnenos Doukas was a 13th-century Byzantine Greek ruler who expanded the power of the Despotate of Epirus and briefly claimed the imperial title as emperor of Thessalonica.
-
D.
Michael II Komnenos Doukas
Michael II Komnenos Doukas was a 13th-century Greek ruler who expanded and consolidated the power of the Despotate of Epirus in the fragmented political landscape following the Fourth Crusade.
-
E.
Michael I Komnenos Doukas
Michael I Komnenos Doukas was a Byzantine Greek nobleman and military leader who established an independent successor state in Epirus following the Fourth Crusade.
- 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: Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas Target entity description: Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas was a 13th-century Greek ruler of the Despotate of Epirus, known for his efforts to maintain independence and power amid the rival Byzantine successor states and Latin principalities.
-
A.
Nikephoros III Botaneiates
Nikephoros III Botaneiates was a Byzantine emperor who ruled from 1078 to 1081, known for his troubled reign marked by internal strife and ultimately being overthrown by Alexios I Komnenos.
-
B.
Andronikos I Komnenos
Andronikos I Komnenos was a 12th-century Byzantine emperor known for his turbulent reign marked by harsh reforms, internal unrest, and his eventual violent overthrow.
-
C.
Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Theodore Komnenos Doukas was a 13th-century Byzantine Greek ruler who expanded the power of the Despotate of Epirus and briefly claimed the imperial title as emperor of Thessalonica.
-
D.
Michael II Komnenos Doukas
Michael II Komnenos Doukas was a 13th-century Greek ruler who expanded and consolidated the power of the Despotate of Epirus in the fragmented political landscape following the Fourth Crusade.
-
E.
Michael I Komnenos Doukas
Michael I Komnenos Doukas was a Byzantine Greek nobleman and military leader who established an independent successor state in Epirus following the Fourth Crusade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
13th-century ruler
ⓘ
Despot of Epirus ⓘ medieval Greek noble ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Despotate of Epirus ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 13th century ⓘ |
| conflict |
conflicts with the Kingdom of Sicily
ⓘ
conflicts with the Principality of Achaea ⓘ rivalry with the restored Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologoi ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Despotate of Epirus ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1297 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Despotate of Epirus ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Komnenos Doukas dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Komnenos dynasty
|
| era | Late Byzantine period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| father | Michael II Komnenos Doukas ⓘ |
| governmentForm | hereditary principality ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Byzantine successor states after the Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Balkans ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Theodora Petraliphaina ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Komnenos Doukas
ⓘ
linked to:
Komnenos
|
| notableEvent |
acknowledged suzerainty of the Byzantine emperor at times for political advantage
ⓘ
arranged dynastic marriages to strengthen his position ⓘ engaged in shifting alliances with Latin and Greek powers ⓘ lost significant territories to the Byzantines in Thessaly and Epirus ⓘ |
| opponent |
Byzantine Empire under Andronikos II Palaiologos
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire under Michael VIII Palaiologos ⓘ Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ Principality of Achaea ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
balance power between Latin principalities and Byzantines
ⓘ
maintain independence of the Despotate of Epirus ⓘ preserve autonomy against Byzantine successor states ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Despot of Epirus ⓘ |
| predecessor | Michael II Komnenos Doukas ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1297 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1267 ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| ruledTerritory |
Epirus
ⓘ
parts of Albania ⓘ parts of western Greece ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Palaiologina Kantakouzene ⓘ |
| spouseFamilyConnection |
Palaiologos dynasty through Anna Palaiologina Kantakouzene
ⓘ
linked to:
Palaiologos dynasty
|
| successor | Thomas I Komnenos Doukas ⓘ |
| successorStateContext | Despotate of Epirus as a Byzantine successor state ⓘ |
| title |
Despot
ⓘ
Lord of Epirus ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas Description of subject: Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas was a 13th-century Greek ruler of the Despotate of Epirus, known for his efforts to maintain independence and power amid the rival Byzantine successor states and Latin principalities.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas