Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām
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Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām was an Umayyad prince of the Marwanid line, known primarily as the progenitor of Abd al-Rahman I, founder of the Emirate of Córdoba in al-Andalus.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muʿāwiya ibn Hisham | 1 |
| Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām canonical | 1 |
| Mu‘awiya ibn Hisham | 1 |
| ibn Muʿāwiya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8955704 — 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: Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām Context triple: [Abd al-Rahman I, father, Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām]
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A.
معاوية بن أبي سفيان
معاوية بن أبي سفيان هو أول خلفاء الدولة الأموية ومؤسسها في دمشق وأحد أبرز الشخصيات السياسية في التاريخ الإسلامي المبكر.
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B.
al-Walid ibn Uqba
Al-Walid ibn Uqba was a 7th-century Umayyad governor and companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his role in early Islamic administration and for a controversial incident referenced in the Qur’an.
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C.
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan was an early Islamic military commander of the Umayyad clan who played a key role in the Muslim conquests of Syria under the Rashidun Caliphate.
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D.
Muawiya I
Muawiya I was the founder of the Umayyad Caliphate and a powerful early Islamic ruler who transformed the caliphate into a hereditary monarchy centered in Damascus.
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E.
Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan
Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan was an Umayyad prince and long-serving governor of Egypt in the late 7th and early 8th centuries, known for his administrative skill and role in consolidating Umayyad rule.
- 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: Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām Target entity description: Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām was an Umayyad prince of the Marwanid line, known primarily as the progenitor of Abd al-Rahman I, founder of the Emirate of Córdoba in al-Andalus.
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A.
معاوية بن أبي سفيان
معاوية بن أبي سفيان هو أول خلفاء الدولة الأموية ومؤسسها في دمشق وأحد أبرز الشخصيات السياسية في التاريخ الإسلامي المبكر.
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B.
al-Walid ibn Uqba
Al-Walid ibn Uqba was a 7th-century Umayyad governor and companion of the Prophet Muhammad, known for his role in early Islamic administration and for a controversial incident referenced in the Qur’an.
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C.
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan was an early Islamic military commander of the Umayyad clan who played a key role in the Muslim conquests of Syria under the Rashidun Caliphate.
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D.
Muawiya I
Muawiya I was the founder of the Umayyad Caliphate and a powerful early Islamic ruler who transformed the caliphate into a hereditary monarchy centered in Damascus.
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E.
Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan
Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan was an Umayyad prince and long-serving governor of Egypt in the late 7th and early 8th centuries, known for his administrative skill and role in consolidating Umayyad rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Umayyad prince
ⓘ
historical person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| associatedWithEntity | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Bilād al-Shām (Greater Syria)
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Syria
|
| child |
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I
ⓘ
linked to:
Abd al-Rahman I
|
| culture | Arab ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Arab ⓘ |
| father |
sons and daughters of the Umayyad house (names mostly unknown)
ⓘ
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I ⓘ
linked to:
Abd al-Rahman I
|
| floruitCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Hishām I of Córdoba ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Hishām I of Córdoba
ⓘ
Umayyad emirs of Córdoba ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad emirs
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I ⓘ
linked to:
Abd al-Rahman I
|
| knownFor |
being ancestor of the Umayyad rulers of al-Andalus
ⓘ
connection to the founding of the Emirate of Córdoba ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty |
Marwanid line
ⓘ
Umayyad dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| notableAs | progenitor of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I of Córdoba ⓘ |
| relativeOf |
Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Malik
ⓘ
linked to:
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān I ⓘ
linked to:
Abd al-Rahman I
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām Description of subject: Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām was an Umayyad prince of the Marwanid line, known primarily as the progenitor of Abd al-Rahman I, founder of the Emirate of Córdoba in al-Andalus.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām
linked to: Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām
linked to: Muʿāwiya ibn Hishām