Komnenos dynasty
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The Komnenos dynasty was a prominent Byzantine ruling family that led a military and cultural revival of the empire during the 11th and 12th centuries.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Komnenos dynasty canonical | 25 |
| House of Komnenos | 3 |
| Komnenos family | 3 |
| Komnenian Byzantine Empire | 2 |
| Komnenian dynasty | 2 |
| Komnenos Doukas dynasty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T610934 — 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.
Target entity: Komnenos dynasty Context triple: [Byzantine Empire, dynasty, Komnenos dynasty]
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Palaiologos dynasty
The Palaiologos dynasty was the last ruling imperial family of the Byzantine Empire, governing from 1259 until the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
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B.
Heraclian dynasty
The Heraclian dynasty was a ruling family of the Byzantine Empire (610–711) best known for Emperor Heraclius, who reorganized the empire’s administration and military while confronting major Persian and early Islamic expansions.
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Macedonian dynasty
The Macedonian dynasty was a ruling family of the Byzantine Empire (867–1056) under which the empire experienced a major political, military, and cultural revival often called the Macedonian Renaissance.
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Justinian dynasty
The Justinian dynasty was a ruling family of the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century, best known for Emperor Justinian I, who oversaw major territorial reconquests, legal codification, and architectural achievements like the Hagia Sophia.
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E.
Thomas Palaiologos
Thomas Palaiologos was a 15th-century Byzantine prince and Despot of the Morea who, after the fall of Constantinople, lived in exile in Western Europe seeking support to restore the Byzantine Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Komnenos dynasty Target entity description: The Komnenos dynasty was a prominent Byzantine ruling family that led a military and cultural revival of the empire during the 11th and 12th centuries.
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A.
Palaiologos dynasty
The Palaiologos dynasty was the last ruling imperial family of the Byzantine Empire, governing from 1259 until the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
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B.
Heraclian dynasty
The Heraclian dynasty was a ruling family of the Byzantine Empire (610–711) best known for Emperor Heraclius, who reorganized the empire’s administration and military while confronting major Persian and early Islamic expansions.
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C.
Macedonian dynasty
The Macedonian dynasty was a ruling family of the Byzantine Empire (867–1056) under which the empire experienced a major political, military, and cultural revival often called the Macedonian Renaissance.
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D.
Justinian dynasty
The Justinian dynasty was a ruling family of the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century, best known for Emperor Justinian I, who oversaw major territorial reconquests, legal codification, and architectural achievements like the Hagia Sophia.
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E.
Thomas Palaiologos
Thomas Palaiologos was a 15th-century Byzantine prince and Despot of the Morea who, after the fall of Constantinople, lived in exile in Western Europe seeking support to restore the Byzantine Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine dynasty
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royal house ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Anna Komnene ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Anna Komnene's Alexiad
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexiad
|
| capital |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| coatOfArms | double-headed eagle (later association) ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| decline | overthrow and death of Andronikos I Komnenos in 1185 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 15th century ⓘ |
| dynasticBranch |
Empire of Trebizond
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Grand Komnenoi of Trebizond ⓘ |
| era | Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Emperor Isaac I Komnenos
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surface form:
Isaac I Komnenos
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| founder |
Emperor Isaac I Komnenos
ⓘ
surface form:
Isaac I Komnenos
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| governmentForm | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| houseType | imperial family ⓘ |
| inception | 1057 ⓘ |
| keyRuler |
Alexios I Komnenos
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John II Komnenos ⓘ Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
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cultural revival of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ military revival of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ strengthening of the Byzantine aristocracy ⓘ |
| language | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Byzantine aristocracy ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Komnenos dynasty
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Komnenos family
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| nativeName | Κομνηνοί ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alexios I Komnenos
ⓘ
Andronikos I Komnenos ⓘ Anna Komnene ⓘ Emperor Isaac I Komnenos ⓘ
surface form:
Isaac I Komnenos
John II Komnenos ⓘ Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | ruling dynasty of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Doukas dynasty ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| riseToPower | overthrow of the Doukas dynasty in 1081 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Norman–Byzantine conflicts
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surface form:
Byzantine–Norman wars
Byzantine–Seljuk wars ⓘ First Crusade ⓘ Komnenian restoration ⓘ Second Crusade ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Angelid dynasty ⓘ |
| territorialExtent |
Anatolia
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Balkans ⓘ parts of Italy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
11th century
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12th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Komnenos dynasty Description of subject: The Komnenos dynasty was a prominent Byzantine ruling family that led a military and cultural revival of the empire during the 11th and 12th centuries.
Referenced by (36)
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