Ataulf
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Ataulf was a 5th-century king of the Visigoths who led the tribe after Alaric and played a key role in the shifting power dynamics of the late Western Roman Empire.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9668835 — 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: Ataulf Context triple: [Alaric, successor, Ataulf]
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A.
Ricimer
Ricimer was a powerful 5th-century Germanic general and kingmaker who dominated Western Roman politics by installing and deposing emperors while never claiming the imperial title himself.
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B.
Huneric
Huneric was a 5th-century king of the Vandals and Alans in North Africa, known for his persecution of Nicene Christians and complex relations with the Eastern Roman Empire.
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C.
Gunderic
Gunderic was a 5th-century king of the Vandals and Alans who led his people in their migration into Roman territories, laying groundwork for the Vandal kingdom later expanded by his relative Genseric.
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D.
Genseric
Genseric was the powerful Vandal king who ruled North Africa in the 5th century and became infamous for leading the Vandals in the plundering of Rome in 455.
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E.
Stilicho
Stilicho was a prominent late Roman general and statesman of Vandal descent who effectively ruled the Western Roman Empire as regent during the reign of Emperor Honorius.
- 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: Ataulf Target entity description: Ataulf was a 5th-century king of the Visigoths who led the tribe after Alaric and played a key role in the shifting power dynamics of the late Western Roman Empire.
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A.
Ricimer
Ricimer was a powerful 5th-century Germanic general and kingmaker who dominated Western Roman politics by installing and deposing emperors while never claiming the imperial title himself.
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B.
Huneric
Huneric was a 5th-century king of the Vandals and Alans in North Africa, known for his persecution of Nicene Christians and complex relations with the Eastern Roman Empire.
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C.
Gunderic
Gunderic was a 5th-century king of the Vandals and Alans who led his people in their migration into Roman territories, laying groundwork for the Vandal kingdom later expanded by his relative Genseric.
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D.
Genseric
Genseric was the powerful Vandal king who ruled North Africa in the 5th century and became infamous for leading the Vandals in the plundering of Rome in 455.
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E.
Stilicho
Stilicho was a prominent late Roman general and statesman of Vandal descent who effectively ruled the Western Roman Empire as regent during the reign of Emperor Honorius.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century monarch
ⓘ
Visigothic king ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Gaul
ⓘ
Hispania ⓘ
linked to:
Hispania (probable)
Italy ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stab wound ⓘ |
| chronology | reign in the early 5th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 415 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Hydatius
ⓘ
linked to:
Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae
Jordanes ⓘ Orosius ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Visigoths
ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
|
| follows | Alaric I ⓘ |
| givenName | Ataulf ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Gothic
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempting to integrate the Visigoths into the Roman world
ⓘ
leading the Visigoths after the sack of Rome ⓘ shaping Visigothic settlement policy in the Western Empire ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the Visigoths in Gaul and Hispania ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Visigothic–Roman conflicts
ⓘ
late Western Roman Empire power struggles ⓘ politics of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Hispania ⓘ
linked to:
Hispania (probable)
|
| politicalAlignment |
allied at times with the Western Roman Empire
ⓘ
opposed at times to the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Visigoths ⓘ |
| relative |
Alaric I
ⓘ
Galla Placidia ⓘ Honorius ⓘ Theodosius I ⓘ |
| religion |
Arian Christianity
ⓘ
linked to:
Arianism
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Visigothic campaigns in Italy
ⓘ
Visigothic entry into Hispania ⓘ Visigothic settlement in Gaul ⓘ
linked to:
Visigothic Kingdom
marriage to Galla Placidia ⓘ |
| spouse | Galla Placidia ⓘ |
| succeeded | Alaric I ⓘ |
| successor |
Sigeric
ⓘ
Wallia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ataulf Description of subject: Ataulf was a 5th-century king of the Visigoths who led the tribe after Alaric and played a key role in the shifting power dynamics of the late Western Roman Empire.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ataulf