Zubayrid faction
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The Zubayrid faction was a political and religious movement in early Islam that supported the caliphate claims of ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr in opposition to the Umayyad dynasty during the second Islamic civil war.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zubayrid faction canonical | 1 |
| forces of Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10759175 — 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: Zubayrid faction Context triple: [Islamic civil wars, hasKeyParticipant, Zubayrid faction]
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Toluid faction
The Toluid faction was a powerful political grouping within the Mongol Empire centered on the descendants and supporters of Tolui, which played a decisive role in imperial succession struggles in the 13th century.
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B.
Qubilah
Qubilah is one of the daughters of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, known for her complex and often troubled life in the public eye.
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C.
Ikhwan al-Safa
Ikhwan al-Safa was a secretive medieval Islamic philosophical brotherhood best known for its encyclopedic "Epistles" that synthesized Greek philosophy, science, and Islamic thought.
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D.
al-Atrash clan
The al-Atrash clan is a prominent Druze family from Jabal al-Druze in southern Syria, historically influential in regional politics and resistance movements.
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E.
Banu Ali
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- 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: Zubayrid faction Target entity description: The Zubayrid faction was a political and religious movement in early Islam that supported the caliphate claims of ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr in opposition to the Umayyad dynasty during the second Islamic civil war.
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A.
Toluid faction
The Toluid faction was a powerful political grouping within the Mongol Empire centered on the descendants and supporters of Tolui, which played a decisive role in imperial succession struggles in the 13th century.
-
B.
Qubilah
Qubilah is one of the daughters of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, known for her complex and often troubled life in the public eye.
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C.
Ikhwan al-Safa
Ikhwan al-Safa was a secretive medieval Islamic philosophical brotherhood best known for its encyclopedic "Epistles" that synthesized Greek philosophy, science, and Islamic thought.
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D.
al-Atrash clan
The al-Atrash clan is a prominent Druze family from Jabal al-Druze in southern Syria, historically influential in regional politics and resistance movements.
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E.
Banu Ali
Banu Ali is a lesser-known clan within the larger Banu Hashim lineage of the Quraysh tribe in early Islamic history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic political faction
ⓘ
political movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Second Fitna
ⓘ
second Islamic civil war ⓘ |
| basedIn | Mecca ⓘ |
| centerOfPower | Mecca ⓘ |
| claimedTitleForLeader | Caliph ⓘ |
| conflict | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Iraq
ⓘ
parts of the Islamic empire ⓘ Ḥijāz ⓘ
linked to:
Hejaz
|
| historicalContext |
contestation of Umayyad legitimacy
ⓘ
succession disputes after the death of Muʿāwiya I ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-Umayyad ⓘ |
| leader |
ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr
ⓘ
linked to:
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
|
| namedAfter |
ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr
ⓘ
linked to:
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
|
| opposed |
Umayyad dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| opposedBy |
Caliph ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān
ⓘ
linked to:
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Umayyad general al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ⓘ
linked to:
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
|
| opposedDynasty |
Umayyad dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| partOf | early Islamic civil wars ⓘ |
| position | supported caliphate claims of ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
Sunni Islam (broadly)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sunni Islam
|
| sought | alternative caliphate to the Umayyads ⓘ |
| supported |
ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr
ⓘ
linked to:
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr
|
| timePeriod |
7th century
ⓘ
early Islamic period ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zubayrid faction Description of subject: The Zubayrid faction was a political and religious movement in early Islam that supported the caliphate claims of ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr in opposition to the Umayyad dynasty during the second Islamic civil war.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Zubayrid faction