Entity Periods

Period assignments linking entities to the historical periods when they are attested. An entity may span multiple periods. All Greek entities are assigned; Egyptian tradition is fully covered; total coverage exceeds 70%.

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{'description': 'high / medium / low — certainty of the period assignment'}
rationale
{'description': 'Justification with source citations'}

15 rows where period_id = "PER_YAZIDI"

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ENT_YAZ_FAKHR_AL_DIN,PER_YAZIDI Sheikh Fakhr al-Din ENT_YAZ_FAKHR_AL_DIN Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high One of the Seven Mysteries, with a creative/cosmogonic role in the qewls; eponym of a sheikhly lineage. Distinct from the Sufi poet Fakhr al-Din Iraqi (homonym) (Kreyenbroek, Omarkhali). SRC_OMARKHALI_YEZIDI_TEXTUAL reviewed
ENT_YAZ_HEPTAD,PER_YAZIDI The Heptad (Haft Sirr / Seven Mysteries) ENT_YAZ_HEPTAD Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high Attested in Spat and Kreyenbroek as the Seven Angels/Mysteries to whom Xwede entrusted the world; hub of Yazidi cosmology. SRC_KREYENBROEK_YEZIDISM reviewed
ENT_YAZ_KHATUNA_FAKHRA,PER_YAZIDI Khatuna Fakhra ENT_YAZ_KHATUNA_FAKHRA Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high Venerated female holy figure invoked as a patroness of childbirth and protection of infants in Yazidi devotion (Spat). SRC_SPAT_YEZIDIS reviewed
ENT_YAZ_LALISH,PER_YAZIDI Lalish ENT_YAZ_LALISH Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high The sacred valley north of Mosul housing Sheikh Adi's tomb; supreme Yazidi pilgrimage site and a sanctified cosmic realm in the qewls (Spat, Kreyenbroek). SRC_SPAT_YEZIDIS reviewed
ENT_YAZ_MEHMA_RESHAN,PER_YAZIDI Pir Mehma Reshan ENT_YAZ_MEHMA_RESHAN Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high Revered pir-lineage holy figure of the Yazidi oral tradition, with storm/weather associations in some qewls (Omarkhali, Kreyenbroek). SRC_OMARKHALI_YEZIDI_TEXTUAL reviewed
ENT_YAZ_NASIRDIN,PER_YAZIDI Sheikh Nasirdin (Nasr al-Din) ENT_YAZ_NASIRDIN Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high One of the Seven Mysteries and eponym of a sheikhly lineage in the Yazidi oral tradition (Kreyenbroek, Omarkhali). SRC_OMARKHALI_YEZIDI_TEXTUAL reviewed
ENT_YAZ_PIR_LIBNAN,PER_YAZIDI Pir Libnan (Pir Reshe / building master) ENT_YAZ_PIR_LIBNAN Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high Holy figure of the pir caste associated in the qewls with the sacred construction at Lalish; eponym of a pir lineage (Kreyenbroek). SRC_KREYENBROEK_YEZIDISM reviewed
ENT_YAZ_SAJADIN,PER_YAZIDI Sheikh Sajadin (Sejadin) ENT_YAZ_SAJADIN Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high One of the Seven Mysteries / Sons of Sheikh Adi's companions in the qewls; eponym of a sheikhly lineage (Kreyenbroek, Omarkhali). SRC_OMARKHALI_YEZIDI_TEXTUAL reviewed
ENT_YAZ_SHEIKH_ADI,PER_YAZIDI Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ENT_YAZ_SHEIKH_ADI Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high Historical 12th-c. Sufi ascetic of Hakkari (d. c.1162) whose tomb is at Lalish; revered in Yazidism as a supreme manifestation and reorganizer of the faith (Kreyenbroek). SRC_KREYENBROEK_YEZIDISM reviewed
ENT_YAZ_SHEIKH_HASAN,PER_YAZIDI Sheikh Hasan (Sheikh Sin) ENT_YAZ_SHEIKH_HASAN Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high One of the Seven Mysteries and an earthly avatar; eponym of a principal sheikhly lineage (Kreyenbroek, Omarkhali). SRC_OMARKHALI_YEZIDI_TEXTUAL reviewed
ENT_YAZ_SHEIKH_OBEKR,PER_YAZIDI Sheikh Obekr (Abu Bakr) ENT_YAZ_SHEIKH_OBEKR Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high Counted among the Seven Mysteries in several enumerations; eponym of a Yazidi sheikhly lineage (Kreyenbroek). Note: distinct from the Islamic caliph despite the shared name (homonym). SRC_KREYENBROEK_YEZIDISM reviewed
ENT_YAZ_SHEIKH_SHAMS,PER_YAZIDI Sheikh Shams (Shams al-Din) ENT_YAZ_SHEIKH_SHAMS Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high Member of the Seven associated with the sun and light; receives dawn veneration in Yazidi practice; eponym of a sheikhly lineage (Spat, Kreyenbroek). SRC_SPAT_YEZIDIS reviewed
ENT_YAZ_SULTAN_EZID,PER_YAZIDI Sultan Ezid (Sultan Ezi) ENT_YAZ_SULTAN_EZID Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high Revered manifestation/holy figure central to Yazidi devotion, often linked in name-tradition to the community's self-designation; attested in the qewls (Spat, Kreyenbroek). SRC_SPAT_YEZIDIS reviewed
ENT_YAZ_TAWUSI_MELEK,PER_YAZIDI Tawusi Melek (Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel) ENT_YAZ_TAWUSI_MELEK Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high Chief of the Seven; venerated as God's foremost emanation and steward of the world. Yazidis REJECT the external misidentification with Shaytan/the devil; modeled here only as the Peacock Angel of the qewls (Spat, Kreyenbroek). SRC_SPAT_YEZIDIS reviewed
ENT_YAZ_XWEDE,PER_YAZIDI Xwede ENT_YAZ_XWEDE Yazidi tradition (formative reform to present) PER_YAZIDI high The single remote creator God in Yazidi belief who delegates the cosmos to the Heptad; attested across Kreyenbroek and Spat. SRC_KREYENBROEK_YEZIDISM reviewed

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CREATE TABLE "entity_periods" (
   [entity_id] TEXT REFERENCES [entities]([entity_id]),
   [period_id] TEXT REFERENCES [periods]([period_id]),
   [confidence] TEXT,
   [rationale] TEXT,
   [source_id] TEXT,
   [review_status] TEXT,
   PRIMARY KEY ([entity_id], [period_id])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_periods_period_id]
    ON [entity_periods] ([period_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_periods_entity_id]
    ON [entity_periods] ([entity_id]);