Konstantinos Kanaris
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Konstantinos Kanaris was a famed Greek admiral and politician, renowned for his daring fireship attacks against the Ottoman fleet during the Greek War of Independence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Konstantinos Kanaris canonical | 2 |
| Kanaris | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T836887 — 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: Konstantinos Kanaris Context triple: [Greek War of Independence, hasCommander, Konstantinos Kanaris]
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A.
Georgios Karaiskakis
Georgios Karaiskakis was a prominent Greek military leader and national hero, renowned for his key role in the later stages of the Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule.
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B.
Demetrios Ypsilantis
Demetrios Ypsilantis was a Greek military leader and member of the prominent Phanariote Ypsilantis family who played a key role in the early stages of the Greek struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire.
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C.
Theodoros Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis was a leading Greek general and national hero of the Greek War of Independence, renowned for his pivotal role in key battles and in shaping the emerging Greek state.
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D.
Ioannis Kolettis
Ioannis Kolettis was a 19th-century Greek politician and statesman who played a key role in the early years of the modern Greek state and became its first prime minister.
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E.
Digenis Akritas
Digenis Akritas is a celebrated Byzantine epic poem and heroic figure of the medieval Greek frontier ballad tradition, depicting the exploits of a border warrior defending the empire’s eastern frontiers.
- 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: Konstantinos Kanaris Target entity description: Konstantinos Kanaris was a famed Greek admiral and politician, renowned for his daring fireship attacks against the Ottoman fleet during the Greek War of Independence.
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A.
Georgios Karaiskakis
Georgios Karaiskakis was a prominent Greek military leader and national hero, renowned for his key role in the later stages of the Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule.
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B.
Demetrios Ypsilantis
Demetrios Ypsilantis was a Greek military leader and member of the prominent Phanariote Ypsilantis family who played a key role in the early stages of the Greek struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire.
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C.
Theodoros Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis was a leading Greek general and national hero of the Greek War of Independence, renowned for his pivotal role in key battles and in shaping the emerging Greek state.
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D.
Ioannis Kolettis
Ioannis Kolettis was a 19th-century Greek politician and statesman who played a key role in the early years of the modern Greek state and became its first prime minister.
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E.
Digenis Akritas
Digenis Akritas is a celebrated Byzantine epic poem and heroic figure of the medieval Greek frontier ballad tradition, depicting the exploits of a border warrior defending the empire’s eastern frontiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek admiral
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Greek politician ⓘ human ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | successful use of fireships against Ottoman warships ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Greek naval vessels named Kanaris
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statues in Greece ⓘ streets named after him in Greece ⓘ |
| conflict | Greek War of Independence ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Greece ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| familyName |
Konstantinos Kanaris
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kanaris
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| fieldOfWork |
naval warfare
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName |
Constantinos
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surface form:
Konstantinos
|
| legacy | national hero of Greece ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Hellenic Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | admiral ⓘ |
| movement | Greek independence movement ⓘ |
| name | Konstantinos Kanaris self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Greek language ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | destruction of major Ottoman ships using fireships ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
daring in battle
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naval tactical ingenuity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fireship attacks against the Ottoman fleet
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role in the Greek War of Independence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
fireship attack at Chios
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fireship attack at Tenedos ⓘ |
| occupation |
admiral
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naval officer ⓘ politician ⓘ prime minister ⓘ |
| opponent | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| participantIn | Greek War of Independence ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Greek nationalism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister for Naval Affairs of Greece
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Prime Minister of Greece ⓘ member of the Greek Parliament ⓘ senator of Greece ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
19th-century Greek politics
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Greek naval warfare ⓘ |
| strategy | fireship warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Konstantinos Kanaris Description of subject: Konstantinos Kanaris was a famed Greek admiral and politician, renowned for his daring fireship attacks against the Ottoman fleet during the Greek War of Independence.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kanaris