Tamada
E12857
Tamada is the traditional Georgian toastmaster who leads feasts and orchestrates toasts during the supra, Georgia’s ceremonial banquet.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T86844 — 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: Tamada Context triple: [Georgians, traditionalInstitution, Tamada]
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A.
Hirakata
Hirakata is a city in Japan located between Osaka and Kyoto, known for its residential suburbs, historical sites, and the popular Hirakata Park amusement park.
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B.
Takatsuki
Takatsuki is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub between Osaka and Kyoto.
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C.
Matsubara
Matsubara is a suburban city in Japan’s Kansai region, located within Osaka Prefecture and forming part of the Osaka metropolitan area.
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D.
Yamamoto
Yamamoto is a Japanese surname most famously associated with Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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E.
Izumi
Izumi is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub in the Kansai region.
- 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: Tamada Target entity description: Tamada is the traditional Georgian toastmaster who leads feasts and orchestrates toasts during the supra, Georgia’s ceremonial banquet.
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A.
Hirakata
Hirakata is a city in Japan located between Osaka and Kyoto, known for its residential suburbs, historical sites, and the popular Hirakata Park amusement park.
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B.
Takatsuki
Takatsuki is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub between Osaka and Kyoto.
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C.
Matsubara
Matsubara is a suburban city in Japan’s Kansai region, located within Osaka Prefecture and forming part of the Osaka metropolitan area.
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D.
Yamamoto
Yamamoto is a Japanese surname most famously associated with Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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E.
Izumi
Izumi is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub in the Kansai region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural role
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intangible cultural heritage element ⓘ ritual specialist ⓘ toastmaster ⓘ |
| associatedBeverage |
Georgian qvevri wine
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wine ⓘ |
| associatedObject |
wine glass
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wine horn ⓘ |
| associatedWithCuisine | Georgian cuisine ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Georgian culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | supra ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Georgia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
embodiment of eloquence and wit
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guardian of supra traditions ⓘ maintainer of social hierarchy at the table ⓘ promoter of peace and reconciliation during feasts ⓘ symbol of Georgian hospitality ⓘ |
| genderTradition | typically male ⓘ |
| leadsRitual |
closing toast
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opening toast ⓘ sequence of toasts ⓘ toasts to ancestors ⓘ toasts to family ⓘ toasts to guests ⓘ toasts to love and friendship ⓘ toasts to peace ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
encouraging participation in toasts
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fostering group cohesion ⓘ leading toasts ⓘ maintaining ritual order at the table ⓘ mediating table etiquette ⓘ orchestrating feasts ⓘ setting themes for toasts ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Georgian hospitality
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ritual toasting ⓘ supra ⓘ table etiquette in Georgia ⓘ |
| requiresSkill |
ability to manage alcohol consumption at the table
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diplomacy ⓘ improvisation ⓘ knowledge of traditions ⓘ leadership ⓘ poetic expression ⓘ public speaking ⓘ sense of humor ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion |
knowledgeable about toasting order
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known for eloquence ⓘ known for sobriety and self-control ⓘ respected by community ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
chosen by consensus of guests
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chosen by hosts ⓘ |
| transmission |
community practice
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family tradition ⓘ informal apprenticeship ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| typicalSetting |
Georgian supra
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family celebrations ⓘ festive banquet ⓘ funeral feasts ⓘ public celebrations ⓘ religious feast days ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Georgian language ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Tamada Description of subject: Tamada is the traditional Georgian toastmaster who leads feasts and orchestrates toasts during the supra, Georgia’s ceremonial banquet.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Georgian supra
this entity surface form:
tamada