Arthur Conolly
E169740
Arthur Conolly was a 19th-century British intelligence officer and explorer in Central Asia, best known for coining the term "Great Game" to describe the strategic rivalry between the British and Russian Empires.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arthur Conolly canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1485702 — 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.
Target entity: Arthur Conolly Context triple: [Great Game, coinedBy, Arthur Conolly]
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A.
George Cockburn
George Cockburn was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading raids along the American coast during the War of 1812, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
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B.
Henry Vincent
Henry Vincent was a prominent 19th-century British radical and orator who became one of the leading figures in the Chartist movement for political and electoral reform.
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C.
James Connolly
James Connolly was an American athlete and scholar best known as the first Olympic champion of the modern era, winning the triple jump at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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D.
John Adams (mutineer)
John Adams was the last surviving mutineer of HMS Bounty who helped establish and later peacefully govern the isolated settlement on Pitcairn Island.
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E.
Sir John Byron
Sir John Byron was an English nobleman and politician of the 16th century, notable as an ancestor of the poet Lord Byron and a prominent member of the Byron family of Nottinghamshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Arthur Conolly Target entity description: Arthur Conolly was a 19th-century British intelligence officer and explorer in Central Asia, best known for coining the term "Great Game" to describe the strategic rivalry between the British and Russian Empires.
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A.
George Cockburn
George Cockburn was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading raids along the American coast during the War of 1812, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
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B.
Henry Vincent
Henry Vincent was a prominent 19th-century British radical and orator who became one of the leading figures in the Chartist movement for political and electoral reform.
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C.
James Connolly
James Connolly was an American athlete and scholar best known as the first Olympic champion of the modern era, winning the triple jump at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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D.
John Adams (mutineer)
John Adams was the last surviving mutineer of HMS Bounty who helped establish and later peacefully govern the isolated settlement on Pitcairn Island.
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E.
William Jasper
William Jasper was an American Revolutionary War sergeant celebrated for his bravery, particularly during the defense of Fort Moultrie in 1776.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century explorer
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British intelligence officer ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Great Game
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surface form:
Great Game
|
| birthDate | 1807-07-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1842-06-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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surface form:
Bukhara
Khanate of Bukhara ⓘ
surface form:
Emirate of Bukhara
|
| described | the strategic rivalry between the British and Russian Empires as the "Great Game" ⓘ |
| education | military training in British India ⓘ |
| employer | British East India Company ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Conolly ⓘ |
| genre | travel writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coining the term "Great Game"
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exploration of Central Asia ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Persian ⓘ Turkic languages ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | capital punishment ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Indian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| name | Arthur Conolly self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | captured and executed in Bukhara in 1842 ⓘ |
| notableWork | use of the phrase "Great Game" for Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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intelligence officer ⓘ |
| participantIn | British intelligence operations in Central Asia ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Afghanistan
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Bukhara, Uzbekistan ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara
Central Asia ⓘ Khanate of Khiva ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
Christianity ⓘ |
| servedIn | First Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Central Asian politics
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Silk Road cultural sphere ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Central Asia
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Subject: Arthur Conolly Description of subject: Arthur Conolly was a 19th-century British intelligence officer and explorer in Central Asia, best known for coining the term "Great Game" to describe the strategic rivalry between the British and Russian Empires.
Referenced by (2)
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