Cossack Host
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The Cossack Host was a semi-autonomous military and social organization of Cossacks that formed the backbone of frontier defense and self-governance in Eastern Europe, particularly in what is now Ukraine and southern Russia.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cossack Host canonical | 2 |
| Cossack host | 1 |
| Cossack starshyna | 1 |
| Don Cossack Host | 1 |
| land of the Don Cossacks | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1698900 — 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: Cossack Host Context triple: [Cossack Hetmanate, militaryForce, Cossack Host]
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A.
Great Stand on the Ugra River
The Great Stand on the Ugra River was a 1480 standoff between Muscovite and Tatar forces that effectively ended Mongol-Tatar dominance over Russia and marked a key step toward Russian independence and statehood.
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B.
Cossack dumas
Cossack dumas are traditional Ukrainian epic narrative songs that recount the heroic deeds, struggles, and historical experiences of the Cossacks.
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C.
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba is a historical novella by Nikolai Gogol that portrays the fierce, tragic lives and battles of Ukrainian Cossacks in the 16th–17th centuries.
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D.
Order of Kutuzov
The Order of Kutuzov is a Soviet military decoration established during World War II to honor commanders for exceptional leadership and successful strategic operations in combat.
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E.
Operation Kutuzov
Operation Kutuzov was a major Soviet offensive in July 1943 aimed at eliminating the German-held Orel salient following the Battle of Kursk during World War II.
- 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: Cossack Host Target entity description: The Cossack Host was a semi-autonomous military and social organization of Cossacks that formed the backbone of frontier defense and self-governance in Eastern Europe, particularly in what is now Ukraine and southern Russia.
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A.
Great Stand on the Ugra River
The Great Stand on the Ugra River was a 1480 standoff between Muscovite and Tatar forces that effectively ended Mongol-Tatar dominance over Russia and marked a key step toward Russian independence and statehood.
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B.
Cossack dumas
Cossack dumas are traditional Ukrainian epic narrative songs that recount the heroic deeds, struggles, and historical experiences of the Cossacks.
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C.
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba is a historical novella by Nikolai Gogol that portrays the fierce, tragic lives and battles of Ukrainian Cossacks in the 16th–17th centuries.
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D.
Order of Kutuzov
The Order of Kutuzov is a Soviet military decoration established during World War II to honor commanders for exceptional leadership and successful strategic operations in combat.
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E.
Operation Kutuzov
Operation Kutuzov was a major Soviet offensive in July 1943 aimed at eliminating the German-held Orel salient following the Battle of Kursk during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cossack institution
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ social organization ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Cossacks ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Cossack customary law
ⓘ
Cossack military traditions ⓘ communal land tenure ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
territories of modern Ukraine ⓘ territories of southern Russia ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Kuban Rada
ⓘ
surface form:
Cossack councils
Cossack elders ⓘ ataman ⓘ hetman ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
communal
ⓘ
frontier-based ⓘ hierarchical ⓘ militarized ⓘ semi-autonomous ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Cossack regiments
ⓘ
Cossacks ⓘ
surface form:
Cossack sotnias
Cossack stanitsas ⓘ |
| hasRole |
border guard
ⓘ
frontier defense ⓘ military service ⓘ self-governance ⓘ |
| historicallyActiveDuring |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| includes |
Astrakhan Cossack Host
ⓘ
Black Sea Cossack Host ⓘ Don Cossacks ⓘ
surface form:
Don Cossack Host
Kuban Cossack forces ⓘ
surface form:
Kuban Cossack Host
Orenburg Cossack forces ⓘ
surface form:
Orenburg Cossack Host
Siberian Cossack Host ⓘ Terek Cossacks ⓘ
surface form:
Terek Cossack Host
Ural Cossack forces ⓘ
surface form:
Ural Cossack Host
Zaporizhian Sich ⓘ
surface form:
Zaporizhian Host
|
| organizedAround |
Cossack regiments
ⓘ
surface form:
Cossack kuren
Cossack stanitsa ⓘ |
| partOf |
border defense system of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
ⓘ
border defense system of the Tsardom of Russia ⓘ frontier defense system of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| provided |
cavalry units
ⓘ
light infantry units ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Cossack charters
ⓘ
imperial decrees ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
King of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Lithuanian monarch
Russian tsar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cossack Host Description of subject: The Cossack Host was a semi-autonomous military and social organization of Cossacks that formed the backbone of frontier defense and self-governance in Eastern Europe, particularly in what is now Ukraine and southern Russia.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Don Cossack Host
this entity surface form:
land of the Don Cossacks
this entity surface form:
Cossack host
this entity surface form:
Cossack starshyna