Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)
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"Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)" is a climactic song from the musical *Hamilton* that dramatizes the decisive American victory at the Battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2230504 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down) Context triple: [Hamilton, notableSong, Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)]
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A.
Newport Rising
Newport Rising was a major 1839 Chartist-led armed uprising in Newport, Wales, and one of the most significant episodes of working-class protest in 19th-century Britain.
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B.
Rollstone Hill
Rollstone Hill is a prominent natural landmark overlooking the city of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, known for its rocky summit and historical significance to the local community.
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C.
County of Kings
County of Kings is the formal name for Brooklyn, a densely populated borough of New York City known for its cultural diversity and historic neighborhoods.
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D.
The Revolution
The Revolution is the American funk rock band best known as Prince’s backing group during his peak 1980s period, including the Purple Rain era.
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E.
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade is a 1971 crime drama film, based on a Davis Grubb novel, about three ex-convicts facing corruption and violence when they try to collect their prison savings in a small West Virginia town.
- 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: Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down) Target entity description: "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)" is a climactic song from the musical *Hamilton* that dramatizes the decisive American victory at the Battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War.
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A.
Newport Rising
Newport Rising was a major 1839 Chartist-led armed uprising in Newport, Wales, and one of the most significant episodes of working-class protest in 19th-century Britain.
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B.
Rollstone Hill
Rollstone Hill is a prominent natural landmark overlooking the city of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, known for its rocky summit and historical significance to the local community.
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C.
County of Kings
County of Kings is the formal name for Brooklyn, a densely populated borough of New York City known for its cultural diversity and historic neighborhoods.
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D.
The Revolution
The Revolution is the American funk rock band best known as Prince’s backing group during his peak 1980s period, including the Purple Rain era.
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E.
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade is a 1971 crime drama film, based on a Davis Grubb novel, about three ex-convicts facing corruption and violence when they try to collect their prison savings in a small West Virginia town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
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song ⓘ |
| appearsOnSoundtrack |
Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hamilton
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surface form:
Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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| basedOn |
Siege of Yorktown
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surface form:
Battle of Yorktown
|
| composer | Lin-Manuel Miranda ⓘ |
| containsMotif | The World Turned Upside Down ⓘ |
| depicts | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aaron Burr
ⓘ
Alexander Hamilton ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Hercules Mulligan ⓘ John Laurens ⓘ George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
King George III
Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | New York City ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Richard Rodgers Theatre ⓘ |
| followedBy | What Comes Next? ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| includesReference |
French involvement in the American Revolution
ⓘ
Hamilton’s immigrant identity ⓘ spy work of Hercules Mulligan ⓘ surrender of British General Cornwallis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
military strategy
ⓘ
revolution ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ victory ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lin-Manuel Miranda ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | decisive American victory at the Battle of Yorktown ⓘ |
| originalCastPerformer |
Anthony Ramos
ⓘ
surface form:
Anthony Ramos as John Laurens
Christopher Jackson as George Washington ⓘ Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ Jonathan Groff ⓘ
surface form:
Jonathan Groff as King George III
Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr ⓘ Lin-Manuel Miranda ⓘ
surface form:
Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton
Okieriete Onaodowan as Hercules Mulligan ⓘ |
| originalProduction | Hamilton Broadway production ⓘ |
| partOf | Hamilton ⓘ |
| performer | Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton ⓘ |
| positionInMusical | Act 1 ⓘ |
| precededBy | That Would Be Enough ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
ensemble number
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rap verses ⓘ refrain about the world turned upside down ⓘ |
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Subject: Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down) Description of subject: "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)" is a climactic song from the musical *Hamilton* that dramatizes the decisive American victory at the Battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hamilton