Godunov dynasty
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The Godunov dynasty was a short-lived Russian ruling house that came to power with Tsar Boris Godunov at the end of the 16th century, preceding the Time of Troubles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Godunov dynasty canonical | 3 |
| Godunov family | 3 |
| Godunov dynasty (de facto break) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2386546 — 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: Godunov dynasty Context triple: [Boris Godunov, dynasty, Godunov dynasty]
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A.
House of Romanov
The House of Romanov was the imperial dynasty that ruled Russia from the early 17th century until the 1917 revolution, overseeing the expansion and modernization of the Russian Empire.
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B.
Rurik dynasty
The Rurik dynasty was the first ruling dynasty of Kievan Rus' and later Muscovy, traditionally traced to the Varangian prince Rurik and his descendants who governed much of Eastern Europe from the 9th to the 16th century.
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C.
Stroganov family
The Stroganov family was a wealthy and influential Russian noble dynasty known for its vast mercantile empire, patronage of the arts, and significant role in the economic and political life of the Russian Empire.
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D.
Bagrationi dynasty
The Bagrationi dynasty was a royal family that ruled Georgia for centuries, playing a central role in the formation and governance of the Georgian state throughout the Middle Ages and early modern period.
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E.
Rubenid dynasty
The Rubenid dynasty was a medieval Armenian royal house that established and ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, playing a central role in its political and cultural life during the Crusader era.
- 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: Godunov dynasty Target entity description: The Godunov dynasty was a short-lived Russian ruling house that came to power with Tsar Boris Godunov at the end of the 16th century, preceding the Time of Troubles.
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A.
House of Romanov
The House of Romanov was the imperial dynasty that ruled Russia from the early 17th century until the 1917 revolution, overseeing the expansion and modernization of the Russian Empire.
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B.
Rurik dynasty
The Rurik dynasty was the first ruling dynasty of Kievan Rus' and later Muscovy, traditionally traced to the Varangian prince Rurik and his descendants who governed much of Eastern Europe from the 9th to the 16th century.
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C.
Stroganov family
The Stroganov family was a wealthy and influential Russian noble dynasty known for its vast mercantile empire, patronage of the arts, and significant role in the economic and political life of the Russian Empire.
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D.
Bagrationi dynasty
The Bagrationi dynasty was a royal family that ruled Georgia for centuries, playing a central role in the formation and governance of the Georgian state throughout the Middle Ages and early modern period.
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E.
Rubenid dynasty
The Rubenid dynasty was a medieval Armenian royal house that established and ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, playing a central role in its political and cultural life during the Crusader era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian ruling house
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royal dynasty ⓘ |
| cameToPowerAfter | death of Tsar Feodor I of Russia ⓘ |
| capital | Moscow ⓘ |
| country | Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| dynasticLegitimacyBasedOn | election by Zemsky Sobor ⓘ |
| endTime | 1605 ⓘ |
| era |
early 17th century
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late 16th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Time of Troubles ⓘ |
| governmentForm | autocracy ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Boris Godunov ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Boris Godunov
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Feodor II of Russia ⓘ Maria Grigorievna Skuratova-Belskaya ⓘ Xenia Borisovna Godunova ⓘ |
| hasMonarch |
Boris Godunov
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Feodor II of Russia ⓘ |
| houseType | non-Rurikid dynasty ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| lostPowerTo | False Dmitry I ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Boris Godunov ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
famine of 1601–1603
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succession crisis after death of Feodor I ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Russia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Rurik dynasty ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| religion | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| shortDescription | short-lived Russian tsarist dynasty preceding the Time of Troubles ⓘ |
| startTime | 1598 ⓘ |
| titleOfHeadOfState | Tsar of Russia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Godunov dynasty Description of subject: The Godunov dynasty was a short-lived Russian ruling house that came to power with Tsar Boris Godunov at the end of the 16th century, preceding the Time of Troubles.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Godunov dynasty (de facto break)
subject surface form:
Boris Godunov
this entity surface form:
Godunov family
this entity surface form:
Godunov family
this entity surface form:
Godunov family