Mad Baron
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Mad Baron is the notorious nickname of Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, a fanatical White Russian warlord known for his extreme brutality and eccentric mysticism during the Russian Civil War and Mongolian campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mad Baron canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2426698 — 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: Mad Baron Context triple: [Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, nickname, Mad Baron]
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A.
Handsome Bob
Handsome Bob is a stylish, soft-spoken gangster and member of One Two’s crew in Guy Ritchie’s crime film "RocknRolla."
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B.
Laffing Sal
Laffing Sal is a historic, animatronic laughing woman figure from early 20th-century amusement parks, now preserved as a popular attraction at San Francisco’s Musée Mécanique.
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C.
Al Barlick
Al Barlick was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball umpire renowned for his long and distinguished career in the National League from the 1940s through the 1970s.
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D.
Johnny Quid
Johnny Quid is a drug-addicted, nihilistic rock musician and supposed-dead heir to a London crime boss in Guy Ritchie's film "RocknRolla."
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E.
Cactus Jack
Cactus Jack was the colorful nickname of John Nance Garner, a powerful early 20th-century American politician who served as vice president under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- 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: Mad Baron Target entity description: Mad Baron is the notorious nickname of Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, a fanatical White Russian warlord known for his extreme brutality and eccentric mysticism during the Russian Civil War and Mongolian campaigns.
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A.
Handsome Bob
Handsome Bob is a stylish, soft-spoken gangster and member of One Two’s crew in Guy Ritchie’s crime film "RocknRolla."
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B.
Laffing Sal
Laffing Sal is a historic, animatronic laughing woman figure from early 20th-century amusement parks, now preserved as a popular attraction at San Francisco’s Musée Mécanique.
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C.
Al Barlick
Al Barlick was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball umpire renowned for his long and distinguished career in the National League from the 1940s through the 1970s.
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D.
Johnny Quid
Johnny Quid is a drug-addicted, nihilistic rock musician and supposed-dead heir to a London crime boss in Guy Ritchie's film "RocknRolla."
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E.
Cactus Jack
Cactus Jack was the colorful nickname of John Nance Garner, a powerful early 20th-century American politician who served as vice president under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
White movement leader
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military commander ⓘ nickname ⓘ person ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| activeInRegion |
Mongolia
ⓘ
surface form:
Outer Mongolia
Siberia ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Bogd Khan ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Roman von Ungern-Sternberg ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Red Army ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
apocalyptic beliefs
ⓘ
terror tactics ⓘ |
| birthCountry |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
|
| birthDate | 1886-01-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Graz ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by firing squad ⓘ |
| citizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| commanded | Asiatic Cavalry Division ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1921-09-15 ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolsheviks
Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Republican forces
|
| ethnicOrigin | Baltic German ⓘ |
| executionPlace | Novonikolaevsk ⓘ |
| familyName |
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
ⓘ
surface form:
von Ungern-Sternberg
|
| givenName | Roman ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Mad Baron ⓘ |
| ideology |
monarchism
ⓘ
ultra-conservatism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-Bolshevik activities
ⓘ
extreme brutality ⓘ mysticism ⓘ |
| legacy | controversial historical figure ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture of Urga in 1921 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
eccentric mysticism
ⓘ
extreme brutality ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Russian Civil War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
creation of pan-Mongol empire
ⓘ
restoration of monarchy in Russia ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
fanatical warlord
ⓘ
mystical monarchist ⓘ |
| refersTo | Roman von Ungern-Sternberg ⓘ |
| religiousInfluence |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Tibetan mysticism ⓘ |
| servedIn | Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| triedBy |
Cheka tribunals
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surface form:
Bolshevik tribunal
|
| usedDuring |
Mongol conquests
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongolian campaigns
Russian Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mad Baron Description of subject: Mad Baron is the notorious nickname of Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, a fanatical White Russian warlord known for his extreme brutality and eccentric mysticism during the Russian Civil War and Mongolian campaigns.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg