Dissolution
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"Dissolution" is a historical crime novel by C.J. Sansom, set in Tudor England and introducing lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he investigates a murder in a monastery during the dissolution of the monasteries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dissolution canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3906498 — 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: Dissolution Context triple: [C.J. Sansom, notableWork, Dissolution]
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A.
Liquidation
"Liquidation" is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning Hungarian author Imre Kertész that explores the psychological and moral aftermath of the Holocaust in post-communist Hungary.
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B.
Vanishing
"Vanishing" is a soulful piano-driven ballad by Mariah Carey, celebrated for its intricate vocal harmonies and showcasing her early vocal prowess on her debut album.
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C.
The Divorce
The Divorce is the English title of Surah At-Talaq, a chapter of the Qur’an that outlines Islamic regulations and guidance concerning divorce and related family matters.
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D.
Disappearing Act
"Disappearing Act" is a song featured on the album *Carry On* by American singer-songwriter Chris Cornell.
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E.
The Separation
The Separation is a critically acclaimed mixtape by American singer, songwriter, and producer Jon Bellion that helped establish his distinctive blend of pop, hip-hop, and alternative R&B.
- 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: Dissolution Target entity description: "Dissolution" is a historical crime novel by C.J. Sansom, set in Tudor England and introducing lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he investigates a murder in a monastery during the dissolution of the monasteries.
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A.
Liquidation
"Liquidation" is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning Hungarian author Imre Kertész that explores the psychological and moral aftermath of the Holocaust in post-communist Hungary.
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B.
Vanishing
"Vanishing" is a soulful piano-driven ballad by Mariah Carey, celebrated for its intricate vocal harmonies and showcasing her early vocal prowess on her debut album.
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C.
The Divorce
The Divorce is the English title of Surah At-Talaq, a chapter of the Qur’an that outlines Islamic regulations and guidance concerning divorce and related family matters.
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D.
Disappearing Act
"Disappearing Act" is a song featured on the album *Carry On* by American singer-songwriter Chris Cornell.
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E.
The Separation
The Separation is a critically acclaimed mixtape by American singer, songwriter, and producer Jon Bellion that helped establish his distinctive blend of pop, hip-hop, and alternative R&B.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detective novel
ⓘ
historical crime novel ⓘ mystery novel ⓘ |
| author |
C.J. Sansom
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surface form:
C. J. Sansom
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Dark Fire ⓘ |
| historicalEventContext | Dissolution of the Monasteries ⓘ |
| historicalFigureFeatured | Thomas Cromwell ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Matthew Shardlake ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | murder investigation in a monastery ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing the character Matthew Shardlake ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first novel ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
detective
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan Publishers
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surface form:
Macmillan
|
| series |
Shardlake series
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surface form:
Matthew Shardlake series
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| settingCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Tudor England ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption and power
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justice and law in Tudor England ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ religious reform and conflict ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Dissolution Description of subject: "Dissolution" is a historical crime novel by C.J. Sansom, set in Tudor England and introducing lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he investigates a murder in a monastery during the dissolution of the monasteries.
Referenced by (8)
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