Iron Council
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Iron Council is a 2004 fantasy novel by China Miéville set in his Bas-Lag universe, blending revolutionary politics with weird, industrialized magic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Iron Council canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4861741 — 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: Iron Council Context triple: [China Miéville, notableWork, Iron Council]
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A.
White Council
The White Council is a high council of powerful wizards and Elven leaders in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, formed to oppose the growing threat of Sauron.
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B.
Brethren Court
The Brethren Court is a council of powerful pirate lords from across the seas in the Pirates of the Caribbean universe, who convene to decide matters affecting all piracy.
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C.
Blood Syndicate
Blood Syndicate is a Milestone Media comic book series about a superpowered street gang formed from survivors of a chemical incident, known for its gritty, socially conscious take on urban life and superhero tropes.
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D.
Order of the Tower and Sword
The Order of the Tower and Sword is Portugal’s highest honorific order, awarded for exceptional military or civilian merit and acts of great bravery.
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E.
Watchers Council
The Watchers Council is a secretive organization in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe responsible for training, guiding, and overseeing Slayers in their battle against supernatural evil.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iron Council Target entity description: Iron Council is a 2004 fantasy novel by China Miéville set in his Bas-Lag universe, blending revolutionary politics with weird, industrialized magic.
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A.
White Council
The White Council is a high council of powerful wizards and Elven leaders in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, formed to oppose the growing threat of Sauron.
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B.
Brethren Court
The Brethren Court is a council of powerful pirate lords from across the seas in the Pirates of the Caribbean universe, who convene to decide matters affecting all piracy.
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C.
Blood Syndicate
Blood Syndicate is a Milestone Media comic book series about a superpowered street gang formed from survivors of a chemical incident, known for its gritty, socially conscious take on urban life and superhero tropes.
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D.
Order of the Tower and Sword
The Order of the Tower and Sword is Portugal’s highest honorific order, awarded for exceptional military or civilian merit and acts of great bravery.
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E.
Watchers Council
The Watchers Council is a secretive organization in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe responsible for training, guiding, and overseeing Slayers in their battle against supernatural evil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ |
| alsoFollows | Perdido Street Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | China Miéville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
collective action
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colonialism ⓘ industrialization ⓘ political struggle ⓘ revolution ⓘ utopianism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Jon Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTopic |
insurgency
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labor politics ⓘ queer relationships ⓘ |
| featuresGroup | the Iron Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | New Crobuzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Remade
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cactacae ⓘ khepri ⓘ |
| follows | The Scar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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political fantasy ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAwardNomination |
Arthur C. Clarke Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ World Fantasy Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-333-98916-4 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | moving rebel train city ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Weird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ann-Hari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cutter NERFINISHED ⓘ Judah Low NERFINISHED ⓘ Ori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | multi-perspective narrative ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 576 ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Scar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Del Rey Books
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macmillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Bas-Lag series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInFictionalUniverse | Bas-Lag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesElement | industrialized magic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iron Council Description of subject: Iron Council is a 2004 fantasy novel by China Miéville set in his Bas-Lag universe, blending revolutionary politics with weird, industrialized magic.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.