Maloyaroslavets
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Maloyaroslavets is a historic town in western Russia known for the 1812 Battle of Maloyaroslavets during Napoleon’s invasion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maloyaroslavets canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4970158 — 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: Maloyaroslavets Context triple: [Kaluga Oblast, containsCity, Maloyaroslavets]
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A.
Luzhitsy
Luzhitsy is a rural village in northwestern Russia historically associated with the Votic people and their traditional language and culture.
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B.
Oreshek
Oreshek is the historic Russian fortress on Lake Ladoga that later gave rise to the town of Shlisselburg.
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C.
Pestovo
Pestovo is a small town in northwestern Russia, situated within Novgorod Oblast and known as a local administrative and industrial center.
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D.
Kozelsk
Kozelsk is a historic town in western Russia known for its medieval defenses and location within Kaluga Oblast.
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E.
Sergiyev
Sergiyev is the former name of the Russian town now known as Sergiyev Posad, a historic center of Orthodox Christianity northeast of Moscow.
- 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: Maloyaroslavets Target entity description: Maloyaroslavets is a historic town in western Russia known for the 1812 Battle of Maloyaroslavets during Napoleon’s invasion.
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A.
Luzhitsy
Luzhitsy is a rural village in northwestern Russia historically associated with the Votic people and their traditional language and culture.
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B.
Oreshek
Oreshek is the historic Russian fortress on Lake Ladoga that later gave rise to the town of Shlisselburg.
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C.
Pestovo
Pestovo is a small town in northwestern Russia, situated within Novgorod Oblast and known as a local administrative and industrial center.
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D.
Kozelsk
Kozelsk is a historic town in western Russia known for its medieval defenses and location within Kaluga Oblast.
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E.
Sergiyev
Sergiyev is the former name of the Russian town now known as Sergiyev Posad, a historic center of Orthodox Christianity northeast of Moscow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterOf | Maloyaroslavetsky District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Grande Armée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDate |
24 October 1812 (Old Style)
ⓘ
6 November 1812 (New Style) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| category |
Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars battle sites in Russia ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromMoscow_km | about 120 ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Battle of Maloyaroslavets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| federalSubject | Kaluga Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | local administration of Maloyaroslavetsky District ⓘ |
| grantedTownStatus | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | coat of arms of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ |
| hasFlag | flag of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
1812 war memorials
ⓘ
monuments to the Battle of Maloyaroslavets ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| hasRailwayConnection | yes ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Orthodox churches ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | western Russia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of major engagement in the 1812 Russian campaign ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars history ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
European Russia
ⓘ
Kaluga Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Luzha River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Maloyaroslavetsky District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | French invasion of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfBattle | French strategic withdrawal ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
connected by road to Kaluga
ⓘ
connected by road to Moscow ⓘ |
| strategicRoleIn1812 | turning point of French retreat from Moscow ⓘ |
| timeZone | Moscow Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maloyaroslavets Description of subject: Maloyaroslavets is a historic town in western Russia known for the 1812 Battle of Maloyaroslavets during Napoleon’s invasion.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.