Volodymyr the Great
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Volodymyr the Great was the Grand Prince of Kyiv who consolidated the Kievan Rus' state and is renowned for Christianizing it in the late 10th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince Volodymyr the Great | 1 |
| Saint Volodymyr | 1 |
| Volodymyr the Great canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4069361 — 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: Volodymyr the Great Context triple: [Tryzub, historicallyAssociatedWith, Volodymyr the Great]
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A.
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Sviatoslav I of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' renowned for his aggressive military campaigns that greatly expanded and reshaped the power of the early East Slavic state.
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B.
Viacheslav I of Kiev
Viacheslav I of Kiev was a 12th-century prince of Kievan Rus', one of the sons of Grand Prince Vladimir II Monomakh, who briefly ruled as Grand Prince of Kiev amid the period’s dynastic struggles.
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C.
Grand Prince of Kiev
The Grand Prince of Kiev was the supreme ruler of Kievan Rus', traditionally regarded as the foremost prince among the East Slavic principalities and a central figure in early medieval Eastern European politics.
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D.
Vsevolod I of Kiev
Vsevolod I of Kiev was an 11th-century Grand Prince of Kiev known for consolidating Kievan Rus' power and fostering close political and cultural ties with the Byzantine Empire.
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E.
Mstislav I of Kiev
Mstislav I of Kiev was a 12th-century Grand Prince of Kiev from the Rurikid dynasty, noted for his military campaigns and efforts to strengthen and unify Kievan Rus.
- 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: Volodymyr the Great Target entity description: Volodymyr the Great was the Grand Prince of Kyiv who consolidated the Kievan Rus' state and is renowned for Christianizing it in the late 10th century.
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A.
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Sviatoslav I of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' renowned for his aggressive military campaigns that greatly expanded and reshaped the power of the early East Slavic state.
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B.
Viacheslav I of Kiev
Viacheslav I of Kiev was a 12th-century prince of Kievan Rus', one of the sons of Grand Prince Vladimir II Monomakh, who briefly ruled as Grand Prince of Kiev amid the period’s dynastic struggles.
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C.
Grand Prince of Kiev
The Grand Prince of Kiev was the supreme ruler of Kievan Rus', traditionally regarded as the foremost prince among the East Slavic principalities and a central figure in early medieval Eastern European politics.
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D.
Vsevolod I of Kiev
Vsevolod I of Kiev was an 11th-century Grand Prince of Kiev known for consolidating Kievan Rus' power and fostering close political and cultural ties with the Byzantine Empire.
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E.
Mstislav I of Kiev
Mstislav I of Kiev was a 12th-century Grand Prince of Kiev from the Rurikid dynasty, noted for his military campaigns and efforts to strengthen and unify Kievan Rus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian convert
ⓘ
Grand Prince of Kyiv ⓘ historical figure ⓘ member of the Rurik dynasty ⓘ ruler ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Saint Vladimir
NERFINISHED
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Vladimir Sviatoslavich NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Volodymyr Sviatoslavych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baptismDate | c. 988 ⓘ |
| baptismPlace | Chersonesus in Crimea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 958 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Church of the Tithes, Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus |
saint in Eastern Orthodox Church
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saint in Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| capital | Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Boris of Kyiv
NERFINISHED
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Gleb of Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ Sviatopolk I of Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaroslav the Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 15 July 1015 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Berestove, near Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Rurik dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicCulture | East Slavic ⓘ |
| father | Sviatoslav I of Kyiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignRelations | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implemented | mass baptism of Kyiv's inhabitants ⓘ |
| introduced | Byzantine Christian clergy to Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christianization of Kievan Rus'
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
adoption of Christianity as state religion ⓘ consolidation of Kievan Rus' state ⓘ |
| militaryCampaignsAgainst |
Polotsk
NERFINISHED
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Volga Bulgars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Malusha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Baptism of Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage |
Kyiv
NERFINISHED
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Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand Prince of Kyiv
NERFINISHED
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Prince of Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1015 ⓘ |
| reignOver | Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 980 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religionBeforeConversion | Slavic paganism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anna Porphyrogenita
NERFINISHED
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Rogneda of Polotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Volodymyr the Great Description of subject: Volodymyr the Great was the Grand Prince of Kyiv who consolidated the Kievan Rus' state and is renowned for Christianizing it in the late 10th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Volodymyr
this entity surface form:
Prince Volodymyr the Great