Son Sen
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Son Sen was a senior Khmer Rouge leader who oversaw internal security and mass purges in Democratic Kampuchea under Pol Pot’s regime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Son Sen canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6616009 — 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: Son Sen Context triple: [Democratic Kampuchea, defenceMinister, Son Sen]
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Heran River
The Heran River is a significant tributary that feeds into the Rewa River, contributing to its flow and regional drainage system.
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Daule River
The Daule River is a major river in western Ecuador that flows through agricultural regions and urban areas before joining other waterways to form the Guayas River system.
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Ichu River
The Ichu River is a waterway in the central highlands of Peru that flows through the Huancavelica region, contributing to its Andean landscape and local ecosystems.
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Assi River
The Assi River is a small river in Varanasi, India, that meets the Ganges near Assi Ghat and gives the famous ghat its name.
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E.
Odiel River
The Odiel River is a major river in southwestern Spain that flows through the province of Huelva before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
- 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: Son Sen Target entity description: Son Sen was a senior Khmer Rouge leader who oversaw internal security and mass purges in Democratic Kampuchea under Pol Pot’s regime.
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A.
Heran River
The Heran River is a significant tributary that feeds into the Rewa River, contributing to its flow and regional drainage system.
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B.
Daule River
The Daule River is a major river in western Ecuador that flows through agricultural regions and urban areas before joining other waterways to form the Guayas River system.
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C.
Ichu River
The Ichu River is a waterway in the central highlands of Peru that flows through the Huancavelica region, contributing to its Andean landscape and local ecosystems.
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D.
Assi River
The Assi River is a small river in Varanasi, India, that meets the Ganges near Assi Ghat and gives the famous ghat its name.
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E.
Odiel River
The Odiel River is a major river in southwestern Spain that flows through the province of Huelva before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cambodian politician
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Khmer Rouge leader ⓘ government minister ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ war criminal ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| closeAssociate |
Ieng Sary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuon Chea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pol Pot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cambodian Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnamese–Cambodian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | French Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-06-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal University of Phnom Penh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
École Normale Supérieure de Saint-Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Democratic Kampuchea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Khmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Son Sen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Son ⓘ |
| ideology |
agrarian socialism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| killedBy | Khmer Rouge forces loyal to Pol Pot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | extrajudicial killing ⓘ |
| memberOf | Khmer Rouge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Communist Party of Kampuchea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| movement | Maoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
responsibility for mass executions and purges in Democratic Kampuchea
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role in Khmer Rouge internal security ⓘ |
| notableWork |
organization of mass purges under the Khmer Rouge
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oversight of internal security apparatus of Democratic Kampuchea ⓘ supervision of Tuol Sleng (S-21) security apparatus ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
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politician ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Takeo Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tram Kak District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Anlong Veng District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Anlong Veng District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea
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Minister of National Defense of Democratic Kampuchea ⓘ head of Santebal ⓘ member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Yun Yat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Son Sen Description of subject: Son Sen was a senior Khmer Rouge leader who oversaw internal security and mass purges in Democratic Kampuchea under Pol Pot’s regime.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.