Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen
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Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, later known as Amha Selassie I, was the heir to the Ethiopian throne and the son of Emperor Haile Selassie I, playing a central role in the monarchy’s final decades.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crown Prince of Ethiopia | 2 |
| Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen canonical | 1 |
| Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen (later Amha Selassie) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6539606 — 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.
Target entity: Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen Context triple: [Tenagnework Haile Selassie, relative, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen]
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Yohannes IV
Yohannes IV was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 to 1889, known for defending the country’s independence against Egyptian and Mahdist forces and for laying groundwork later built upon by Menelik II.
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Negus of Shewa
Negus of Shewa was the royal title held by the monarch of the Shewa region in Ethiopia, notably borne by Menelik II before he became emperor.
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Empress Menen Asfaw
Empress Menen Asfaw was the revered consort of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, known for her piety, philanthropy, and influential role in modern Ethiopian history.
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Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael
Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael was a prominent Ethiopian nobleman, military leader, and father of Emperor Haile Selassie I, noted for his key role in defending Ethiopia’s independence in the late 19th century.
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Mengistu Haile Mariam
Mengistu Haile Mariam is a former Ethiopian military officer and Marxist-Leninist leader who ruled Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991, overseeing the Derg regime known for authoritarian rule, the Red Terror, and widespread human rights abuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen Target entity description: Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, later known as Amha Selassie I, was the heir to the Ethiopian throne and the son of Emperor Haile Selassie I, playing a central role in the monarchy’s final decades.
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A.
Yohannes IV
Yohannes IV was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 to 1889, known for defending the country’s independence against Egyptian and Mahdist forces and for laying groundwork later built upon by Menelik II.
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B.
Negus of Shewa
Negus of Shewa was the royal title held by the monarch of the Shewa region in Ethiopia, notably borne by Menelik II before he became emperor.
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C.
Empress Menen Asfaw
Empress Menen Asfaw was the revered consort of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, known for her piety, philanthropy, and influential role in modern Ethiopian history.
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D.
Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael
Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael was a prominent Ethiopian nobleman, military leader, and father of Emperor Haile Selassie I, noted for his key role in defending Ethiopia’s independence in the late 19th century.
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E.
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Mengistu Haile Mariam is a former Ethiopian military officer and Marxist-Leninist leader who ruled Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991, overseeing the Derg regime known for authoritarian rule, the Red Terror, and widespread human rights abuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ethiopian royal
ⓘ
crown prince ⓘ emperor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Amha Selassie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amha Selassie I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1916-08-27 ⓘ |
| birthName | Asfaw Wossen Tafari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
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Harar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Princess Sefrash Bizu
NERFINISHED
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Princess Sophia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zera Yacob Amha Selassie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1997-02-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Fairfax, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource | Ethiopian imperial family records ⓘ |
| education |
Harrow School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Haile Selassie I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heirApparentTo | Ethiopian throne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heirOf | Haile Selassie I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
His Imperial Highness
NERFINISHED
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His Imperial Majesty ⓘ |
| house | House of Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Amharic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Solomonic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Ethiopia (in exile) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Empress Menen Asfaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
lived in exile after 1974 Ethiopian revolution
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survived a stroke in 1973 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Crown Prince of Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
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Emperor of Ethiopia in exile ⓘ |
| predecessor | Haile Selassie I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1997 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1989 ⓘ |
| reignType | in exile ⓘ |
| religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Addis Ababa
NERFINISHED
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Fairfax, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| spouse |
Princess Medferiashwork Abebe
NERFINISHED
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Princess Wolete Israel Seyoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Crown Prince and Heir Apparent
NERFINISHED
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King of Kings of Ethiopia (claimed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Zera Yacob Amha Selassie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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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.
Subject: Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen Description of subject: Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, later known as Amha Selassie I, was the heir to the Ethiopian throne and the son of Emperor Haile Selassie I, playing a central role in the monarchy’s final decades.
Referenced by (4)
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