Savang Vatthana
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Savang Vatthana was the last king of Laos, whose reign ended with the communist takeover in 1975 and the subsequent abolition of the monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Savang Vatthana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7396911 — 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: Savang Vatthana Context triple: [Royal Lao Government, headOfState, Savang Vatthana]
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A.
Phiangphathu Khumueang
Phiangphathu Khumueang is best known as the wife of Argentine tennis legend Guillermo Vilas.
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B.
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha is a Thai businessman and heir to the King Power duty-free empire, best known for leading the ownership and executive management of English football club Leicester City.
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C.
Sulak Sivaraksa
Sulak Sivaraksa is a Thai social activist, Buddhist scholar, and intellectual known for his advocacy of nonviolence, social justice, and engaged Buddhism.
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D.
Sananikone Tiao Somsanith
Sananikone Tiao Somsanith was a Laotian political leader who served as prime minister during the era of the Royal Lao Government in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Sarit Thanarat
Sarit Thanarat was a Thai military leader and prime minister who ruled Thailand as a staunchly anti-communist authoritarian strongman from the late 1950s until his death in 1963.
- 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: Savang Vatthana Target entity description: Savang Vatthana was the last king of Laos, whose reign ended with the communist takeover in 1975 and the subsequent abolition of the monarchy.
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A.
Phiangphathu Khumueang
Phiangphathu Khumueang is best known as the wife of Argentine tennis legend Guillermo Vilas.
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B.
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha is a Thai businessman and heir to the King Power duty-free empire, best known for leading the ownership and executive management of English football club Leicester City.
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C.
Sulak Sivaraksa
Sulak Sivaraksa is a Thai social activist, Buddhist scholar, and intellectual known for his advocacy of nonviolence, social justice, and engaged Buddhism.
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D.
Sananikone Tiao Somsanith
Sananikone Tiao Somsanith was a Laotian political leader who served as prime minister during the era of the Royal Lao Government in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Sarit Thanarat
Sarit Thanarat was a Thai military leader and prime minister who ruled Thailand as a staunchly anti-communist authoritarian strongman from the late 1950s until his death in 1963.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Laotian monarch
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ |
| birthCountry | French Laos ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1907-11-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Luang Prabang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | ill-treatment in re-education camp ⓘ |
| child |
Sisavang Savang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soulivong Savang NERFINISHED ⓘ Vong Savang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Houaphanh Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education |
École Libre des Sciences Politiques
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
École des Roches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endOfReignReason |
abolition of the Laotian monarchy
ⓘ
communist takeover of Laos ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Vatthana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sisavang Vong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Savang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Khun Lo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Kingdom of Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Kham-Oun I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Savang Vatthana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
forced to abdicate in 1975
ⓘ
sent to re-education camp after communist takeover ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the last king of Laos ⓘ |
| politicalChangeAssociatedWith | establishment of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sisavang Vong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1975 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1959 ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| residence | Royal Palace of Luang Prabang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalTitle | King of Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Khamphoui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | His Majesty ⓘ |
| successor | none (monarchy abolished) ⓘ |
| wasLastKingOf | Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasLastMonarchOf | Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Savang Vatthana Description of subject: Savang Vatthana was the last king of Laos, whose reign ended with the communist takeover in 1975 and the subsequent abolition of the monarchy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.