Ivan IV the Terrible
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Ivan IV the Terrible was the 16th-century tsar of Russia known for centralizing royal power, expanding Russian territory, and ruling with extreme brutality and repression.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ivan IV of Russia | 51 |
| Ivan the Terrible | 19 |
| Ivan IV Vasilyevich | 5 |
| Ivan IV the Terrible canonical | 2 |
| Tsar Ivan IV of Russia | 2 |
| Ivan IV | 1 |
| Ivan IV (as Grand Prince of Moscow) | 1 |
| Tsar Ivan the Terrible | 1 |
| reign of Ivan the Terrible | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T552582 — 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: Ivan IV the Terrible Context triple: [Rurik dynasty, notableMember, Ivan IV the Terrible]
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A.
Vasili III of Russia
Vasili III of Russia was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533, known for completing the unification of Russian lands and strengthening centralized Muscovite power.
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B.
Ivan III of Russia
Ivan III of Russia, also known as Ivan the Great, was the Grand Prince of Moscow who tripled the territory of his state, ended Mongol dominance, and laid the foundations of a centralized Russian state.
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C.
Ivan I of Moscow
Ivan I of Moscow, also known as Ivan Kalita, was a 14th-century Grand Prince of Moscow who significantly expanded Muscovite power and laid foundations for the centralized Russian state.
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D.
Vasili IV Shuisky
Vasili IV Shuisky was a Russian boyar who briefly ruled as Tsar of Russia from 1606 to 1610 during the chaotic Time of Troubles, marked by political instability and foreign intervention.
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E.
Feodor III of Russia
Feodor III of Russia was a late 17th-century Tsar of Russia from the Romanov dynasty whose short, illness-plagued reign preceded the transformative rule of Peter the Great.
- 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: Ivan IV the Terrible Target entity description: Ivan IV the Terrible was the 16th-century tsar of Russia known for centralizing royal power, expanding Russian territory, and ruling with extreme brutality and repression.
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A.
Vasili III of Russia
Vasili III of Russia was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533, known for completing the unification of Russian lands and strengthening centralized Muscovite power.
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B.
Ivan III of Russia
Ivan III of Russia, also known as Ivan the Great, was the Grand Prince of Moscow who tripled the territory of his state, ended Mongol dominance, and laid the foundations of a centralized Russian state.
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C.
Ivan I of Moscow
Ivan I of Moscow, also known as Ivan Kalita, was a 14th-century Grand Prince of Moscow who significantly expanded Muscovite power and laid foundations for the centralized Russian state.
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D.
Vasili IV Shuisky
Vasili IV Shuisky was a Russian boyar who briefly ruled as Tsar of Russia from 1606 to 1610 during the chaotic Time of Troubles, marked by political instability and foreign intervention.
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E.
Feodor III of Russia
Feodor III of Russia was a late 17th-century Tsar of Russia from the Romanov dynasty whose short, illness-plagued reign preceded the transformative rule of Peter the Great.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tsar of Russia
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human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1530-08-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Grand Duchy of Moscow
ⓘ
Kolomenskaya ⓘ
surface form:
Kolomenskoye
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| burialPlace |
Archangel Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathedral of the Archangel, Moscow Kremlin
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| child |
Dmitry Ivanovich (son of Ivan IV and Maria Nagaya)
ⓘ
Feodor I of Russia ⓘ Ivan Ivanovich ⓘ Dmitry Ivanovich (son of Ivan IV and Maria Nagaya) ⓘ
surface form:
Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich (son of Ivan IV and Anastasia)
|
| coronationDate | 1547-01-16 ⓘ |
| coronationPlace |
Dormition Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Dormition Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1584-03-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Moscow
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| endTime |
reign as Grand Prince of Moscow: 1547
ⓘ
reign as Tsar of All Rus': 1584 ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| father |
Vasili III of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Vasili III of Moscow
|
| fullName |
Ivan IV the Terrible
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ivan IV Vasilyevich
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| givenName | Ivan ⓘ |
| house |
Rurik dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Rurikids
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| implementedPolicy | oprichnina ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralizing royal power in Russia
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conquest of Astrakhan Khanate ⓘ conquest of Kazan Khanate ⓘ creation of the oprichnina ⓘ early use of a standing army (streltsy) ⓘ establishing the Tsardom of Russia ⓘ extreme brutality and repression ⓘ Oprichnina ⓘ
surface form:
massacre of Novgorod
territorial expansion of the Russian state ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Russian ⓘ |
| mother | Elena Glinskaya ⓘ |
| nickname |
Ivan IV the Terrible
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ivan the Terrible
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| nobleFamily | Rurik dynasty ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Livonian War ⓘ |
| patronymicName | Vasilyevich ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand Prince of Moscow
ⓘ
Tsar of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar of All Rus'
|
| predecessor |
Vasili III of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Vasili III of Moscow
|
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| spouse |
Anastasia Romanovna
ⓘ
Anna Koltovskaya ⓘ Anna Vasilchikova ⓘ Marfa Sobakina ⓘ Maria Nagaya ⓘ Maria Temryukovna ⓘ Vasilisa Melentyeva ⓘ |
| startTime |
reign as Grand Prince of Moscow: 1533
ⓘ
reign as Tsar of All Rus': 1547 ⓘ |
| successor | Feodor I of Russia ⓘ |
| title |
Grand Prince of Moscow
ⓘ
Tsar of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar of All Rus'
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ivan IV the Terrible Description of subject: Ivan IV the Terrible was the 16th-century tsar of Russia known for centralizing royal power, expanding Russian territory, and ruling with extreme brutality and repression.
Referenced by (83)
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Tsar Ivan the Terrible
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan the Terrible
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan the Terrible
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Dmitry Ivanovich
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Oprichnina
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Oprichnina
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Ivan the Terrible
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Oprichnina
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reign of Ivan the Terrible
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Ivan IV Vasilyevich
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Ivan the Terrible
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Ivan IV Vasilyevich
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Ivan the Terrible
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan the Terrible
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia
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Ivan IV of Russia