Principality of Kostroma
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The Principality of Kostroma was a medieval Rus' principality centered on the town of Kostroma, playing a regional role in the political landscape of northeastern Rus'.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Principality of Kostroma canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10083032 — 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: Principality of Kostroma Context triple: [Principality of Yaroslavl, borderedBy, Principality of Kostroma]
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Principality of Murom
The Principality of Murom was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the town of Murom, playing a role in the early political landscape of northeastern Rus'.
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B.
Principality of Tver
The Principality of Tver was a medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Tver that rivaled Moscow for dominance in northeastern Rus' before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
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C.
Principality of Yaroslavl
The Principality of Yaroslavl was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the city of Yaroslavl in what is now central Russia.
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D.
Principality of Uglich
The Principality of Uglich was a small medieval Rus' principality centered on the town of Uglich along the Volga River, historically part of the northeastern Russian lands.
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E.
Principality of Rostov
The Principality of Rostov was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the city of Rostov, one of the oldest political and cultural centers in northeastern 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: Principality of Kostroma Target entity description: The Principality of Kostroma was a medieval Rus' principality centered on the town of Kostroma, playing a regional role in the political landscape of northeastern Rus'.
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A.
Principality of Murom
The Principality of Murom was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the town of Murom, playing a role in the early political landscape of northeastern Rus'.
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B.
Principality of Tver
The Principality of Tver was a medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Tver that rivaled Moscow for dominance in northeastern Rus' before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
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C.
Principality of Yaroslavl
The Principality of Yaroslavl was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the city of Yaroslavl in what is now central Russia.
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D.
Principality of Uglich
The Principality of Uglich was a small medieval Rus' principality centered on the town of Uglich along the Volga River, historically part of the northeastern Russian lands.
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E.
Principality of Rostov
The Principality of Rostov was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the city of Rostov, one of the oldest political and cultural centers in northeastern Rus’.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rus' principality
ⓘ
medieval principality ⓘ |
| capital | Kostroma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Old Russian culture ⓘ |
| currency | silver grivna ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ river trade on the Volga ⓘ |
| feudalHierarchy | prince and boyars ⓘ |
| follows | Kievan Rus' fragmentation ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCenter | town of Kostroma ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | East Slavs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFortification | Kostroma kremlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Old East Slavic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor |
Principality of Rostov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Principality of Suzdal NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Yaroslavl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligionInstitution | Orthodox monasteries ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder | Kostroma prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCenter | Kostroma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | customary Rus' law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
historical region of Kostroma
ⓘ
northeastern Rus' ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Volga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryStructure | druzhina-based army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Golden Ring region of Russia (historical core)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muscovite state NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir-Suzdal principality NERFINISHED ⓘ feudal fragmentation of Rus' ⓘ northeastern Rus' principalities ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | regional politics of northeastern Rus' ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudal principality ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingClass | Rurikid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of Volga trade routes ⓘ |
| successor | Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| todayInTerritoryOf |
Kostroma Oblast
NERFINISHED
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Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedScript | Cyrillic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Principality of Kostroma Description of subject: The Principality of Kostroma was a medieval Rus' principality centered on the town of Kostroma, playing a regional role in the political landscape of northeastern Rus'.
Referenced by (1)
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