American Horse the Elder
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American Horse the Elder was a prominent Oglala Lakota chief and warrior of the 19th century who played a key role in resisting U.S. military expansion onto Lakota lands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Horse the Elder canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10912182 — 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: American Horse the Elder Context triple: [Battle of Slim Buttes, notableCommanderForSide, American Horse the Elder]
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A.
Charlie Horse
Charlie Horse is the official mascot of the Ontario Hockey League’s Barrie Colts, typically depicted as an energetic, horse-themed character that entertains fans at games and events.
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B.
Charlie Horse
Charlie Horse is the costumed horse mascot of the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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C.
Rex the Wonder Horse
Rex the Wonder Horse is a famous early 20th-century movie horse known for performing daring stunts and starring in numerous Western films and serials.
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D.
Mainhorse
Mainhorse was a short-lived late-1960s/early-1970s progressive rock band known for featuring Swiss keyboardist Patrick Moraz before his later fame with Yes.
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E.
Marly Horses
Marly Horses is a famous pair of dynamic marble sculptures depicting rearing horses and their handlers, created in the 18th century by French sculptor Guillaume Coustou the Elder.
- 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: American Horse the Elder Target entity description: American Horse the Elder was a prominent Oglala Lakota chief and warrior of the 19th century who played a key role in resisting U.S. military expansion onto Lakota lands.
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A.
Charlie Horse
Charlie Horse is the official mascot of the Ontario Hockey League’s Barrie Colts, typically depicted as an energetic, horse-themed character that entertains fans at games and events.
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B.
Charlie Horse
Charlie Horse is the costumed horse mascot of the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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C.
Rex the Wonder Horse
Rex the Wonder Horse is a famous early 20th-century movie horse known for performing daring stunts and starring in numerous Western films and serials.
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D.
Mainhorse
Mainhorse was a short-lived late-1960s/early-1970s progressive rock band known for featuring Swiss keyboardist Patrick Moraz before his later fame with Yes.
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E.
Marly Horses
Marly Horses is a famous pair of dynamic marble sculptures depicting rearing horses and their handlers, created in the 18th century by French sculptor Guillaume Coustou the Elder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lakota warrior
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Oglala Lakota chief ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
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Lakota homelands in the northern Plains ⓘ |
| cause |
preservation of traditional Lakota way of life
ⓘ
protection of Lakota treaty rights ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| conflict |
Great Sioux War of 1876–1877
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakota resistance to U.S. westward expansion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture |
Lakota culture
ⓘ
Plains Indian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
prominent Lakota warrior
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prominent Oglala Lakota chief ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Lakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oglala Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | American Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
courage in battle
ⓘ
influence among Oglala Lakota ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Lakota Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oglala Lakota tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Lakota language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Lakota lands and sovereignty
ⓘ
leadership in armed resistance against U.S. forces ⓘ resistance to U.S. military expansion onto Lakota lands ⓘ |
| occupation |
tribal leader
ⓘ
warrior ⓘ |
| opponent |
United States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | U.S. military expansion onto Lakota lands ⓘ |
| partOf | Oglala band of the Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chief of the Oglala Lakota ⓘ |
| relative | American Horse the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | Lakota resistance leader ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Lakota oral histories
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historical studies of the Great Sioux War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Horse the Elder Description of subject: American Horse the Elder was a prominent Oglala Lakota chief and warrior of the 19th century who played a key role in resisting U.S. military expansion onto Lakota lands.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.