Michael III
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Michael III was a 9th-century Byzantine emperor whose reign saw the end of Iconoclasm and the rise of the influential Macedonian dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael III canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12378704 — 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: Michael III Context triple: [Michael III, regnalName, Michael III]
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A.
Mike III
Mike III was the third live Bengal tiger to serve as Louisiana State University's costumed mascot, continuing the tradition of Mike the Tiger.
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B.
Michael I
Michael I was a 17th-century monarch who served as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania during the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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C.
Justin II
Justin II was a 6th-century Byzantine emperor who ruled from 565 to 578 CE, known for his attempts to continue Justinian I’s policies but facing significant military setbacks and internal instability.
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D.
Emperor Constantine VI
Emperor Constantine VI was a Byzantine emperor of the Isaurian dynasty who ruled in the late 8th century, known for his troubled reign marked by regency under his mother Irene and eventual deposition and blinding.
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E.
Martin I
Martin I was a 7th-century pope known for his opposition to the Monothelite heresy and for being abducted and exiled by the Byzantine emperor, later venerated as a martyr and saint.
- 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: Michael III Target entity description: Michael III was a 9th-century Byzantine emperor whose reign saw the end of Iconoclasm and the rise of the influential Macedonian dynasty.
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A.
Mike III
Mike III was the third live Bengal tiger to serve as Louisiana State University's costumed mascot, continuing the tradition of Mike the Tiger.
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B.
Michael I
Michael I was a 17th-century monarch who served as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania during the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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C.
Justin II
Justin II was a 6th-century Byzantine emperor who ruled from 565 to 578 CE, known for his attempts to continue Justinian I’s policies but facing significant military setbacks and internal instability.
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D.
Emperor Constantine VI
Emperor Constantine VI was a Byzantine emperor of the Isaurian dynasty who ruled in the late 8th century, known for his troubled reign marked by regency under his mother Irene and eventual deposition and blinding.
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E.
Martin I
Martin I was a 7th-century pope known for his opposition to the Monothelite heresy and for being abducted and exiled by the Byzantine emperor, later venerated as a martyr and saint.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael III
subject surface form:
Basil I
subject surface form:
Basil I
subject surface form:
Theophilus
subject surface form:
Theophilus