General Kirigan
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General Kirigan is a powerful and enigmatic Grisha commander, also known as the Darkling, who serves as the central antagonist and complex love interest in the fantasy series "Shadow and Bone."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Kirigan canonical | 2 |
| General Kirigan (Netflix adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12958811 — 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)
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Target entity: General Kirigan Context triple: [Shadow and Bone (TV series), mainCharacter, General Kirigan]
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A.
Iori
The Iori is a river in the South Caucasus that flows through eastern Georgia and parts of Azerbaijan before joining the Kura River.
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B.
Genjuro Kibagami
Genjuro Kibagami is a recurring anti-hero and rival swordsman in SNK’s Samurai Shodown fighting game series, known for his ruthless demeanor and powerful iaido-based fighting style.
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C.
Kamigōri
Kamigōri is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its rural character and location in the southwestern part of the prefecture.
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D.
Hogun
Hogun is a grim and stoic Asgardian warrior from Marvel Comics, best known as one of the heroic adventuring trio known as the Warriors Three and a close ally of Thor.
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E.
Hiranuma
Hiranuma is a notable district within Nishi Ward in Yokohama, Japan, known as part of the city’s central urban area.
- 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: General Kirigan Target entity description: General Kirigan is a powerful and enigmatic Grisha commander, also known as the Darkling, who serves as the central antagonist and complex love interest in the fantasy series "Shadow and Bone."
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A.
Iori
The Iori is a river in the South Caucasus that flows through eastern Georgia and parts of Azerbaijan before joining the Kura River.
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B.
Genjuro Kibagami
Genjuro Kibagami is a recurring anti-hero and rival swordsman in SNK’s Samurai Shodown fighting game series, known for his ruthless demeanor and powerful iaido-based fighting style.
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C.
Kamigōri
Kamigōri is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its rural character and location in the southwestern part of the prefecture.
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D.
Hogun
Hogun is a grim and stoic Asgardian warrior from Marvel Comics, best known as one of the heroic adventuring trio known as the Warriors Three and a close ally of Thor.
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E.
Hiranuma
Hiranuma is a notable district within Nishi Ward in Yokohama, Japan, known as part of the city’s central urban area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grisha
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antagonist ⓘ fictional character ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Ravkan military
ⓘ
linked to:
Ravkan War Ministry
Second Army ⓘ |
| alignment | morally grey ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aleksander Kirigan
ⓘ
linked to:
August Kuratov
the Darkling ⓘ
linked to:
The Darkling
|
| antagonistTo |
Alina Starkov
ⓘ
Mal Oretsev ⓘ
linked to:
Malyen Oretsev
|
| appearsIn |
Grishaverse
ⓘ
Shadow and Bone ⓘ
linked to:
Shadow and Bone (TV series)
|
| appearsInAdaptation |
Netflix series Shadow and Bone
ⓘ
linked to:
Shadow and Bone (TV series)
|
| appearsInBookSeries |
Shadow and Bone trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
Shadow and Bone (TV series)
|
| commands | Grisha soldiers ⓘ |
| conflict | seeks to control the Sun Summoner ⓘ |
| createdBy | Leigh Bardugo ⓘ |
| familyName | Kirigan ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
novel Shadow and Bone
ⓘ
linked to:
Shadow and Bone (novel)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
control of darkness
ⓘ
creating the Shadow Fold ⓘ shadow summoning ⓘ |
| hasLongevity | unnaturally long life ⓘ |
| hasMagicSystem |
the Small Science
ⓘ
linked to:
Small Science
|
| hasPersonalityTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
charismatic ⓘ enigmatic ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Alina Starkov ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
General
ⓘ
the Darkling ⓘ
linked to:
The Darkling
|
| isGrishaType | Shadow Summoner ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ravkan Second Army command structure ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | fantasy ⓘ |
| nationality | Ravkan ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ability to summon and manipulate shadows
ⓘ
black kefta with silver embroidery ⓘ |
| opposes | Ravkan royal family ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ben Barnes ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central antagonist in Shadow and Bone
ⓘ
complex love interest of Alina Starkov ⓘ |
| setting | Kingdom of Ravka ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| universe | Grishaverse ⓘ |
| usesPowerFor |
expansion of the Shadow Fold
ⓘ
political control of Ravka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Kirigan Description of subject: General Kirigan is a powerful and enigmatic Grisha commander, also known as the Darkling, who serves as the central antagonist and complex love interest in the fantasy series "Shadow and Bone."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: General Kirigan