Cottonian Library fire of 1731
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The Cottonian Library fire of 1731 was a disastrous blaze at Ashburnham House in London that severely damaged or destroyed many priceless medieval and early modern manuscripts from Sir Robert Cotton’s renowned collection.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13936685 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Cottonian Library fire of 1731 Context triple: [Cotton collection catalogue, relatedTo, Cottonian Library fire of 1731]
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Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall
The Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall was a devastating blaze that destroyed much of England’s principal royal residence, effectively ending the Palace of Whitehall’s role as the main seat of the monarchy.
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Great Fire of 1834
The Great Fire of 1834 was a devastating blaze that destroyed much of the Palace of Westminster in London, leading to its extensive 19th-century reconstruction.
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1992 Windsor Castle fire
The 1992 Windsor Castle fire was a major blaze that severely damaged parts of Windsor Castle, prompting one of the largest restoration projects in British royal history.
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D.
Richmond Theatre fire
The Richmond Theatre fire was a devastating 1811 blaze in Richmond, Virginia, that killed dozens of theatergoers and became one of the deadliest urban fires in early American history.
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Great Fire of Wem
The Great Fire of Wem was a devastating blaze that destroyed much of the small Shropshire market town of Wem in 1677.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cottonian Library fire of 1731 Target entity description: The Cottonian Library fire of 1731 was a disastrous blaze at Ashburnham House in London that severely damaged or destroyed many priceless medieval and early modern manuscripts from Sir Robert Cotton’s renowned collection.
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A.
Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall
The Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall was a devastating blaze that destroyed much of England’s principal royal residence, effectively ending the Palace of Whitehall’s role as the main seat of the monarchy.
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B.
Great Fire of 1834
The Great Fire of 1834 was a devastating blaze that destroyed much of the Palace of Westminster in London, leading to its extensive 19th-century reconstruction.
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C.
1992 Windsor Castle fire
The 1992 Windsor Castle fire was a major blaze that severely damaged parts of Windsor Castle, prompting one of the largest restoration projects in British royal history.
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D.
Richmond Theatre fire
The Richmond Theatre fire was a devastating 1811 blaze in Richmond, Virginia, that killed dozens of theatergoers and became one of the deadliest urban fires in early American history.
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E.
Great Fire of Wem
The Great Fire of Wem was a devastating blaze that destroyed much of the small Shropshire market town of Wem in 1677.
- F. None of above. chosen
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