An Lộc
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An Lộc is a town in southern Vietnam that became a major battlefield during the 1972 Easter Offensive in the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1170918 — 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: An Lộc Context triple: [Easter Offensive, location, An Lộc]
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A.
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Nguyen Duy Trinh was a Vietnamese revolutionary and diplomat who served as North Vietnam’s foreign minister and played a key role in international negotiations during the Vietnam War.
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B.
Kao Kim Hourn
Kao Kim Hourn is a Cambodian diplomat and academic who serves as the Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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C.
Huynh Tan Phat
Huynh Tan Phat was a Vietnamese architect, revolutionary, and communist politician who played a key leadership role in the Viet Cong and later in the government of reunified Vietnam.
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D.
Le Duc Tho
Le Duc Tho was a Vietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and Politburo member best known for co-negotiating the end of the Vietnam War and uniquely declining the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973.
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E.
Thieu
Thieu is the family name of Nguyen Van Thieu, the South Vietnamese general and president during the Vietnam War.
- 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: An Lộc Target entity description: An Lộc is a town in southern Vietnam that became a major battlefield during the 1972 Easter Offensive in the Vietnam War.
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A.
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Nguyen Duy Trinh was a Vietnamese revolutionary and diplomat who served as North Vietnam’s foreign minister and played a key role in international negotiations during the Vietnam War.
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B.
Kao Kim Hourn
Kao Kim Hourn is a Cambodian diplomat and academic who serves as the Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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C.
Huynh Tan Phat
Huynh Tan Phat was a Vietnamese architect, revolutionary, and communist politician who played a key leadership role in the Viet Cong and later in the government of reunified Vietnam.
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D.
Le Duc Tho
Le Duc Tho was a Vietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and Politburo member best known for co-negotiating the end of the Vietnam War and uniquely declining the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973.
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E.
Thieu
Thieu is the family name of Nguyen Van Thieu, the South Vietnamese general and president during the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| aftermath |
reconstruction after 1975
ⓘ
severe civilian casualties ⓘ |
| attackedBy | People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| currentCountry |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
|
| defendedBy | Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 90–100 km north of Ho Chi Minh City ⓘ |
| experience |
extensive urban destruction
ⓘ
heavy artillery bombardment ⓘ prolonged siege ⓘ |
| hasRole | district capital ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Cold War
ⓘ
Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Vietnam
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Bình Phước Province
ⓘ
Loc Ninh District ⓘ
surface form:
Lộc Ninh District
|
| locatedOn | Highway 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense street fighting
ⓘ
large-scale use of U.S. airpower ⓘ symbol of South Vietnamese resistance in 1972 ⓘ |
| partOf | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| resultOfBattle |
ARVN defensive victory
ⓘ
halted PAVN advance toward Saigon ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Easter Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
1972 Easter Offensive
Battle of An Lộc ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key defensive position on approach to Saigon
ⓘ
major ARVN stronghold in III Corps Tactical Zone ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Military Assistance Advisory Group ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army advisors
|
| timeOfEvent | 1972 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: An Lộc Description of subject: An Lộc is a town in southern Vietnam that became a major battlefield during the 1972 Easter Offensive in the Vietnam War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
An Loc