The Four Greats
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The Four Greats refers to the group of four major Norwegian writers—Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland—who are considered foundational figures in Norwegian literature.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Four Greats canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21792521 — 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: The Four Greats Context triple: [De fire store, translation, The Four Greats]
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A.
Five Classics
The Five Classics are a foundational collection of ancient Chinese texts traditionally attributed to Confucius that shaped Confucian thought, education, and governance for centuries.
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Four Treasures of the Study
The Four Treasures of the Study are the essential traditional tools of Chinese scholars and calligraphers—brush, ink, paper, and inkstone—central to the practice of writing and painting in East Asian culture.
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C.
Ten Sovereigns
Ten Sovereigns is an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known as a top-class sprinter who captured major Group 1 races in Britain.
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D.
Mingshu
Mingshu is the given name of Chen Mingshu, a prominent early 20th-century Chinese military leader and politician.
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E.
Twelve Heavenly Generals
The Twelve Heavenly Generals are a group of protective deities in Japanese Buddhism who serve as fierce guardians of Yakushi Nyorai, the Medicine Buddha, each associated with specific directions, times, and healing functions.
- 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: The Four Greats Target entity description: The Four Greats refers to the group of four major Norwegian writers—Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland—who are considered foundational figures in Norwegian literature.
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A.
Five Classics
The Five Classics are a foundational collection of ancient Chinese texts traditionally attributed to Confucius that shaped Confucian thought, education, and governance for centuries.
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B.
Four Treasures of the Study
The Four Treasures of the Study are the essential traditional tools of Chinese scholars and calligraphers—brush, ink, paper, and inkstone—central to the practice of writing and painting in East Asian culture.
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C.
Ten Sovereigns
Ten Sovereigns is an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known as a top-class sprinter who captured major Group 1 races in Britain.
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D.
Mingshu
Mingshu is the given name of Chen Mingshu, a prominent early 20th-century Chinese military leader and politician.
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E.
Twelve Heavenly Generals
The Twelve Heavenly Generals are a group of protective deities in Japanese Buddhism who serve as fierce guardians of Yakushi Nyorai, the Medicine Buddha, each associated with specific directions, times, and healing functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.