Aung San
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Aung San was a Burmese nationalist leader and founding father of modern Myanmar, instrumental in securing the country’s independence from British colonial rule.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aung San canonical | 10 |
| Bogyoke Aung San | 1 |
| Htein Lin Aung San | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1872233 — 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: Aung San Context triple: [Aung San Suu Kyi, givenName, Aung San]
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A.
Maung Maung Soe
Maung Maung Soe is a Burmese given name borne by several individuals, most notably a Myanmar military general sanctioned internationally for alleged human rights abuses against the Rohingya.
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B.
U Nu
U Nu was a prominent Burmese political leader and the first Prime Minister of independent Burma, known for his role in postcolonial Asian diplomacy and non-aligned movement initiatives.
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C.
Maung Maung Theik
Maung Maung Theik is a Burmese individual known primarily as a notable bearer of the name Maung.
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D.
Maung Zarni
Maung Zarni is a Burmese scholar and human rights activist known for his outspoken criticism of Myanmar’s military and advocacy for the Rohingya and other persecuted minorities.
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E.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese political leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for her long struggle for democracy and human rights in Myanmar.
- 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: Aung San Target entity description: Aung San was a Burmese nationalist leader and founding father of modern Myanmar, instrumental in securing the country’s independence from British colonial rule.
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A.
Maung Maung Soe
Maung Maung Soe is a Burmese given name borne by several individuals, most notably a Myanmar military general sanctioned internationally for alleged human rights abuses against the Rohingya.
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B.
U Nu
U Nu was a prominent Burmese political leader and the first Prime Minister of independent Burma, known for his role in postcolonial Asian diplomacy and non-aligned movement initiatives.
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C.
Maung Maung Theik
Maung Maung Theik is a Burmese individual known primarily as a notable bearer of the name Maung.
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D.
Maung Zarni
Maung Zarni is a Burmese scholar and human rights activist known for his outspoken criticism of Myanmar’s military and advocacy for the Rohingya and other persecuted minorities.
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E.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese political leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for her long struggle for democracy and human rights in Myanmar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founding father
ⓘ
human ⓘ nationalist leader ⓘ politician ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| birthName |
Aung San
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Htein Lin Aung San
|
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| child | Aung San Suu Kyi ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Martyrs’ Day (Myanmar) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Myanmar ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-02-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1947-07-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Rangoon Arts and Science University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Rangoon
|
| ethnicGroup | Bamar ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anti-colonial activism
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| founded |
Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League
ⓘ
Burma Independence Army ⓘ |
| hasParticularSignificance | Myanmar national identity ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Aung San
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bogyoke Aung San
|
| influenced |
Aung San Suu Kyi
ⓘ
Myanmar pro-democracy movement ⓘ
surface form:
Burmese pro-democracy movement
|
| languageSpoken | Burmese ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League
ⓘ
Dobama Asiayone ⓘ Thakin movement ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| movement |
Burmese nationalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Burmese independence movement
anti-colonialism ⓘ |
| name | Aung San self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being regarded as the founding father of modern Myanmar
ⓘ
leading Burma’s struggle for independence from British rule ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aung San–Attlee Agreement
ⓘ
Panglong Agreement ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Burma (until 1937)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Burma
Magway Region ⓘ
surface form:
Magway District
Natmauk ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Yangon ⓘ
surface form:
Rangoon
|
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Burma National Army
ⓘ
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of Burma ⓘ Minister of Defence of Burma ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| spouse | Khin Kyi ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Burma Independence Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma National Army
Provisional government of Burma ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aung San Description of subject: Aung San was a Burmese nationalist leader and founding father of modern Myanmar, instrumental in securing the country’s independence from British colonial rule.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Htein Lin Aung San
this entity surface form:
Bogyoke Aung San