Captain Jack
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Captain Jack was the Modoc leader who commanded his people during the Modoc War against United States forces in the 1870s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Jack canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2268479 — 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: Captain Jack Context triple: [Modoc War, hasCommander, Captain Jack]
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A.
Captain Jack Sparrow
Captain Jack Sparrow is the eccentric, cunning pirate captain and central antihero of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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B.
Colonel Jack
"Colonel Jack" is an early 18th-century novel by Daniel Defoe that follows the morally complex life and adventures of a London pickpocket who rises through crime, transportation, and eventual reform.
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C.
Captain William Turner
Captain William Turner was a 17th-century English colonial military officer in Massachusetts best known for leading the deadly 1676 attack on Indigenous people later known as the Turner's Falls massacre during King Philip's War.
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D.
Edward Vernon
Edward Vernon was an 18th-century British admiral best known for his role in the War of Jenkins’ Ear and for popularizing the diluted rum ration that became known as “grog.”
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E.
Captain
Captain is a senior supervisory rank within the Los Angeles Police Department, typically responsible for commanding a division or overseeing major operational units.
- 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: Captain Jack Target entity description: Captain Jack was the Modoc leader who commanded his people during the Modoc War against United States forces in the 1870s.
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A.
Captain Jack Sparrow
Captain Jack Sparrow is the eccentric, cunning pirate captain and central antihero of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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B.
Colonel Jack
"Colonel Jack" is an early 18th-century novel by Daniel Defoe that follows the morally complex life and adventures of a London pickpocket who rises through crime, transportation, and eventual reform.
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C.
Captain William Turner
Captain William Turner was a 17th-century English colonial military officer in Massachusetts best known for leading the deadly 1676 attack on Indigenous people later known as the Turner's Falls massacre during King Philip's War.
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D.
Edward Vernon
Edward Vernon was an 18th-century British admiral best known for his role in the War of Jenkins’ Ear and for popularizing the diluted rum ration that became known as “grog.”
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E.
Captain
Captain is a senior supervisory rank within the Los Angeles Police Department, typically responsible for commanding a division or overseeing major operational units.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American leader
ⓘ
person ⓘ tribal chief ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Modoc homeland ⓘ |
| conflict | Modoc War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
Native American history scholarship
ⓘ
United States military records of the Modoc War ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Modoc ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfConflict | disputes over Modoc lands and forced relocation ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Jack ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Captain ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Klamath Basin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Modoc people ⓘ |
| militaryCommand | Modoc forces in the Modoc War ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Modoc language ⓘ |
| notableFor | Modoc War ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense of the Lava Beds stronghold during the Modoc War ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
tribal leader ⓘ |
| opponent |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Modoc people
ⓘ
surface form:
Modoc tribe
|
| placeOfActivity |
Northern California
ⓘ
surface form:
northern California
southern Oregon ⓘ |
| role | leader of the Modoc people ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | armed resistance against U.S. forces in northern California and southern Oregon ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1870s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Jack Description of subject: Captain Jack was the Modoc leader who commanded his people during the Modoc War against United States forces in the 1870s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.