Sharpe
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Sharpe is a British television drama series based on Bernard Cornwell’s novels, following the adventures of soldier Richard Sharpe during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sharpe canonical | 6 |
| Sharpe novel series | 2 |
| Sharpe (TV series) | 1 |
| Sharpe series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2330208 — 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: Sharpe Context triple: [Sean Bean, notableWork, Sharpe]
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A.
Sharpe
Sharpe is the surname of Shannon Sharpe, a Hall of Fame former NFL tight end and prominent sports analyst.
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B.
Richard Bowdler Sharpe
Richard Bowdler Sharpe was a 19th-century English zoologist and ornithologist known for his extensive work on bird classification and descriptions, including numerous species of raptors.
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C.
Outram
Outram is a central district in Singapore known for its major medical facilities, heritage architecture, and proximity to the downtown core.
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D.
Outram
Outram is an English surname historically associated with several notable figures, including British military officers and public servants.
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E.
Lord Lorne
Lord Lorne is a courtesy title traditionally borne by the heir apparent to the Duke of Argyll in the Scottish peerage.
- 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: Sharpe Target entity description: Sharpe is a British television drama series based on Bernard Cornwell’s novels, following the adventures of soldier Richard Sharpe during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
Sharpe
Sharpe is the surname of Shannon Sharpe, a Hall of Fame former NFL tight end and prominent sports analyst.
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B.
Richard Bowdler Sharpe
Richard Bowdler Sharpe was a 19th-century English zoologist and ornithologist known for his extensive work on bird classification and descriptions, including numerous species of raptors.
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C.
Outram
Outram is a central district in Singapore known for its major medical facilities, heritage architecture, and proximity to the downtown core.
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D.
Outram
Outram is an English surname historically associated with several notable figures, including British military officers and public servants.
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E.
Lord Lorne
Lord Lorne is a courtesy title traditionally borne by the heir apparent to the Duke of Argyll in the Scottish peerage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
ⓘ
television drama series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | historical novels ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Sharpe
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sharpe novel series
novels by Bernard Cornwell ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
ITV
ⓘ
surface form:
ITV in the United Kingdom
|
| characterPortrayed |
Richard Sharpe
ⓘ
surface form:
Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe
|
| chronologicalScope |
Peninsular War
ⓘ
Waterloo Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo campaign
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| debutDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| distributor | ITV Studios ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
England
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ Turkey ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| format | television film series ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure television series
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ war drama ⓘ |
| hasFanBase | international audience ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffMedia |
DVD releases
ⓘ
novel tie-ins ⓘ |
| leadCharacterNationality | British ⓘ |
| leadCharacterRegiment | 95th Rifles ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Richard Sharpe ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | military campaigns of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| notableBattleDepicted |
Battle of Talavera
ⓘ
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfTVFilms | 16 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | colour ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Central Independent Television
ⓘ
Picture Palace ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | British Army officer ⓘ |
| protagonistRank | rifle officer ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Sharpe novel series by Bernard Cornwell ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 100 minutes ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| starredActor | Sean Bean ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| theme |
class and social mobility
ⓘ
military heroism ⓘ war and loyalty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sharpe Description of subject: Sharpe is a British television drama series based on Bernard Cornwell’s novels, following the adventures of soldier Richard Sharpe during the Napoleonic Wars.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sean Bean
this entity surface form:
Sharpe novel series
this entity surface form:
Sharpe series
subject surface form:
Tom Sharpe
this entity surface form:
Sharpe (TV series)