Bloody Baron
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The Bloody Baron was the notorious nickname of Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, a brutal anti-Bolshevik warlord active in Mongolia and Siberia during the Russian Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bloody Baron canonical | 3 |
| The Bloody Baron | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2426699 — 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: Bloody Baron Context triple: [Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, nickname, Bloody Baron]
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A.
Basilisk
The Basilisk is a gigantic, deadly serpent from the Harry Potter series whose gaze can kill and whose venom is among the most lethal magical substances.
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B.
Krall
Krall is the main antagonist in the film "Star Trek Beyond," a former Starfleet officer transformed into a vengeful alien warlord who seeks to destroy the Federation.
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C.
The Butcher
"The Butcher" is the notorious nickname of Spanish general Valeriano Weyler, remembered for his brutal reconcentration policies in Cuba during the late 19th century.
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D.
Growltiger
Growltiger is a fictional pirate cat character from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats*, later featured in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical *Cats*.
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E.
Wraith
Wraith is a horror comic series by Joe Hill that expands on the sinister world and characters of his novel "NOS4A2."
- 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: Bloody Baron Target entity description: The Bloody Baron was the notorious nickname of Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, a brutal anti-Bolshevik warlord active in Mongolia and Siberia during the Russian Civil War.
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A.
Basilisk
The Basilisk is a gigantic, deadly serpent from the Harry Potter series whose gaze can kill and whose venom is among the most lethal magical substances.
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B.
Krall
Krall is the main antagonist in the film "Star Trek Beyond," a former Starfleet officer transformed into a vengeful alien warlord who seeks to destroy the Federation.
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C.
The Butcher
"The Butcher" is the notorious nickname of Spanish general Valeriano Weyler, remembered for his brutal reconcentration policies in Cuba during the late 19th century.
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D.
Growltiger
Growltiger is a fictional pirate cat character from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats*, later featured in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical *Cats*.
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E.
Wraith
Wraith is a horror comic series by Joe Hill that expands on the sinister world and characters of his novel "NOS4A2."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
White movement member
ⓘ
human ⓘ military commander ⓘ nobleman ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| activityRegion |
Mongolia
ⓘ
surface form:
Outer Mongolia
Siberia ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Imperial Russian Army
ⓘ
White movement ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Red Army ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by firing squad ⓘ |
| citizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| commanded |
Asiatic Cavalry Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Asian Cavalry Division
|
| conflict |
Russian Civil War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Austria-Hungary
|
| countryOfDeath |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
| dateOfBirth | 1886-01-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1921-09-15 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Bloody Baron
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
fanatical monarchist ⓘ mystic ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Baltic German ⓘ |
| executedBy |
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolsheviks
|
| familyName |
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
ⓘ
surface form:
von Ungern-Sternberg
|
| givenName | Roman ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
monarchism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempt to restore monarchic rule in Mongolia
ⓘ
extreme brutality toward enemies ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| movement |
Kolchak offensive in Siberia
ⓘ
surface form:
White movement in Siberia
|
| nickname | Bloody Baron self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | baron ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture of Urga in 1921 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-Bolshevik military campaigns in Siberia
ⓘ
military operations in Mongolia ⓘ |
| notableWork | establishment of a short-lived regime in Mongolia in 1921 ⓘ |
| occupation |
army officer
ⓘ
cavalry commander ⓘ |
| partOf |
Asiatic Cavalry Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Asian Cavalry Division
|
| placeOfBirth | Graz ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Novonikolaevsk
ⓘ
surface form:
Novonikolayevsk
|
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Russian Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| supported | Bogd Khan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bloody Baron Description of subject: The Bloody Baron was the notorious nickname of Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, a brutal anti-Bolshevik warlord active in Mongolia and Siberia during the Russian Civil War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
subject surface form:
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
this entity surface form:
The Bloody Baron