Tyrosh
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Tyrosh is one of the Free Cities in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire," known for its brightly dyed hair, mercenary companies, and strategic island location off the coast of Essos.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3289816 — 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: Tyrosh Context triple: [Essos, hasCity, Tyrosh]
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A.
Braavos
Braavos is a powerful, canal-filled free city in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones," famed for its secretive Iron Bank, skilled assassins of the Faceless Men, and strong naval might.
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B.
The Iron Islands
The Iron Islands are a harsh, seafaring island region in the world of Westeros, home to the ironborn people known for their raiding culture and worship of the Drowned God.
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C.
The Vale of Arryn
The Vale of Arryn is a mountainous and isolated region of Westeros known for its impregnable stronghold, the Eyrie, and its ruling House Arryn.
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D.
Dannevirke
Dannevirke is a rural service town in New Zealand known for its Scandinavian heritage and farming-based economy.
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E.
Astapor
Astapor is a slave-trading city on the southern coast of Essos in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones," famed as the home of the Unsullied.
- 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: Tyrosh Target entity description: Tyrosh is one of the Free Cities in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire," known for its brightly dyed hair, mercenary companies, and strategic island location off the coast of Essos.
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A.
Braavos
Braavos is a powerful, canal-filled free city in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones," famed for its secretive Iron Bank, skilled assassins of the Faceless Men, and strong naval might.
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B.
The Iron Islands
The Iron Islands are a harsh, seafaring island region in the world of Westeros, home to the ironborn people known for their raiding culture and worship of the Drowned God.
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C.
The Vale of Arryn
The Vale of Arryn is a mountainous and isolated region of Westeros known for its impregnable stronghold, the Eyrie, and its ruling House Arryn.
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D.
Dannevirke
Dannevirke is a rural service town in New Zealand known for its Scandinavian heritage and farming-based economy.
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E.
Astapor
Astapor is a slave-trading city on the southern coast of Essos in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones," famed as the home of the Unsullied.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Free City
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fictional city-state ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Clash of Kings
ⓘ
A Dance with Dragons ⓘ A Feast for Crows ⓘ A Game of Thrones ⓘ A Storm of Swords ⓘ |
| conflict | wars over the Stepstones ⓘ |
| creator | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| cultureFeature |
brightly dyed hair
ⓘ
elaborate fashions ⓘ use of vivid colors in clothing ⓘ |
| economy |
mercenary hiring
ⓘ
slaving ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| ethnicMix |
Andal descent
ⓘ
Rhoynar descent ⓘ Valyrian descent ⓘ |
| governmentType | oligarchic city-state ⓘ |
| hairCustom |
men dye beards and mustaches
ⓘ
women dye hair in bright colors ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Valyrian Freehold colony ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brothels
ⓘ
dyed beards and mustaches ⓘ mercenary companies ⓘ slavery ⓘ strategic maritime position ⓘ |
| language |
Tyrosh
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tyroshi
|
| locatedIn |
Essos (fictional continent)
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surface form:
Essos
|
| locatedNear |
Narrow Sea
ⓘ
Stepstones ⓘ Westeros (fictional continent) ⓘ
surface form:
Westeros
|
| locatedOffCoastOf | southwestern Essos ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island ⓘ |
| militaryFeature |
strong fleet
ⓘ
use of sellswords ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
dyes
ⓘ
luxury goods ⓘ |
| partOf | Free Cities ⓘ |
| religion | varied gods of the Free Cities ⓘ |
| rivalCity |
Lys
ⓘ
Myr ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Archon of Tyrosh ⓘ |
| sharesOriginWith |
Lys
ⓘ
Myr ⓘ |
| socialPractice | keeping concubines and courtesans ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls routes through the Stepstones
ⓘ
gateway between Narrow Sea and Summer Sea ⓘ |
| universe | A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tyrosh Description of subject: Tyrosh is one of the Free Cities in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire," known for its brightly dyed hair, mercenary companies, and strategic island location off the coast of Essos.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Essos