Principality of Starodub
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The Principality of Starodub was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the town of Starodub, historically associated with the Rurikid Olgovichi dynasty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Principality of Novgorod-Seversk | 1 |
| Principality of Starodub canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3363089 — 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: Principality of Starodub Context triple: [Olgovichi, ruled, Principality of Starodub]
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A.
Principality of Tver
The Principality of Tver was a medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Tver that rivaled Moscow for dominance in northeastern Rus' before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
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B.
Principality of Rostov
The Principality of Rostov was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the city of Rostov, one of the oldest political and cultural centers in northeastern Rus’.
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C.
Principality of Yaroslavl
The Principality of Yaroslavl was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the city of Yaroslavl in what is now central Russia.
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D.
Principality of Chernigov
The Principality of Chernigov was a major medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Chernihiv, influential within Kievan Rus' and later ruled by the Olgovichi dynasty.
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E.
Principality of Polotsk
The Principality of Polotsk was a major medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Polotsk, influential in the political and cultural development of what is now Belarus and parts of northeastern Europe.
- 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: Principality of Starodub Target entity description: The Principality of Starodub was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the town of Starodub, historically associated with the Rurikid Olgovichi dynasty.
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A.
Principality of Tver
The Principality of Tver was a medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Tver that rivaled Moscow for dominance in northeastern Rus' before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
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B.
Principality of Rostov
The Principality of Rostov was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the city of Rostov, one of the oldest political and cultural centers in northeastern Rus’.
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C.
Principality of Yaroslavl
The Principality of Yaroslavl was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the city of Yaroslavl in what is now central Russia.
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D.
Principality of Chernigov
The Principality of Chernigov was a major medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Chernihiv, influential within Kievan Rus' and later ruled by the Olgovichi dynasty.
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E.
Principality of Polotsk
The Principality of Polotsk was a major medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Polotsk, influential in the political and cultural development of what is now Belarus and parts of northeastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East Slavic state
ⓘ
former principality ⓘ medieval principality ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Starodub
ⓘ
surface form:
Starodub-on-the-Klyazma (historical town)
|
| borderedBy |
Principality of Chernigov
ⓘ
other Rus' principalities ⓘ |
| capital | Starodub ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
| dissolved | 14th century ⓘ |
| dynasty | Olgovichi ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | East Slavs ⓘ |
| followedBy | Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ |
| follows |
Principality of Chernigov
ⓘ
surface form:
unpartitioned Principality of Chernigov
|
| governmentForm |
feudal principality
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Starodub ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | ruled by local Rurikid princes ⓘ |
| historyPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inception | 12th century ⓘ |
| language | Old East Slavic ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Principality of Chernigov
ⓘ
surface form:
Chernigov Principality
Ruthenia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Starodub ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chernigov land
ⓘ
Kyivan Rus ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
Olgovichi appanage system ⓘ medieval Rus' principalities ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| rulingDynasty |
Rurik dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Rurikid dynasty
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Principality of Starodub Description of subject: The Principality of Starodub was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the town of Starodub, historically associated with the Rurikid Olgovichi dynasty.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.