Vasili I of Moscow
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Vasili I of Moscow was a Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir who significantly expanded Muscovite territory and strengthened its political power in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vasily I of Moscow | 9 |
| Vasili I Dmitriyevich | 1 |
| Vasili I of Moscow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3363042 — 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: Vasili I of Moscow Context triple: [Grand Duchy of Moscow, ruler, Vasili I of Moscow]
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A.
Ivan I of Moscow
Ivan I of Moscow, also known as Ivan Kalita, was a 14th-century Grand Prince of Moscow who significantly expanded Muscovite power and laid foundations for the centralized Russian state.
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B.
Ivan III of Russia
Ivan III of Russia, also known as Ivan the Great, was the Grand Prince of Moscow who tripled the territory of his state, ended Mongol dominance, and laid the foundations of a centralized Russian state.
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C.
Vasili II of Moscow
Vasili II of Moscow was a 15th-century Grand Prince of Moscow whose turbulent reign, marked by civil war and struggles for succession, laid groundwork for the later centralization of the Russian state.
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D.
Lzhedmitry I
Lzhedmitry I is the Russian name for False Dmitry I, the first and most prominent of the pretenders who claimed the Russian throne during the Time of Troubles in the early 17th century.
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E.
Grand Prince of Moscow
The Grand Prince of Moscow was the medieval and early modern sovereign of the Muscovite state who led the consolidation of Russian lands and laid the foundations of the centralized Russian monarchy.
- 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: Vasili I of Moscow Target entity description: Vasili I of Moscow was a Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir who significantly expanded Muscovite territory and strengthened its political power in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
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A.
Ivan I of Moscow
Ivan I of Moscow, also known as Ivan Kalita, was a 14th-century Grand Prince of Moscow who significantly expanded Muscovite power and laid foundations for the centralized Russian state.
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B.
Ivan III of Russia
Ivan III of Russia, also known as Ivan the Great, was the Grand Prince of Moscow who tripled the territory of his state, ended Mongol dominance, and laid the foundations of a centralized Russian state.
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C.
Vasili II of Moscow
Vasili II of Moscow was a 15th-century Grand Prince of Moscow whose turbulent reign, marked by civil war and struggles for succession, laid groundwork for the later centralization of the Russian state.
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D.
Lzhedmitry I
Lzhedmitry I is the Russian name for False Dmitry I, the first and most prominent of the pretenders who claimed the Russian throne during the Time of Troubles in the early 17th century.
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E.
Grand Prince of Moscow
The Grand Prince of Moscow was the medieval and early modern sovereign of the Muscovite state who led the consolidation of Russian lands and laid the foundations of the centralized Russian monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Prince
ⓘ
human ⓘ ruler of Moscow ⓘ |
| ally | Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1371-12-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Moscow ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Cathedral of the Archangel
ⓘ
surface form:
Archangel Cathedral
|
| child |
Anna Vasilievna of Moscow
ⓘ
Anna Vasilievna of Moscow ⓘ
surface form:
Maria Vasilievna of Moscow
Vasili II of Moscow ⓘ Yuri Vasilievich of Zvenigorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Golden Horde ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1425-02-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Moscow ⓘ |
| dynasticConnection | Rurikid princes of northeastern Rus' ⓘ |
| era |
early 15th century
ⓘ
late 14th century ⓘ |
| expandedTerritory |
Gorodets
ⓘ
Murom ⓘ Nizhny Novgorod ⓘ Vologda region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Dmitry Donskoy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Vasili I of Moscow
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vasili I Dmitriyevich
|
| givenName |
Vasily
ⓘ
surface form:
Vasili
|
| governedFrom | Moscow Kremlin ⓘ |
| house | House of Moscow ⓘ |
| language | Old East Slavic ⓘ |
| maintainedSuzeraintyUnder | Golden Horde ⓘ |
| mother | Eudoxia of Moscow ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Rurik dynasty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidation of Russian principalities under Moscow
ⓘ
expansion of Muscovite territory ⓘ strengthening political power of Moscow ⓘ |
| partOf | Muscovite rulers ⓘ |
| patronymic | Dmitriyevich ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand Prince of Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Prince of Vladimir ⓘ |
| predecessor | Dmitry Donskoy ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1425 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1389 ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| sonInLawOf | Vytautas the Great ⓘ |
| spouse | Sophia of Lithuania ⓘ |
| strengthenedInstitution |
Grand Duchy of Moscow
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Principality of Moscow
|
| successor | Vasili II of Moscow ⓘ |
| successorStateBuilt | centralized Russian state ⓘ |
| title | Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vasili I of Moscow Description of subject: Vasili I of Moscow was a Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir who significantly expanded Muscovite territory and strengthened its political power in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Vasily I of Moscow
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Vasily I of Moscow
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Vasily I of Moscow
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Vasily I of Moscow
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Vasily I of Moscow
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Vasily I of Moscow
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Dmitry Donskoy
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Vasily I of Moscow
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Dmitry Donskoy
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Vasily I of Moscow
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Vasily I of Moscow
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Vasili I Dmitriyevich