Donald Bán
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Donald Bán, also known as Donald III of Scotland, was a late 11th-century King of Scots whose brief and contested reign followed the death of his brother Malcolm III.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donald Bán canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3811341 — 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: Donald Bán Context triple: [Donald III of Scotland, alsoKnownAs, Donald Bán]
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A.
Joe Bihari
Joe Bihari was an American record executive and producer best known as one of the Bihari brothers who co-founded and ran influential R&B and blues labels such as Modern and Kent Records in mid-20th-century Los Angeles.
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B.
Lyndon Dykes
Lyndon Dykes is a professional footballer who plays as a striker, known for representing the Scotland national team and clubs in the English Football League.
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C.
John Kundla
John Kundla was a Hall of Fame American basketball coach best known for leading the Minneapolis Lakers to multiple early NBA championships.
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D.
Charles Haid
Charles Haid is an American actor and director best known for his role as Officer Andy Renko on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
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E.
Dallas Puett
Dallas Puett is a film editor best known for his work on the 2006 sports drama "Rocky Balboa."
- 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: Donald Bán Target entity description: Donald Bán, also known as Donald III of Scotland, was a late 11th-century King of Scots whose brief and contested reign followed the death of his brother Malcolm III.
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A.
Joe Bihari
Joe Bihari was an American record executive and producer best known as one of the Bihari brothers who co-founded and ran influential R&B and blues labels such as Modern and Kent Records in mid-20th-century Los Angeles.
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B.
Lyndon Dykes
Lyndon Dykes is a professional footballer who plays as a striker, known for representing the Scotland national team and clubs in the English Football League.
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C.
John Kundla
John Kundla was a Hall of Fame American basketball coach best known for leading the Minneapolis Lakers to multiple early NBA championships.
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D.
Charles Haid
Charles Haid is an American actor and director best known for his role as Officer Andy Renko on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
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E.
Dallas Puett
Dallas Puett is a film editor best known for his work on the 2006 sports drama "Rocky Balboa."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Scots
ⓘ
human ⓘ medieval Scottish monarch ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Atholl
ⓘ
Moray ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1033 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Scotland ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Dunkeld Cathedral ⓘ |
| capturedBy | forces of Edgar of Scotland ⓘ |
| causeOfEndOfReign | deposed by Edgar of Scotland with Anglo-Norman support ⓘ |
| conflict | struggle for the Scottish throne after Malcolm III’s death ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1099 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rescobie, Angus, Scotland ⓘ |
| dynasticContext | son of King Duncan I, brother of King Malcolm III ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gael ⓘ |
| fate | blinded and imprisoned ⓘ |
| father | Duncan I of Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 11th century ⓘ |
| house | House of Dunkeld ⓘ |
| languageContext | Gaelic-speaking Scottish king ⓘ |
| mother | Suthen (Suthain) of Scotland ⓘ |
| name |
Domnall Bán
ⓘ
Donald Bán self-link ⓘ Donald III of Scotland ⓘ Domnall mac Donnchada ⓘ
surface form:
Donald mac Donnchada
|
| notableFor |
brief and contested reign as King of Scots
ⓘ
representing Gaelic opposition to Anglo-Norman influence in Scotland ⓘ |
| opponent |
Duncan II of Scotland
ⓘ
Edgar, King of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Edgar of Scotland
supporters of Margaret of Wessex and her sons ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Scots
ⓘ
Mormaer (earl) in Scotland ⓘ |
| predecessor | Malcolm III of Scotland ⓘ |
| realm | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| regnalNumber | III ⓘ |
| reignEnd |
1094
ⓘ
1097 ⓘ |
| reignStart |
1093
ⓘ
1094 (restored) ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| royalTitle | King of Scots ⓘ |
| sibling | Malcolm III of Scotland ⓘ |
| successor |
Duncan II of Scotland
ⓘ
Edgar, King of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Edgar of Scotland
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Donald Bán Description of subject: Donald Bán, also known as Donald III of Scotland, was a late 11th-century King of Scots whose brief and contested reign followed the death of his brother Malcolm III.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.