Máel Snechtai of Moray
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Máel Snechtai of Moray was an 11th-century Scottish noble who ruled the province of Moray and was the son of the short-reigned King Lulach of Scotland.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3863306 — 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.
Target entity: Máel Snechtai of Moray Context triple: [Lulach of Scotland, child, Máel Snechtai of Moray]
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Eochaid of Scotland
Eochaid of Scotland was a late 9th-century king traditionally associated with the House of Alpin, whose brief and disputed reign forms part of the early medieval history of the Scottish monarchy.
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Domnall mac Ailpín
Domnall mac Ailpín was a 9th-century king of the Picts (often regarded as an early king of Scotland) and a member of the Alpin dynasty who ruled after Kenneth MacAlpin.
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Niall, Earl of Carrick
Niall, Earl of Carrick, was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman who held the earldom of Carrick and was the father of Marjorie, Countess of Carrick.
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Gille Coemgáin of Moray
Gille Coemgáin of Moray was an 11th-century Scottish nobleman and Mormaer of Moray, notable as the father of King Lulach of Scotland and a key figure in the power struggles of northern Scotland.
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Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim
Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim, better known as Duncan II of Scotland, was a briefly reigning 11th-century Scottish king and son of Malcolm III who ruled during a turbulent period of dynastic conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Máel Snechtai of Moray Target entity description: Máel Snechtai of Moray was an 11th-century Scottish noble who ruled the province of Moray and was the son of the short-reigned King Lulach of Scotland.
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A.
Eochaid of Scotland
Eochaid of Scotland was a late 9th-century king traditionally associated with the House of Alpin, whose brief and disputed reign forms part of the early medieval history of the Scottish monarchy.
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B.
Domnall mac Ailpín
Domnall mac Ailpín was a 9th-century king of the Picts (often regarded as an early king of Scotland) and a member of the Alpin dynasty who ruled after Kenneth MacAlpin.
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C.
Niall, Earl of Carrick
Niall, Earl of Carrick, was a 13th-century Scottish nobleman who held the earldom of Carrick and was the father of Marjorie, Countess of Carrick.
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D.
Gille Coemgáin of Moray
Gille Coemgáin of Moray was an 11th-century Scottish nobleman and Mormaer of Moray, notable as the father of King Lulach of Scotland and a key figure in the power struggles of northern Scotland.
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E.
Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim
Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim, better known as Duncan II of Scotland, was a briefly reigning 11th-century Scottish king and son of Malcolm III who ruled during a turbulent period of dynastic conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Scotland
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Scottish noble ⓘ historical person ⓘ medieval Scottish ruler ⓘ province of medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 11th century ⓘ |
| child | Máel Snechtai of Moray self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels ⓘ |
| father | Lulach of Scotland ⓘ |
| floruit | 11th century ⓘ |
| heritage | Gaelic ⓘ |
| language | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Moray ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being son of King Lulach of Scotland
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ruling the province of Moray ⓘ |
| occupation |
nobleman
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ruler ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Moray ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mormaer of Moray
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ruler of Moray ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Moray ⓘ |
| relative | Lulach of Scotland ⓘ |
| territory | Moray ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Máel Snechtai of Moray Description of subject: Máel Snechtai of Moray was an 11th-century Scottish noble who ruled the province of Moray and was the son of the short-reigned King Lulach of Scotland.
Referenced by (16)
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