Yaropolk I of Kiev
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Yaropolk I of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus', known for his brief and turbulent reign marked by dynastic conflict with his brothers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yaropolk I of Kiev canonical | 6 |
| Yaropolk I of Kyiv (reburial) | 1 |
| Yaropolk Sviatoslavich | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3447081 — 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: Yaropolk I of Kiev Context triple: [Sviatoslav I of Kiev, successor, Yaropolk I of Kiev]
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Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Sviatoslav I of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' renowned for his aggressive military campaigns that greatly expanded and reshaped the power of the early East Slavic state.
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B.
Vsevolod I of Kiev
Vsevolod I of Kiev was an 11th-century Grand Prince of Kiev known for consolidating Kievan Rus' power and fostering close political and cultural ties with the Byzantine Empire.
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C.
Mstislav I of Kiev
Mstislav I of Kiev was a 12th-century Grand Prince of Kiev from the Rurikid dynasty, noted for his military campaigns and efforts to strengthen and unify Kievan Rus.
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D.
Vsevolod II of Kiev
Vsevolod II of Kiev was a 12th-century Grand Prince of Kiev from the Olgovichi branch of the Rurikid dynasty, known for his role in the complex dynastic struggles of Kievan Rus'.
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E.
Igor of Kiev
Igor of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus', a member of the Rurik dynasty who ruled from Kiev and continued the consolidation of the early East Slavic state.
- 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: Yaropolk I of Kiev Target entity description: Yaropolk I of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus', known for his brief and turbulent reign marked by dynastic conflict with his brothers.
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A.
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Sviatoslav I of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' renowned for his aggressive military campaigns that greatly expanded and reshaped the power of the early East Slavic state.
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B.
Vsevolod I of Kiev
Vsevolod I of Kiev was an 11th-century Grand Prince of Kiev known for consolidating Kievan Rus' power and fostering close political and cultural ties with the Byzantine Empire.
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C.
Mstislav I of Kiev
Mstislav I of Kiev was a 12th-century Grand Prince of Kiev from the Rurikid dynasty, noted for his military campaigns and efforts to strengthen and unify Kievan Rus.
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D.
Vsevolod II of Kiev
Vsevolod II of Kiev was a 12th-century Grand Prince of Kiev from the Olgovichi branch of the Rurikid dynasty, known for his role in the complex dynastic struggles of Kievan Rus'.
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E.
Igor of Kiev
Igor of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus', a member of the Rurik dynasty who ruled from Kiev and continued the consolidation of the early East Slavic state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Prince of Kiev
ⓘ
human ⓘ medieval monarch ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Christianization debates in Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 950 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Kiev
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyiv
|
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| chronologicalPrecedence | predecessor of Christian ruler Vladimir the Great ⓘ |
| conflict |
dynastic conflict with Vladimir the Great
ⓘ
dynastic war with Oleg of the Drevlians ⓘ |
| country |
Kievan Rus'
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyivan Rus
|
| deathDate | 978 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Rodolichi
ⓘ
near Kiev ⓘ |
| dynasty | Rurik dynasty ⓘ |
| era | 10th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | East Slavs ⓘ |
| father | Sviatoslav I of Kiev ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| house |
Rurikid
ⓘ
linked to:
Rurik dynasty
|
| knownFor |
being overthrown by Vladimir the Great
ⓘ
brief reign ⓘ dynastic conflict with his brothers ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old East Slavic ⓘ |
| mother | Predslava ⓘ |
| nameInNativeLanguage | Ярополк Святославич ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Rurikids
ⓘ
linked to:
Rurik dynasty
|
| notableEvent | civil war among sons of Sviatoslav I ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Grand Prince of Kiev ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sviatoslav I of Kiev ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 978 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 972 ⓘ |
| religion | Slavic paganism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Oleg of the Drevlians
ⓘ
Vladimir the Great ⓘ
linked to:
Vladimir I of Kiev
|
| sourceMention |
Primary Chronicle
ⓘ
linked to:
Rus' chronicles
|
| successor | Vladimir the Great ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
Kiev
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyiv
Kievan Rus' ⓘ
linked to:
Kyivan Rus
|
| title | Grand Prince ⓘ |
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Subject: Yaropolk I of Kiev Description of subject: Yaropolk I of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus', known for his brief and turbulent reign marked by dynastic conflict with his brothers.
Referenced by (8)
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