Millennium Eruption
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The Millennium Eruption was a massive 10th-century volcanic event of Paektu Mountain, considered one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Millennium Eruption canonical | 1 |
| Millennium eruption of Changbaishan | 1 |
| Millennium eruption of Paektu Mountain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5036495 — 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: Millennium Eruption Context triple: [Paektu Mountain, eruptionName, Millennium Eruption]
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A.
Thera eruption
The Thera eruption was a massive Bronze Age volcanic explosion on the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini) that devastated nearby regions and is often linked to the collapse of Minoan civilization.
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B.
Hōei eruption
The Hōei eruption was a major 1707–1708 explosive eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan that blanketed nearby regions, including Edo (Tokyo), with ash and created the volcano’s prominent Hōei crater.
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C.
Volcano
"Volcano" is a 1988 song by American singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, best known as a track from her debut album with New Bohemians, "Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars."
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D.
Volcano
"Volcano" is a song featured on U2's 2014 album *Songs of Innocence*.
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E.
Krakatoa Punch
Krakatoa Punch is a tropical, rum-based specialty cocktail served at Trader Sam's Grog Grotto, known for its theatrical presentation and volcanic theme.
- 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: Millennium Eruption Target entity description: The Millennium Eruption was a massive 10th-century volcanic event of Paektu Mountain, considered one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history.
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A.
Thera eruption
The Thera eruption was a massive Bronze Age volcanic explosion on the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini) that devastated nearby regions and is often linked to the collapse of Minoan civilization.
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B.
Hōei eruption
The Hōei eruption was a major 1707–1708 explosive eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan that blanketed nearby regions, including Edo (Tokyo), with ash and created the volcano’s prominent Hōei crater.
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C.
Volcano
"Volcano" is a song featured on U2's 2014 album *Songs of Innocence*.
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D.
Volcano
"Volcano" is a 1988 song by American singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, best known as a track from her debut album with New Bohemians, "Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars."
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E.
Krakatoa Punch
Krakatoa Punch is a tropical, rum-based specialty cocktail served at Trader Sam's Grog Grotto, known for its theatrical presentation and volcanic theme.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Plinian eruption
ⓘ
caldera-forming eruption ⓘ volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Millennium eruption of Changbaishan
ⓘ
linked to:
Millennium Eruption
Millennium eruption of Paektu Mountain ⓘ
linked to:
Millennium Eruption
|
| approximateDate | circa 946 CE ⓘ |
| ashDispersal |
Greenland ice cores
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Northeast Asia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
climatic impacts
ⓘ
historical records in East Asia ⓘ regional environmental change ⓘ |
| calderaDiameter | approximately 5 kilometers ⓘ |
| calderaName | Heaven Lake caldera ⓘ |
| cause | subduction-related magmatism ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
1815 eruption of Mount Tambora
ⓘ
1883 eruption of Krakatoa ⓘ |
| eruptionColumnHeight | tens of kilometers ⓘ |
| eruptionOf |
Baekdu Mountain
ⓘ
linked to:
Paektu Mountain
Changbaishan volcano ⓘ Mount Paektu ⓘ
linked to:
Paektu Mountain
Paektu Mountain ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
ice core records
ⓘ
tephrochronology ⓘ tree-ring records ⓘ |
| followedBy | post-caldera eruptions at Paektu Mountain ⓘ |
| impact |
long-distance transport of volcanic aerosols
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sulfur injection into the stratosphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Asia
ⓘ
border region between China and North Korea ⓘ |
| magnitude | one of the largest eruptions of the last 2000 years ⓘ |
| precededBy | smaller pre-caldera eruptions of Paektu Mountain ⓘ |
| produced |
extensive tephra fall deposits
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ignimbrite ⓘ large caldera at Paektu Mountain ⓘ pumice ⓘ widespread ash deposits ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
Japanese archipelago
ⓘ
Korean Peninsula ⓘ Northeast China ⓘ
linked to:
Manchuria
|
| relativePower | one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history ⓘ |
| researchField |
paleoclimatology
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tephrochronology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 10th century ⓘ |
| VEI | 7 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Millennium Eruption Description of subject: The Millennium Eruption was a massive 10th-century volcanic event of Paektu Mountain, considered one of the most powerful eruptions in recorded history.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Millennium Eruption
linked to: Millennium Eruption