Azkaban
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Azkaban is the infamous, heavily guarded wizarding prison in the Harry Potter universe, known for its soul-sucking Dementor wardens and the despair it inflicts on inmates.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Azkaban canonical | 22 |
| Azkaban Prison | 2 |
| Azkaban (for several members) | 1 |
| Azkaban (implied future fate) | 1 |
| Azkaban (indirectly via Animagus ability) | 1 |
| Azkaban (post-play canon within the story) | 1 |
| Azkaban prison | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5111012 — 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: Azkaban Context triple: [Sirius Black, imprisonedIn, Azkaban]
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Lestrange vault
The Lestrange vault is a heavily protected Gringotts Wizarding Bank vault in the Harry Potter series, notorious for storing some of Voldemort’s most dangerous treasures.
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B.
Maze Prison
Maze Prison was a high-security British prison in Northern Ireland that became notorious during the Troubles for housing paramilitary prisoners and being the site of major protests and hunger strikes.
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C.
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò is a historic prison in Hanoi, Vietnam, originally built by the French colonial administration and later used by North Vietnam to hold American prisoners of war, now preserved as a museum.
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D.
Newgate Prison
Newgate Prison was a notorious London jail, long associated with public executions and social unrest, that became infamous for being stormed and burned during the Gordon Riots of 1780.
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E.
The Shrieking Shack
The Shrieking Shack is a notorious, supposedly haunted house in Hogsmeade that serves as a key location for revelations about Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Harry’s past in the Harry Potter series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Azkaban Target entity description: Azkaban is the infamous, heavily guarded wizarding prison in the Harry Potter universe, known for its soul-sucking Dementor wardens and the despair it inflicts on inmates.
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A.
Lestrange vault
The Lestrange vault is a heavily protected Gringotts Wizarding Bank vault in the Harry Potter series, notorious for storing some of Voldemort’s most dangerous treasures.
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B.
Maze Prison
Maze Prison was a high-security British prison in Northern Ireland that became notorious during the Troubles for housing paramilitary prisoners and being the site of major protests and hunger strikes.
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C.
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò is a historic prison in Hanoi, Vietnam, originally built by the French colonial administration and later used by North Vietnam to hold American prisoners of war, now preserved as a museum.
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D.
Newgate Prison
Newgate Prison was a notorious London jail, long associated with public executions and social unrest, that became infamous for being stormed and burned during the Gordon Riots of 1780.
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E.
The Shrieking Shack
The Shrieking Shack is a notorious, supposedly haunted house in Hogsmeade that serves as a key location for revelations about Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Harry’s past in the Harry Potter series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional prison
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location in the Harry Potter universe ⓘ |
| accessMethod | boat ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ⓘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ⓘ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (film)
ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (film) ⓘ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Ministry of Magic ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | J. K. Rowling ⓘ |
| escapee |
Azkaban mass breakout of 1996
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Bellatrix Lestrange ⓘ Sirius Black ⓘ |
| etymologyHint | name possibly inspired by Alcatraz and Abaddon ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ministry of Magic ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Dementors
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linked to:
Dementor
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| hasEvent | mass breakout of Death Eaters in 1996 ⓘ |
| knownEffectOnInmates |
exposure to Dementors
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gradual loss of happiness ⓘ risk of insanity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dementor guards
ⓘ
linked to:
Dementor
being a high-security wizarding prison ⓘ causing despair and hopelessness in inmates ⓘ harsh conditions ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| laterGuardedBy | Aurors (after the Second Wizarding War) ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalPlace | North Sea ⓘ |
| notableInmate |
Antonin Dolohov
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Augustus Rookwood ⓘ Avery ⓘ Barty Crouch Jr. ⓘ Bellatrix Lestrange ⓘ Dolores Umbridge ⓘ Igor Karkaroff ⓘ Lucius Malfoy ⓘ Mulciber ⓘ Mundungus Fletcher ⓘ Rubeus Hagrid ⓘ Sirius Black ⓘ Stan Shunpike ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | imprisonment of wizarding criminals ⓘ |
| reputation | nearly inescapable prison ⓘ |
| securityLevel | maximum security ⓘ |
| universe | Harry Potter ⓘ |
| usedAsPunishmentFor |
serious magical crimes
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support of Lord Voldemort ⓘ use of Unforgivable Curses ⓘ |
| usedBy | British wizarding community ⓘ |
| wardens |
Dementors
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linked to:
Dementor
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Subject: Azkaban Description of subject: Azkaban is the infamous, heavily guarded wizarding prison in the Harry Potter universe, known for its soul-sucking Dementor wardens and the despair it inflicts on inmates.
Referenced by (29)
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