Cleisthenes
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Cleisthenes was an Athenian statesman of the late 6th century BCE, best known for instituting democratic reforms that laid the foundations of classical Athenian democracy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cleisthenes canonical | 11 |
| Cleisthenes of Athens | 4 |
| Cleisthenic reforms | 2 |
| Cleisthenes (through marriage) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T448848 — 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: Cleisthenes Context triple: [Classical Athens, notableLeader, Cleisthenes]
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A.
Pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential Athenian statesman and general of the 5th century BCE who led Athens during its Golden Age in politics, culture, and architecture.
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B.
Κρίτων
Κρίτων is a Socratic dialogue by Plato in which Socrates discusses justice, obligation, and civil disobedience with his friend Crito while awaiting execution.
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C.
Themistocles
Themistocles was a prominent Athenian statesman and general best known for championing the Athenian navy and leading Greece to victory against Persia at the Battle of Salamis.
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D.
Callicrates
Callicrates was an ancient Greek architect of the Classical period, best known for co-designing the Parthenon and contributing to other major Athenian temple projects.
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E.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
- 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: Cleisthenes Target entity description: Cleisthenes was an Athenian statesman of the late 6th century BCE, best known for instituting democratic reforms that laid the foundations of classical Athenian democracy.
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A.
Pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential Athenian statesman and general of the 5th century BCE who led Athens during its Golden Age in politics, culture, and architecture.
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B.
Κρίτων
Κρίτων is a Socratic dialogue by Plato in which Socrates discusses justice, obligation, and civil disobedience with his friend Crito while awaiting execution.
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C.
Themistocles
Themistocles was a prominent Athenian statesman and general best known for championing the Athenian navy and leading Greece to victory against Persia at the Battle of Salamis.
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D.
Callicrates
Callicrates was an ancient Greek architect of the Classical period, best known for co-designing the Parthenon and contributing to other major Athenian temple projects.
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E.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian statesman
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ancient Greek person ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ reformer ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | establishment of democratic institutions in Athens ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| era | pre-classical Greece ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| family | Alcmaeonid family ⓘ |
| floruit | late 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goalOfReforms |
broaden political participation of citizens
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diminish power of aristocracy ⓘ |
| governmentalBodyReformed |
Athenian Assembly (Ekklesia)
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surface form:
Athenian Assembly
Athenian Council of 500 (Boule) ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Council (Boule)
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| historicalReputation | architect of Athenian democratic constitution ⓘ |
| influenced | development of classical Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
democratic reforms in Athens
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laying foundations of Athenian democracy ⓘ reorganization of Athenian political system ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a founder of Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| name | Cleisthenes self-link ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Alcmaeonid family
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surface form:
Alcmaeonidae
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| occupation |
politician
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statesman ⓘ |
| opposed | tyranny in Athens ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Athens ⓘ |
| politicalSystemPromoted | democracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Athenian political leader
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leader of the Alcmaeonid clan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Peisistratid tyranny in Athens ⓘ |
| reform |
creation of ten new tribes based on demes
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creation of the Council of 500 ⓘ introduction of deme-based citizenship ⓘ introduction of isonomia (political equality) ⓘ reduction of power of traditional aristocratic clans ⓘ reorganization of Athenian tribes ⓘ reorganization of the Boule to 500 members ⓘ strengthening of the Assembly (Ekklesia) ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Athenian political organization
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Greek political thought ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Archaic period of Greece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cleisthenes Description of subject: Cleisthenes was an Athenian statesman of the late 6th century BCE, best known for instituting democratic reforms that laid the foundations of classical Athenian democracy.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cleisthenic reforms
this entity surface form:
Cleisthenes (through marriage)
this entity surface form:
Cleisthenes of Athens
this entity surface form:
Cleisthenes of Athens
subject surface form:
Athenian Council of 500
this entity surface form:
Cleisthenic reforms
this entity surface form:
Cleisthenes of Athens
this entity surface form:
Cleisthenes of Athens