Despot Jovan Uglješa
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Despot Jovan Uglješa was a 14th-century Serbian noble and regional ruler in the Balkans, known for his role in resisting the expanding Ottoman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Despot Jovan Uglješa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6309829 — 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: Despot Jovan Uglješa Context triple: [Battle of Maritsa, notableDeath, Despot Jovan Uglješa]
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A.
Ivan Crnojević
Ivan Crnojević was a 15th-century Montenegrin ruler of the Crnojević dynasty, best known for establishing the medieval Montenegrin state’s political and cultural center and resisting Ottoman expansion.
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B.
Vuk Branković
Vuk Branković was a medieval Serbian nobleman and regional lord best known for his prominent role in late 14th-century Serbian politics and his controversial legacy in epic tradition surrounding the Battle of Kosovo.
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C.
King Vukašin Mrnjavčević
King Vukašin Mrnjavčević was a 14th-century Serbian monarch and nobleman who ruled as co-king of the Serbian Empire and played a key role in its late medieval politics before being killed fighting the Ottomans.
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D.
Lazar Hrebeljanović
Lazar Hrebeljanović was a 14th-century Serbian prince and national hero, revered as a saint for his leadership and martyrdom at the Battle of Kosovo against the Ottoman Empire.
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E.
King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski
King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski was a 14th-century Serbian king of the Nemanjić dynasty, noted for consolidating the medieval Serbian state and for his pious patronage of Orthodox Christian culture.
- 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: Despot Jovan Uglješa Target entity description: Despot Jovan Uglješa was a 14th-century Serbian noble and regional ruler in the Balkans, known for his role in resisting the expanding Ottoman Empire.
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A.
Ivan Crnojević
Ivan Crnojević was a 15th-century Montenegrin ruler of the Crnojević dynasty, best known for establishing the medieval Montenegrin state’s political and cultural center and resisting Ottoman expansion.
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B.
Vuk Branković
Vuk Branković was a medieval Serbian nobleman and regional lord best known for his prominent role in late 14th-century Serbian politics and his controversial legacy in epic tradition surrounding the Battle of Kosovo.
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C.
King Vukašin Mrnjavčević
King Vukašin Mrnjavčević was a 14th-century Serbian monarch and nobleman who ruled as co-king of the Serbian Empire and played a key role in its late medieval politics before being killed fighting the Ottomans.
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D.
Lazar Hrebeljanović
Lazar Hrebeljanović was a 14th-century Serbian prince and national hero, revered as a saint for his leadership and martyrdom at the Battle of Kosovo against the Ottoman Empire.
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E.
King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski
King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski was a 14th-century Serbian king of the Nemanjić dynasty, noted for consolidating the medieval Serbian state and for his pious patronage of Orthodox Christian culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Serbian noble
ⓘ
historical person ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jovan Uglješa Mrnjavčević ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine–Serbian relations
ⓘ
Ottoman–Serbian conflicts ⓘ
linked to:
Serbian–Ottoman wars
|
| battle | Battle of Maritsa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Serbian Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 26 September 1371 ⓘ |
| deathCause | battle-related causes ⓘ |
| era | late medieval Balkans ⓘ |
| governedUnderTitle | despot of Serres ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Balkans ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the Balkan lords defeated at Maritsa ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Old Serbian ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mrnjavčević family ⓘ |
| militaryRole | commander against the Ottomans ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
Serbian magnate
ⓘ
despot ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in the Battle of Maritsa
ⓘ
resistance to Ottoman expansion ⓘ |
| opponent | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Battle of Maritsa
ⓘ
near Černomen ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
local ruler in Macedonia and Thrace
ⓘ
regional lord under the Serbian Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
despot
ⓘ
regional ruler in the Balkans ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Macedonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia region
Serres region ⓘ
linked to:
Serres
Thrace ⓘ |
| relative |
Prince Marko
ⓘ
linked to:
Prince Marko (Kraljević Marko)
|
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| ruledRegion |
Serres
ⓘ
eastern Macedonia ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
parts of Thrace ⓘ |
| sibling | King Vukašin Mrnjavčević ⓘ |
| timePeriod | before the fall of the Serbian Empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Despot Jovan Uglješa Description of subject: Despot Jovan Uglješa was a 14th-century Serbian noble and regional ruler in the Balkans, known for his role in resisting the expanding Ottoman Empire.
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