Aral Vorkosigan
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Aral Vorkosigan is a central character in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga, known as a formidable Barrayaran military leader and statesman and the father of series protagonist Miles Vorkosigan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aral Vorkosigan canonical | 11 |
| Aral Alexander Vorkosigan | 1 |
| Count Vorkosigan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6910311 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aral Vorkosigan Context triple: [Lois McMaster Bujold, hasMainCharacter, Aral Vorkosigan]
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A.
Miles Vorkosigan
Miles Vorkosigan is a brilliant but physically fragile nobleman and military strategist in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga, known for his audacity, wit, and unconventional tactics.
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B.
Golan Trevize
Golan Trevize is a starship pilot and councilman from Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, known for his intuitive decision-making that shapes the future course of the galaxy.
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C.
Janov Pelorat
Janov Pelorat is a scholarly historian and linguist in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, known for his expertise in ancient human history and myths.
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D.
Jadzia Dax
Jadzia Dax is a joined Trill science officer in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, known for her wisdom from multiple lifetimes and close friendship with Captain Benjamin Sisko.
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E.
Sinjin Hawke
Sinjin Hawke is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ known for his futuristic, maximalist club sound and influential releases on labels like Fractal Fantasy.
- 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: Aral Vorkosigan Target entity description: Aral Vorkosigan is a central character in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga, known as a formidable Barrayaran military leader and statesman and the father of series protagonist Miles Vorkosigan.
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A.
Miles Vorkosigan
Miles Vorkosigan is a brilliant but physically fragile nobleman and military strategist in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga, known for his audacity, wit, and unconventional tactics.
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B.
Golan Trevize
Golan Trevize is a starship pilot and councilman from Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, known for his intuitive decision-making that shapes the future course of the galaxy.
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C.
Janov Pelorat
Janov Pelorat is a scholarly historian and linguist in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, known for his expertise in ancient human history and myths.
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D.
Jadzia Dax
Jadzia Dax is a joined Trill science officer in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, known for her wisdom from multiple lifetimes and close friendship with Captain Benjamin Sisko.
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E.
Sinjin Hawke
Sinjin Hawke is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ known for his futuristic, maximalist club sound and influential releases on labels like Fractal Fantasy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Barrayaran
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fictional character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| adoptiveChild |
Mark Pierre Vorkosigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Mark Vorkosigan
|
| alias | Butcher of Komarr ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Civil Campaign
ⓘ
Barrayar ⓘ Memory ⓘ Mirror Dance ⓘ Shards of Honor ⓘ The Vor Game ⓘ The Warrior’s Apprentice ⓘ
linked to:
The Warrior's Apprentice
Vorkosigan Saga ⓘ
linked to:
Vorkosigan Saga (some editions)
Winterfair Gifts ⓘ |
| child |
Mark Pierre Vorkosigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Mark Vorkosigan
Miles Vorkosigan ⓘ |
| citizenship | Barrayar ⓘ |
| createdBy | Lois McMaster Bujold ⓘ |
| culture | Vor aristocracy ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Mark Pierre Vorkosigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Mark Vorkosigan
Miles Vorkosigan ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| homeResidence | Vorkosigan House, Vorbarr Sultana ⓘ |
| homeworld | Barrayar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being father of Miles Vorkosigan
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political reforms on Barrayar ⓘ role in the Barrayaran-Cetagandan conflict ⓘ strategic military leadership ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Emperor Gregor Vorbarra
ⓘ
Imperial Service of Barrayar ⓘ |
| nobleHouse | House Vorkosigan ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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politician ⓘ regent ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| rank | Admiral ⓘ |
| servedAs | Regent for Emperor Gregor Vorbarra ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Emperor Ezar Vorbarra
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Gregor Vorbarra
Emperor Gregor Vorbarra ⓘ |
| setting |
Barrayaran Imperium
ⓘ
linked to:
Barrayar
|
| species | human ⓘ |
| spouse | Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan ⓘ |
| title |
Admiral
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Count Vorkosigan ⓘ
linked to:
Aral Vorkosigan
Prime Minister of Barrayar ⓘ Regent of Barrayar ⓘ
linked to:
Regent of France
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| universe |
Vorkosigan universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Vorkosigan Saga (some editions)
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Subject: Aral Vorkosigan Description of subject: Aral Vorkosigan is a central character in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga, known as a formidable Barrayaran military leader and statesman and the father of series protagonist Miles Vorkosigan.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Vorkosigan Saga (some editions)
linked to: Aral Vorkosigan
linked to: Aral Vorkosigan