Lekë Dukagjini
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Lekë Dukagjini was a 15th-century Albanian nobleman and contemporary of Skanderbeg, best known as the traditional source and namesake of the Kanun, a codified set of customary Albanian laws.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lekë Dukagjini canonical | 1 |
| Lekë III Dukagjini | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7030022 — 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: Lekë Dukagjini Context triple: [Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini, namedAfter, Lekë Dukagjini]
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A.
Mehmet Shehu
Mehmet Shehu was a prominent Albanian communist military leader and later prime minister, known for his key role in World War II partisan resistance and in consolidating Enver Hoxha’s regime.
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B.
Luigj Gurakuqi
Luigj Gurakuqi was an Albanian nationalist leader, educator, and politician who played a key role in the country’s independence and early state-building efforts.
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C.
Rexhep Meidani
Rexhep Meidani is an Albanian physicist, academic, and politician who served as the country's president from 1997 to 2002.
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D.
Bajram Begaj
Bajram Begaj is an Albanian politician and former military officer who serves as the President of Albania.
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E.
Sulejman Pasha Bargjini
Sulejman Pasha Bargjini was an Ottoman Albanian noble and military figure credited with establishing the city that became Albania’s capital, Tirana, in the early 17th century.
- 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: Lekë Dukagjini Target entity description: Lekë Dukagjini was a 15th-century Albanian nobleman and contemporary of Skanderbeg, best known as the traditional source and namesake of the Kanun, a codified set of customary Albanian laws.
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A.
Mehmet Shehu
Mehmet Shehu was a prominent Albanian communist military leader and later prime minister, known for his key role in World War II partisan resistance and in consolidating Enver Hoxha’s regime.
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B.
Luigj Gurakuqi
Luigj Gurakuqi was an Albanian nationalist leader, educator, and politician who played a key role in the country’s independence and early state-building efforts.
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C.
Rexhep Meidani
Rexhep Meidani is an Albanian physicist, academic, and politician who served as the country's president from 1997 to 2002.
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D.
Bajram Begaj
Bajram Begaj is an Albanian politician and former military officer who serves as the President of Albania.
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E.
Sulejman Pasha Bargjini
Sulejman Pasha Bargjini was an Ottoman Albanian noble and military figure credited with establishing the city that became Albania’s capital, Tirana, in the early 17th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Albanian nobleman
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feudal lord ⓘ historical figure ⓘ member of nobility ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| allyOf | Skanderbeg ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kanun
ⓘ
League of Lezhë ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dukagjin region ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Skanderbeg ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Albania ⓘ |
| culture | Albanian culture ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Albanians ⓘ |
| familyName | Dukagjini ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
customary law
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ |
| genre | customary legal code (Kanun) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
blood feud rules (gjakmarrja) in the Kanun
ⓘ
linked to:
Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini
honor code in the Kanun ⓘ hospitality rules in the Kanun ⓘ property and inheritance rules in the Kanun ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | League of Lezhë sphere of influence ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of Albanian customary justice ⓘ |
| influenced |
Albanian customary law
ⓘ
linked to:
Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini
social structure in Northern Albania ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Lek Dukagjini
ⓘ
Lekë III Dukagjini ⓘ
linked to:
Lekë Dukagjini
|
| language |
Albanian
ⓘ
linked to:
Albanian language
|
| legacy | eponym of the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dukagjini family ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Ottoman–Albanian wars
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linked to:
Ottoman conquest of Albania
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| notableFor |
Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini
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leadership of the Dukagjini family ⓘ resistance against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | late medieval Albanian principalities ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord of the Dukagjini territories
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linked to:
Rrafshi i Dukagjinit
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| region |
Dukagjin
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linked to:
Dukagjini
Northern Albania ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| sourceOfName | Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| tradition |
Highland Albanian customary law
ⓘ
linked to:
Kanun customary law
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lekë Dukagjini Description of subject: Lekë Dukagjini was a 15th-century Albanian nobleman and contemporary of Skanderbeg, best known as the traditional source and namesake of the Kanun, a codified set of customary Albanian laws.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lekë Dukagjini