Thomas I Preljubović
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Thomas I Preljubović was a 14th-century Serbian noble who ruled Ioannina and much of the Despotate of Epirus, noted for his harsh governance and turbulent relations with both local Greeks and neighboring powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas I Preljubović canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7513848 — 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: Thomas I Preljubović Context triple: [Despotate of Epirus, notableRuler, Thomas I Preljubović]
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
Rastko Nemanjić
Rastko Nemanjić, better known as Saint Sava, was a medieval Serbian prince-turned-monk who became the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church and a foundational figure in Serbian religion, education, and statehood.
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E.
Stefan Nemanja
Stefan Nemanja was a 12th-century Grand Prince of Serbia and founder of the Nemanjić dynasty, later venerated as Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming in the Serbian Orthodox Church.
- 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: Thomas I Preljubović Target entity description: Thomas I Preljubović was a 14th-century Serbian noble who ruled Ioannina and much of the Despotate of Epirus, noted for his harsh governance and turbulent relations with both local Greeks and neighboring powers.
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
Rastko Nemanjić
Rastko Nemanjić, better known as Saint Sava, was a medieval Serbian prince-turned-monk who became the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church and a foundational figure in Serbian religion, education, and statehood.
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E.
Stefan Nemanja
Stefan Nemanja was a 12th-century Grand Prince of Serbia and founder of the Nemanjić dynasty, later venerated as Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming in the Serbian Orthodox Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
14th-century Serbian person
ⓘ
despot of Epirus ⓘ nobleman ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serbian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| conflict |
struggles with Byzantine and Serbian factions
ⓘ
wars with Albanian tribes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Serbian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1384 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Serbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Preljub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceStyle |
authoritarian
ⓘ
repressive ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Ioannina Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
Greek
ⓘ
Serbian ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | murdered by his own guards ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Preljubović family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | sieges of Ioannina by Albanian forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflicts with local Greek population
ⓘ
defense of Ioannina against Albanian clans ⓘ harsh rule over Ioannina ⓘ turbulent relations with neighboring powers ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Despotate of Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ioannina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-independent ruler under shifting suzerainty ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Despot of Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lord of Ioannina ⓘ ruler of Ioannina ⓘ |
| region | Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| reputation | tyrannical ruler in local tradition ⓘ |
| residence | Ioannina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruled |
Despotate of Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ioannina NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Epirus ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseFamily | Byzantine imperial family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Esau de' Buondelmonti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| title |
despot
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lord of Ioannina ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas I Preljubović Description of subject: Thomas I Preljubović was a 14th-century Serbian noble who ruled Ioannina and much of the Despotate of Epirus, noted for his harsh governance and turbulent relations with both local Greeks and neighboring powers.
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