Dmitry Shemyaka
E673243
Dmitry Shemyaka was a 15th-century Russian prince of the House of Rurik known for his dynastic struggle for the throne of Moscow and his bitter rivalry with Grand Prince Vasili II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dmitry Shemyaka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7294268 — 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: Dmitry Shemyaka Context triple: [Vasili II of Moscow, opponent, Dmitry Shemyaka]
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A.
Ivan Fedyuninsky
Ivan Fedyuninsky was a Soviet military commander and World War II general renowned for his leadership in several key Eastern Front operations.
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B.
Ivan Kalita
Ivan Kalita was a 14th-century Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir who significantly expanded Moscow’s power and wealth, laying foundations for its rise as the center of the Russian state.
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C.
Grigory Spiridov
Grigory Spiridov was a prominent 18th-century Russian admiral best known for his leadership in the Russo-Turkish War, particularly at the Battle of Chesma.
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D.
Ivan Bolotnikov
Ivan Bolotnikov was a Cossack military leader who led a major popular uprising against Tsarist authority in Russia during the Time of Troubles (1606–1607).
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E.
Viktor Chebrikov
Viktor Chebrikov was a Soviet politician and security official who served as Chairman of the KGB during the 1980s, playing a key role in the late Cold War intelligence apparatus.
- 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: Dmitry Shemyaka Target entity description: Dmitry Shemyaka was a 15th-century Russian prince of the House of Rurik known for his dynastic struggle for the throne of Moscow and his bitter rivalry with Grand Prince Vasili II.
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A.
Ivan Fedyuninsky
Ivan Fedyuninsky was a Soviet military commander and World War II general renowned for his leadership in several key Eastern Front operations.
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B.
Ivan Kalita
Ivan Kalita was a 14th-century Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir who significantly expanded Moscow’s power and wealth, laying foundations for its rise as the center of the Russian state.
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C.
Grigory Spiridov
Grigory Spiridov was a prominent 18th-century Russian admiral best known for his leadership in the Russo-Turkish War, particularly at the Battle of Chesma.
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D.
Ivan Bolotnikov
Ivan Bolotnikov was a Cossack military leader who led a major popular uprising against Tsarist authority in Russia during the Time of Troubles (1606–1607).
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E.
Viktor Chebrikov
Viktor Chebrikov was a Soviet politician and security official who served as Chairman of the KGB during the 1980s, playing a key role in the late Cold War intelligence apparatus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rurikid prince
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Russian prince ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Ivan Dmitrievich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| conflict |
Muscovite Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
succession disputes in the Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1407 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1453 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfReignAsGrandPrince | 1447 ⓘ |
| era | 15th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| event | blinding of Vasili II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Shemyaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fledTo | Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Dmitry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | political assassination ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old Russian ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | poisoning ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Rurik
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rurik dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Anastasia of Smolensk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Prince ⓘ |
| notableAction |
imprisonment of Vasili II
ⓘ
usurpation of the grand princely throne ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynastic struggle for the throne of Moscow
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rivalry with Vasili II of Moscow ⓘ |
| opponent | Vasili II of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | feudal fragmentation period of Rus' ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand Prince of Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Prince of Vladimir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| residence |
Moscow
ⓘ
Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Dmitry Krasny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vasily Kosoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Sophia Dmitrievna of Borovsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfReignAsGrandPrince | 1446 ⓘ |
| tookPowerIn | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1446 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dmitry Shemyaka Description of subject: Dmitry Shemyaka was a 15th-century Russian prince of the House of Rurik known for his dynastic struggle for the throne of Moscow and his bitter rivalry with Grand Prince Vasili II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.