Michael I Komnenos Doukas
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Michael I Komnenos Doukas was a Byzantine Greek nobleman and military leader who established an independent successor state in Epirus following the Fourth Crusade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael I Komnenos Doukas canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7513826 — 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: Michael I Komnenos Doukas Context triple: [Despotate of Epirus, foundedBy, Michael I Komnenos Doukas]
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Manuel Kantakouzenos
Manuel Kantakouzenos was a 14th-century Byzantine prince and military leader who became the first ruler of the Despotate of the Morea in the Peloponnese.
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B.
Andronikos I Komnenos
Andronikos I Komnenos was a 12th-century Byzantine emperor known for his turbulent reign marked by harsh reforms, internal unrest, and his eventual violent overthrow.
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C.
Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos
Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos was a late 12th- to early 13th-century ruler of the Byzantine Empire whose weak leadership and mismanagement contributed to the empire’s decline and the events leading up to the Fourth Crusade.
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D.
Alexios III Komnenos
Alexios III Komnenos was a Byzantine emperor of Trebizond from the 14th century, known for consolidating his realm along the Black Sea coast and patronizing Orthodox monastic institutions.
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E.
Alexios I of Trebizond
Alexios I of Trebizond was the founder and first emperor of the Empire of Trebizond, establishing a Byzantine successor state on the Black Sea coast in the early 13th 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: Michael I Komnenos Doukas Target entity description: Michael I Komnenos Doukas was a Byzantine Greek nobleman and military leader who established an independent successor state in Epirus following the Fourth Crusade.
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A.
Manuel Kantakouzenos
Manuel Kantakouzenos was a 14th-century Byzantine prince and military leader who became the first ruler of the Despotate of the Morea in the Peloponnese.
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B.
Andronikos I Komnenos
Andronikos I Komnenos was a 12th-century Byzantine emperor known for his turbulent reign marked by harsh reforms, internal unrest, and his eventual violent overthrow.
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C.
Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos
Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos was a late 12th- to early 13th-century ruler of the Byzantine Empire whose weak leadership and mismanagement contributed to the empire’s decline and the events leading up to the Fourth Crusade.
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D.
Alexios III Komnenos
Alexios III Komnenos was a Byzantine emperor of Trebizond from the 14th century, known for consolidating his realm along the Black Sea coast and patronizing Orthodox monastic institutions.
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E.
Alexios I of Trebizond
Alexios I of Trebizond was the founder and first emperor of the Empire of Trebizond, establishing a Byzantine successor state on the Black Sea coast in the early 13th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine nobleman
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founder of state ⓘ medieval Greek person ⓘ ruler of Epirus ⓘ |
| afterEvent | established independent state in Epirus after the Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| allegiance |
initially Byzantine Empire
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later independent Epirus ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Michael I Angelos Komnenos Doukas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael I Komnenos Doukas of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | late 12th century ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Arta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
struggle against Latin Empire influence in Greece
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wars with Latin states formed after the Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 1214 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Komnenodoukai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Late Byzantine period
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post-Fourth Crusade period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Byzantine Greek ⓘ |
| founded |
Despotate of Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
independent state in Epirus ⓘ |
| governmentFormOfRealm | principality ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key figure in fragmentation of Byzantine Empire after 1204 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Greek ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Doukas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Komnenos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating a Byzantine successor state in western Greece
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laying foundations of the Despotate of Epirus as a Byzantine Greek polity ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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nobleman ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntityFoundedType | Byzantine successor state ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | de facto independent ruler ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
governor of Epirus
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ruler of the Despotate of Epirus ⓘ |
| predecessor | Byzantine imperial administration in Epirus ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Greece ⓘ parts of Albania ⓘ |
| relative |
Alexios III Angelos
NERFINISHED
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Isaac II Angelos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Fourth Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Theodore Komnenos Doukas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleStyle | lord of Epirus ⓘ |
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