Pathkiller II
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Pathkiller II is a nickname for Major Ridge, a prominent 19th-century Cherokee leader and statesman known for his controversial role in the Treaty of New Echota and the subsequent Trail of Tears.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pathkiller II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8254818 — 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: Pathkiller II Context triple: [Major Ridge, hasNickname, Pathkiller II]
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A.
Killer Force
Killer Force is a 1976 action-thriller film about a security chief investigating a suspected diamond heist at a South African mine.
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B.
Killing Floor
Killing Floor is a bestselling thriller novel by Lee Child that introduces former military policeman Jack Reacher as he investigates a deadly conspiracy in a small Georgia town.
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C.
Killing Floor
"Killing Floor" is a classic Chicago blues song by Howlin' Wolf, renowned for its powerful riff and lasting influence on rock and blues music.
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D.
A Killer Among Us
A Killer Among Us is a 2010s Canadian TV movie thriller in which MacKenzie Porter stars in a tense story about a family and community threatened by a hidden murderer.
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E.
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill is a 1988 American thriller film about an FBI agent and a mountain guide tracking a murderous criminal through the wilderness.
- 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: Pathkiller II Target entity description: Pathkiller II is a nickname for Major Ridge, a prominent 19th-century Cherokee leader and statesman known for his controversial role in the Treaty of New Echota and the subsequent Trail of Tears.
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A.
Killer Force
Killer Force is a 1976 action-thriller film about a security chief investigating a suspected diamond heist at a South African mine.
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B.
Killing Floor
Killing Floor is a bestselling thriller novel by Lee Child that introduces former military policeman Jack Reacher as he investigates a deadly conspiracy in a small Georgia town.
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C.
Killing Floor
"Killing Floor" is a classic Chicago blues song by Howlin' Wolf, renowned for its powerful riff and lasting influence on rock and blues music.
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D.
A Killer Among Us
A Killer Among Us is a 2010s Canadian TV movie thriller in which MacKenzie Porter stars in a tense story about a family and community threatened by a hidden murderer.
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E.
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill is a 1988 American thriller film about an FBI agent and a mountain guide tracking a murderous criminal through the wilderness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cherokee leader
ⓘ
Native American statesman ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Trail of Tears (1838–1839)
ⓘ
linked to:
Trail of Tears
Treaty of New Echota (1835) ⓘ |
| burialPlace | near Honey Creek, Oklahoma region ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| child | John Ridge ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfBirth | circa 1771 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1839-06-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Cherokee ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Major Ridge ⓘ |
| influenced | Cherokee removal policy ⓘ |
| language |
Cherokee
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legacy | controversial figure in Cherokee history ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Trail of Tears
ⓘ
Treaty of New Echota ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of New Echota (1835)
|
| opposedBy | John Ross ⓘ |
| owned |
enslaved African Americans
ⓘ
plantation in Georgia ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Cherokee–American wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Chickamauga Wars
War of 1812 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | near present-day Rome, Georgia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Honey Creek, Arkansas ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Cherokee military leader
ⓘ
member of the Cherokee National Council ⓘ |
| residence |
New Echota
ⓘ
near present-day Rome, Georgia ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | signatory of the Treaty of New Echota ⓘ |
| signedOnBehalfOf | Treaty Party ⓘ |
| spouse | Susanna Wickett ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy | Cherokee acculturation and adaptation to Euro-American practices ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation |
Cherokee Nation (pre-removal)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cherokee Nation (historical)
|
| viewedAs |
protector of Cherokee survival by some contemporaries
ⓘ
traitor by many Cherokee for signing the Treaty of New Echota ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pathkiller II Description of subject: Pathkiller II is a nickname for Major Ridge, a prominent 19th-century Cherokee leader and statesman known for his controversial role in the Treaty of New Echota and the subsequent Trail of Tears.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.