Chief American Horse the Elder
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Chief American Horse the Elder was an Oglala Lakota war leader known for his resistance to U.S. military forces during the Great Sioux War of 1876–77.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chief American Horse the Elder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10912179 — 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: Chief American Horse the Elder Context triple: [Battle of Slim Buttes, commander, Chief American Horse the Elder]
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A.
Charlie Horse
Charlie Horse is the official mascot of the Ontario Hockey League’s Barrie Colts, typically depicted as an energetic, horse-themed character that entertains fans at games and events.
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B.
Charlie Horse
Charlie Horse is the costumed horse mascot of the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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C.
Chief Elgin
Chief Elgin is a central character in the film "Three Kings," serving as a key figure around whom much of the story’s conflict and moral tension revolves.
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D.
John Horse
John Horse was a prominent Seminole leader and interpreter in the 19th century who played a key role in the history and settlement of the Seminole people in what is now Oklahoma.
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E.
Chief Mahaska
Chief Mahaska was a 19th-century leader of the Iowa (Ioway) people known for his role in relations with U.S. authorities during the era of westward expansion.
- 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: Chief American Horse the Elder Target entity description: Chief American Horse the Elder was an Oglala Lakota war leader known for his resistance to U.S. military forces during the Great Sioux War of 1876–77.
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A.
Charlie Horse
Charlie Horse is the official mascot of the Ontario Hockey League’s Barrie Colts, typically depicted as an energetic, horse-themed character that entertains fans at games and events.
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B.
Charlie Horse
Charlie Horse is the costumed horse mascot of the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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C.
Chief Elgin
Chief Elgin is a central character in the film "Three Kings," serving as a key figure around whom much of the story’s conflict and moral tension revolves.
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D.
John Horse
John Horse was a prominent Seminole leader and interpreter in the 19th century who played a key role in the history and settlement of the Seminole people in what is now Oklahoma.
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E.
Chief Mahaska
Chief Mahaska was a 19th-century leader of the Iowa (Ioway) people known for his role in relations with U.S. authorities during the era of westward expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oglala Lakota leader
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human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Oglala Lakota resistance to U.S. forces ⓘ |
| category |
Native American war leaders
ⓘ
Oglala Lakota people ⓘ
linked to:
Oglala Lakota
|
| conflict |
Black Hills War
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Sioux War of 1876
Great Sioux War of 1876–77 ⓘ
linked to:
Great Sioux War of 1876
|
| countryOpposed |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culture | Plains Indians ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lakota ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Oglala Lakota ⓘ |
| ethnicReligion | Lakota traditional religion ⓘ |
| hasGivenName |
American Horse
ⓘ
linked to:
American Horse the Elder
|
| hasRelative | American Horse the Younger ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Dakota Territory
ⓘ
Great Plains ⓘ |
| memberOf | Oglala Lakota ⓘ |
| nameDistinction | called "the Elder" to distinguish him from American Horse the Younger ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Lakota language ⓘ |
| notableFor |
resistance to U.S. military forces
ⓘ
role in the Great Sioux War of 1876–77 ⓘ |
| notableRole | Lakota war chief ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
war leader ⓘ |
| opposed |
U.S. Army
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army
|
| partOf |
Lakota Sioux
ⓘ
linked to:
Sioux people
Oglala band of the Lakota ⓘ |
| resisted |
U.S. military campaigns in the Great Plains
ⓘ
U.S. westward expansion ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chief American Horse the Elder Description of subject: Chief American Horse the Elder was an Oglala Lakota war leader known for his resistance to U.S. military forces during the Great Sioux War of 1876–77.
Referenced by (1)
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