Joseph
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Joseph, better known as Chief Joseph, was a prominent Nez Perce leader renowned for his resistance to U.S. government policies and his leadership during the Nez Perce War of 1877.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11131610 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Context triple: [Battle of White Bird Canyon, commander, Joseph]
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Joseph
Joseph is the given name of Joe Fulks, an early professional basketball star often credited as one of the NBA’s first great scorers.
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B.
Joseph
Joseph is the given name of Joe DiMaggio, the legendary American baseball center fielder for the New York Yankees.
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C.
Joseph
Joseph is a revered prophet in Islamic tradition, known for his exemplary patience, prophetic dreams, and moral integrity as recounted in Surah Yusuf of the Qur’an.
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D.
Joseph
Joseph is the first name of Gray Davis, the former governor of California.
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E.
Joseph
Joseph is the given name of Joe Namath, the Hall of Fame American football quarterback famed for his career with the New York Jets.
- 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: Joseph Target entity description: Joseph, better known as Chief Joseph, was a prominent Nez Perce leader renowned for his resistance to U.S. government policies and his leadership during the Nez Perce War of 1877.
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Joseph
Joseph is the middle name of John J. Pershing, the prominent American general who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
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B.
Joseph
Joseph is the given name of Joseph Rucker Lamar, an American lawyer and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the early 20th century.
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C.
Joseph
Joseph is the first name of Gray Davis, the former governor of California.
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D.
Joseph
Joseph is the given name of Joe DiMaggio, the legendary American baseball center fielder for the New York Yankees.
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E.
Joseph
Joseph is the given name of Joe Namath, the Hall of Fame American football quarterback famed for his career with the New York Jets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American leader
ⓘ
Nez Perce leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
peaceful coexistence with white settlers
ⓘ
return of the Nez Perce to their homeland in the Wallowa Valley ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Joseph
ⓘ
Young Joseph ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | forced removal of the Nez Perce from the Wallowa Valley ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Wallowa Valley, Oregon
ⓘ
linked to:
Wallowa Valley
|
| birthName | Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Nespelem, Washington ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | reported as “broken heart” by the reservation physician ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | monuments and memorials in the United States ⓘ |
| conflict | Nez Perce War ⓘ |
| conflictStart | 1877 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfBirth | 1840 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | September 21, 1904 ⓘ |
| dateOfSurrender | October 5, 1877 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Nez Perce ⓘ |
| famousWork | “I Will Fight No More Forever” speech ⓘ |
| father | Old Joseph ⓘ |
| heritage |
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
|
| knownFor |
moral and humanitarian appeals to U.S. authorities
ⓘ
tactical skill in leading a long fighting retreat ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Nez Perce ⓘ |
| laterResidence |
Colville Indian Reservation, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Colville Indian Reservation
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| led | Nez Perce retreat toward Canada in 1877 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Nez Perce tribe
ⓘ
linked to:
Nez Perce
|
| mother | Khapkhaponimi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for his people’s rights and humane treatment
ⓘ
leadership during the Nez Perce War of 1877 ⓘ resistance to U.S. government policies toward the Nez Perce ⓘ |
| opponent | United States Army ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Nez Perce War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Wallowa Valley, Oregon Country
ⓘ
linked to:
Wallowa Valley
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| placeOfDeath |
Colville Indian Reservation, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Colville Indian Reservation
|
| placeOfDetention |
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
ⓘ
Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Territory
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| placeOfSurrender | Bear Paw Mountains, Montana Territory ⓘ |
| positionHeld | leader of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce ⓘ |
| quote | From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever. ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Nez Perce beliefs ⓘ |
| startTime | 1871 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous books and historical studies ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo |
Colonel Nelson A. Miles
ⓘ
linked to:
Nelson A. Miles
General Oliver O. Howard ⓘ
linked to:
Oliver Otis Howard
|
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Subject: Joseph Description of subject: Joseph, better known as Chief Joseph, was a prominent Nez Perce leader renowned for his resistance to U.S. government policies and his leadership during the Nez Perce War of 1877.
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