Alasdair MacDonald
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Alasdair MacDonald, better known as Alasdair MacColla, was a 17th-century Scottish Gaelic warrior and Royalist commander noted for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, particularly in the Scottish Highlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alasdair MacDonald canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11681562 — 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: Alasdair MacDonald Context triple: [Alasdair MacColla, alsoKnownAs, Alasdair MacDonald]
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A.
Andrew Craigie
Andrew Craigie was an 18th-century American apothecary and the first Apothecary General of the U.S. Army during the Revolutionary War.
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B.
Graham Sturgeon
Graham Sturgeon is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Sturgeon, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
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C.
Alisdair Stewart
Alisdair Stewart is a central character in the 1993 film "The Piano," known as the emotionally complex husband whose relationship with the mute pianist Ada drives much of the drama.
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D.
Ian G. Macdonald
Ian G. Macdonald is a British mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebra, particularly in symmetric functions and commutative algebra, and for authoring several classic graduate-level textbooks.
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E.
Duncan Stewart
Duncan Stewart is a music producer best known for his work on U2’s album "Songs of Surrender."
- 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: Alasdair MacDonald Target entity description: Alasdair MacDonald, better known as Alasdair MacColla, was a 17th-century Scottish Gaelic warrior and Royalist commander noted for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, particularly in the Scottish Highlands.
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A.
Andrew Craigie
Andrew Craigie was an 18th-century American apothecary and the first Apothecary General of the U.S. Army during the Revolutionary War.
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B.
Graham Sturgeon
Graham Sturgeon is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Sturgeon, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
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C.
Alisdair Stewart
Alisdair Stewart is a central character in the 1993 film "The Piano," known as the emotionally complex husband whose relationship with the mute pianist Ada drives much of the drama.
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D.
Ian G. Macdonald
Ian G. Macdonald is a British mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebra, particularly in symmetric functions and commutative algebra, and for authoring several classic graduate-level textbooks.
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E.
Duncan Stewart
Duncan Stewart is a music producer best known for his work on U2’s album "Songs of Surrender."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century person
ⓘ
Royalist military commander ⓘ Scottish Gaelic warrior ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
House of Stuart
ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Alasdair Mac Colla
ⓘ
linked to:
Alasdair MacColla
Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich ⓘ
linked to:
Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich MacDhòmhnaill
Alasdair MacColla ⓘ Alasdair MacDonald of Colonsay ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan Donald
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Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg ⓘ James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose ⓘ
linked to:
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
|
| conflict |
Irish Confederate Wars
ⓘ
Scottish Civil War ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1610 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1647 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Gael ⓘ |
| familyName | MacDonald ⓘ |
| genre | military history ⓘ |
| givenName | Alasdair ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | battlefield combat ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early modern period
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Modern period
|
| historicalRegion | Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royalist forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Auldearn (1645)
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linked to:
Battle of Auldearn, 9 May 1645
Battle of Inverlochy (1645) ⓘ Battle of Knocknanuss (1647) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Knocknanuss
Royalist campaign in Argyll ⓘ
linked to:
Montrose’s 1644–1645 Scottish campaign
invasion of Scotland in support of the Marquis of Montrose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaigns in the Scottish Highlands
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leading Irish and Highland troops in Scotland ⓘ role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ use of Highland charge tactics ⓘ |
| notableWork | Highland campaign of 1644–1645 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
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soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | Royalist cause in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Isles of Scotland
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linked to:
Scottish Islands
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| placeOfDeath | near Knocknanuss, County Cork ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alasdair MacDonald Description of subject: Alasdair MacDonald, better known as Alasdair MacColla, was a 17th-century Scottish Gaelic warrior and Royalist commander noted for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, particularly in the Scottish Highlands.
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