Andrei of Polotsk
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Andrei of Polotsk was a medieval prince of the Principality of Polotsk and a son of Grand Duke Algirdas of Lithuania, known for his role in the dynastic politics of the Grand Duchy.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12163846 — 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: Andrei of Polotsk Context triple: [Algirdas, child, Andrei of Polotsk]
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Rogvolod of Polotsk
Rogvolod of Polotsk was a 10th-century Varangian prince who ruled the important East Slavic city of Polotsk and is known from early chronicles for his role in the power struggles preceding the Christianization of Kievan Rus'.
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B.
Vseslav of Polotsk
Vseslav of Polotsk was an 11th-century prince of Polotsk and briefly Grand Prince of Kiev, remembered both as a powerful regional ruler and as a semi-legendary, sorcerer-like figure in East Slavic folklore and the epic "The Tale of Igor's Campaign."
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C.
Bryachislav of Polotsk
Bryachislav of Polotsk was an 11th-century prince of the East Slavic Principality of Polotsk, known for his struggles against Kievan Rus' and efforts to assert his realm’s independence.
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D.
Mikhail Yaroslavich Khorobrit
Mikhail Yaroslavich Khorobrit was a 13th-century Russian prince of Vladimir-Suzdal known for his brief rule and involvement in the turbulent dynastic struggles of medieval Rus'.
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E.
Vsevolod of Yuriev-Polsky
Vsevolod of Yuriev-Polsky was a 13th-century Russian prince of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality, known for ruling the town of Yuriev-Polsky during the era of fragmented Rus.
- 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: Andrei of Polotsk Target entity description: Andrei of Polotsk was a medieval prince of the Principality of Polotsk and a son of Grand Duke Algirdas of Lithuania, known for his role in the dynastic politics of the Grand Duchy.
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A.
Rogvolod of Polotsk
Rogvolod of Polotsk was a 10th-century Varangian prince who ruled the important East Slavic city of Polotsk and is known from early chronicles for his role in the power struggles preceding the Christianization of Kievan Rus'.
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B.
Vseslav of Polotsk
Vseslav of Polotsk was an 11th-century prince of Polotsk and briefly Grand Prince of Kiev, remembered both as a powerful regional ruler and as a semi-legendary, sorcerer-like figure in East Slavic folklore and the epic "The Tale of Igor's Campaign."
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C.
Bryachislav of Polotsk
Bryachislav of Polotsk was an 11th-century prince of the East Slavic Principality of Polotsk, known for his struggles against Kievan Rus' and efforts to assert his realm’s independence.
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D.
Mikhail Yaroslavich Khorobrit
Mikhail Yaroslavich Khorobrit was a 13th-century Russian prince of Vladimir-Suzdal known for his brief rule and involvement in the turbulent dynastic struggles of medieval Rus'.
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E.
Vsevolod of Yuriev-Polsky
Vsevolod of Yuriev-Polsky was a 13th-century Russian prince of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality, known for ruling the town of Yuriev-Polsky during the era of fragmented Rus.
- F. None of above. chosen
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