Crazy Horse
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Crazy Horse was a renowned Oglala Lakota war leader known for his role in resisting U.S. expansion, including his leadership at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crazy Horse canonical | 39 |
| Crazy Horse (the elder) | 4 |
| Chief Crazy Horse | 1 |
| Crazy Horse (Lakota leader) | 1 |
| Crazy Horse (indirectly associated in the broader campaign) | 1 |
| Oglala Lakota under Crazy Horse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T855513 — 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: Crazy Horse Context triple: [Sioux people, hasNotableLeader, Crazy Horse]
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A.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude performances and distinctive use of lighting and staging.
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B.
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was a renowned Hunkpapa Lakota leader and holy man best known for uniting Plains tribes in resistance to U.S. expansion and for his role in the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
Black Hawk
Black Hawk was a prominent Sauk leader who resisted United States expansion into Native American lands during the early 19th century.
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D.
Mad Anthony
Mad Anthony was the fiery and daring nickname of Anthony Wayne, a bold American Revolutionary War general known for his aggressive battlefield tactics.
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E.
Cochise
"Cochise" is a hard-hitting 2002 rock song by Audioslave, featuring Chris Cornell’s powerful vocals and Tom Morello’s distinctive guitar work, and is best known as the band’s debut single.
- 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: Crazy Horse Target entity description: Crazy Horse was a renowned Oglala Lakota war leader known for his role in resisting U.S. expansion, including his leadership at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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A.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude performances and distinctive use of lighting and staging.
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B.
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was a renowned Hunkpapa Lakota leader and holy man best known for uniting Plains tribes in resistance to U.S. expansion and for his role in the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
Black Hawk
Black Hawk was a prominent Sauk leader who resisted United States expansion into Native American lands during the early 19th century.
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D.
Mad Anthony
Mad Anthony was the fiery and daring nickname of Anthony Wayne, a bold American Revolutionary War general known for his aggressive battlefield tactics.
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E.
Cochise
"Cochise" is a hard-hitting 2002 rock song by Audioslave, featuring Chris Cornell’s powerful vocals and Tom Morello’s distinctive guitar work, and is best known as the band’s debut single.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American war leader
ⓘ
Oglala Lakota leader ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Miniconjou Lakota
ⓘ
Northern Cheyenne ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
Sitting Bull ⓘ |
| birthName | Tȟašúŋke Witkó ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stab wound ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Crazy Horse Memorial sculpture project
ⓘ
linked to:
Crazy Horse Memorial
numerous books and biographies ⓘ songs and works of art ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Lakota Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Hunkpapa Lakota Nation
|
| dateOfDeath | 1877 ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Oglala Lakota
ⓘ
linked to:
Oglala band of the Lakota
|
| father |
Crazy Horse (the elder)
ⓘ
linked to:
Crazy Horse
|
| hasMonument | Crazy Horse Memorial ⓘ |
| hasPart | vision quest experiences ⓘ |
| influenced |
Native American rights movements
ⓘ
linked to:
Red Power movement
|
| killedBy | U.S. soldier at Camp Robinson ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commitment to traditional Lakota ways
ⓘ
personal bravery in battle ⓘ refusal to be photographed ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Lakota
ⓘ
linked to:
Lakota language
|
| legacy | symbol of Native American resistance ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Lakota
ⓘ
Oglala Lakota ⓘ
linked to:
Oglala band of the Lakota
|
| memorialLocation |
Crazy Horse Memorial, Black Hills, South Dakota
ⓘ
linked to:
Crazy Horse Memorial
|
| mother | Rattle Blanket Woman ⓘ |
| nativeName | Tȟašúŋke Witkó ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
ⓘ
resistance to United States expansion into Lakota lands ⓘ role in the Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
war leader ⓘ |
| opponent |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of the Little Bighorn
ⓘ
Battle of the Rosebud ⓘ Fetterman Fight ⓘ Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | near present-day Rapid City, South Dakota ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Camp Robinson, Nebraska ⓘ |
| religion | Lakota traditional religion ⓘ |
| residence |
Black Hills
ⓘ
Powder River Country ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Black Shawl ⓘ |
| strategicRole | tactical leader of Lakota and Northern Cheyenne forces at Little Bighorn ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crazy Horse Description of subject: Crazy Horse was a renowned Oglala Lakota war leader known for his role in resisting U.S. expansion, including his leadership at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Crazy Horse
linked to: Crazy Horse
Battle of the Powder River (1876)
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commander
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Crazy Horse (indirectly associated in the broader campaign)
ⓘ
linked to: Crazy Horse
linked to: Crazy Horse
subject linked to:
Gall (Lakota leader)
subject linked to:
Lakota-Northern Cheyenne alliance
linked to: Crazy Horse
linked to: Crazy Horse
linked to: Crazy Horse
subject linked to:
Custer’s Last Stand (as historical event)
subject linked to:
Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires)
linked to: Crazy Horse
subject linked to:
General George Crook