Tamburlaine
E163583
Tamburlaine is a landmark Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe that dramatizes the ruthless rise and fall of a Central Asian conqueror.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tamburlaine canonical | 2 |
| Tamburlaine the Great | 2 |
| Tamburlaine the Great, Part I | 1 |
| Tamburlaine the Great, Part II | 1 |
| Tamburlaine, Part I | 1 |
| Tamburlaine, Part II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1435732 — 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: Tamburlaine Context triple: [English Renaissance, hasNotableWork, Tamburlaine]
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A.
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
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B.
Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus is an early, highly violent tragedy by William Shakespeare that follows a Roman general’s brutal cycle of revenge and political downfall.
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C.
Everyman
Everyman is a stock character archetype representing an ordinary, relatable person placed in extraordinary or challenging situations.
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D.
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men is a 1905 thriller novel by Edgar Wallace about a secretive group of vigilantes who use extralegal methods to punish wrongdoers and prevent political crimes.
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E.
King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that portrays an aging monarch’s descent into madness after he divides his kingdom among his daughters, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and human suffering.
- 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: Tamburlaine Target entity description: Tamburlaine is a landmark Elizabethan tragedy by Christopher Marlowe that dramatizes the ruthless rise and fall of a Central Asian conqueror.
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A.
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
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B.
Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus is an early, highly violent tragedy by William Shakespeare that follows a Roman general’s brutal cycle of revenge and political downfall.
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C.
Everyman
Everyman is a stock character archetype representing an ordinary, relatable person placed in extraordinary or challenging situations.
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D.
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men is a 1905 thriller novel by Edgar Wallace about a secretive group of vigilantes who use extralegal methods to punish wrongdoers and prevent political crimes.
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E.
King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that portrays an aging monarch’s descent into madness after he divides his kingdom among his daughters, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and human suffering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan tragedy
ⓘ
English Renaissance drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | c. 1587 ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Marlowe ⓘ |
| basedOn | Timur ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
landmark of early modern English drama
ⓘ
major work of Christopher Marlowe ⓘ |
| character |
Bajazeth
ⓘ
linked to:
Bajazet
Callapine ⓘ Cosroe ⓘ Techelles ⓘ Theridamas ⓘ Usumcasane ⓘ Zenocrate ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | blank verse ⓘ |
| dramaticType |
heroic drama
ⓘ
revenge tragedy elements ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | late 1580s ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1590 ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| historicalModel |
Timur (Tamerlane)
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linked to:
Timur
|
| influenced |
development of English blank verse drama
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later Jacobean tragedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Elizabethan era
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linked to:
English Renaissance
|
| mainCharacter |
Tamburlaine the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Tamburlaine
|
| movement |
English Renaissance theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance drama
|
| notableFeature |
bombastic heroic rhetoric
ⓘ
innovative use of blank verse on the Elizabethan stage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a secular, anti-Christian hero
ⓘ
portrayal of an overreaching conqueror ⓘ spectacular scenes of violence ⓘ |
| originalTheatre | Rose Theatre ⓘ |
| part |
Tamburlaine the Great, Part I
ⓘ
linked to:
Tamburlaine
Tamburlaine the Great, Part II ⓘ
linked to:
Tamburlaine
|
| printedIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| publisher | Richard Jones ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Central Asia ⓘ |
| structure | two-part play ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | rise and fall of a Central Asian conqueror ⓘ |
| theatreCompany |
Admiral's Men
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linked to:
Admiral’s Men
|
| theme |
ambition and power
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cruelty and tyranny ⓘ religious blasphemy and defiance ⓘ ruthless military conquest ⓘ the limits of human aspiration ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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