Vasili II of Moscow
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Vasili II of Moscow was a 15th-century Grand Prince of Moscow whose turbulent reign, marked by civil war and struggles for succession, laid groundwork for the later centralization of the Russian state.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vasili II of Moscow canonical | 16 |
| Vasily II of Moscow | 8 |
| Vasili II Vasilyevich | 3 |
| Grand Prince Vasili II of Moscow | 1 |
| Grand Prince Vasily II of Moscow | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1242205 — 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: Vasili II of Moscow Context triple: [Ivan III of Russia, father, Vasili II of Moscow]
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Vasili III of Russia
Vasili III of Russia was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533, known for completing the unification of Russian lands and strengthening centralized Muscovite power.
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Vasili IV Shuisky
Vasili IV Shuisky was a Russian boyar who briefly ruled as Tsar of Russia from 1606 to 1610 during the chaotic Time of Troubles, marked by political instability and foreign intervention.
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Ivan III of Russia
Ivan III of Russia, also known as Ivan the Great, was the Grand Prince of Moscow who tripled the territory of his state, ended Mongol dominance, and laid the foundations of a centralized Russian state.
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Feodor III of Russia
Feodor III of Russia was a late 17th-century Tsar of Russia from the Romanov dynasty whose short, illness-plagued reign preceded the transformative rule of Peter the Great.
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Ivan IV the Terrible
Ivan IV the Terrible was the 16th-century tsar of Russia known for centralizing royal power, expanding Russian territory, and ruling with extreme brutality and repression.
- 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: Vasili II of Moscow Target entity description: Vasili II of Moscow was a 15th-century Grand Prince of Moscow whose turbulent reign, marked by civil war and struggles for succession, laid groundwork for the later centralization of the Russian state.
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A.
Vasili III of Russia
Vasili III of Russia was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533, known for completing the unification of Russian lands and strengthening centralized Muscovite power.
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B.
Vasili IV Shuisky
Vasili IV Shuisky was a Russian boyar who briefly ruled as Tsar of Russia from 1606 to 1610 during the chaotic Time of Troubles, marked by political instability and foreign intervention.
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C.
Ivan III of Russia
Ivan III of Russia, also known as Ivan the Great, was the Grand Prince of Moscow who tripled the territory of his state, ended Mongol dominance, and laid the foundations of a centralized Russian state.
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D.
Feodor III of Russia
Feodor III of Russia was a late 17th-century Tsar of Russia from the Romanov dynasty whose short, illness-plagued reign preceded the transformative rule of Peter the Great.
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E.
Ivan IV the Terrible
Ivan IV the Terrible was the 16th-century tsar of Russia known for centralizing royal power, expanding Russian territory, and ruling with extreme brutality and repression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vasili II of Moscow Description of subject: Vasili II of Moscow was a 15th-century Grand Prince of Moscow whose turbulent reign, marked by civil war and struggles for succession, laid groundwork for the later centralization of the Russian state.
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