House of Shuisky
E246928
The House of Shuisky was a prominent Russian princely family of Rurikid origin that played a significant political role during the late medieval and early modern periods, culminating in the brief tsardom of Vasili IV.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Shuisky canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2246862 — 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: House of Shuisky Context triple: [Vasili IV Shuisky, nobleFamily, House of Shuisky]
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A.
House of Kuni
The House of Kuni is a Japanese imperial noble family line to which Empress Kōjun belonged.
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B.
House of Yi
The House of Yi was the royal family that ruled Korea for centuries, including during the final Korean Empire period before Japanese annexation.
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C.
House of Asaka
The House of Asaka was a collateral branch of Japan’s imperial family, founded by Prince Asaka Yasuhiko in the early 20th century.
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D.
State of Jin
The State of Jin was a powerful feudal state of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China, prominent during the Spring and Autumn period for its military strength and complex aristocratic politics.
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E.
Guguan
Guguan is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain in the western Pacific Ocean.
- 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: House of Shuisky Target entity description: The House of Shuisky was a prominent Russian princely family of Rurikid origin that played a significant political role during the late medieval and early modern periods, culminating in the brief tsardom of Vasili IV.
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A.
House of Kuni
The House of Kuni is a Japanese imperial noble family line to which Empress Kōjun belonged.
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B.
House of Yi
The House of Yi was the royal family that ruled Korea for centuries, including during the final Korean Empire period before Japanese annexation.
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C.
House of Asaka
The House of Asaka was a collateral branch of Japan’s imperial family, founded by Prince Asaka Yasuhiko in the early 20th century.
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D.
State of Jin
The State of Jin was a powerful feudal state of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China, prominent during the Spring and Autumn period for its military strength and complex aristocratic politics.
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E.
Guguan
Guguan is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain in the western Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rurikid dynasty branch
ⓘ
noble family ⓘ princely house ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Moscow Kremlin court ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Ivan the Terrible
ⓘ
linked to:
Ivan IV the Terrible
|
| coatOfArmsUsedIn | Russian heraldry ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culminationOfPower | reign of Tsar Vasili IV ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | after deposition of Vasili IV ⓘ |
| dynasticOrigin |
Rurikid dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Rurik dynasty
|
| ethnicOrigin | Russian ⓘ |
| governmentRole |
administrative offices in Muscovy
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early modern period
ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | influence on succession during Time of Troubles ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
opposition to False Dmitrys
ⓘ
succession struggles in Muscovy ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| lineageClaim | descendants of Rurik ⓘ |
| nobleRank | prince ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Time of Troubles ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Andrey Shuisky
ⓘ
Dmitry Shuisky ⓘ Ivan Petrovich Shuisky ⓘ Vasili IV of Russia ⓘ
linked to:
Vasili IV Shuisky
Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky ⓘ |
| originCountry |
Grand Duchy of Vladimir-Suzdal
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Duchy of Vladimir
|
| parentHouse |
Rurikid dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Rurik dynasty
|
| playedPoliticalRoleIn |
early modern Russia
ⓘ
late medieval Russia ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | court politics in Muscovy ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | conservative boyar interests ⓘ |
| politicalFaction | boyar aristocracy ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence |
boyar Duma
ⓘ
linked to:
Boyar Duma
|
| powerBase | principality of Shuya ⓘ |
| producedMonarch |
Vasili IV of Russia
ⓘ
linked to:
Vasili IV Shuisky
|
| producedTsar |
Vasili IV of Russia
ⓘ
linked to:
Vasili IV Shuisky
|
| region |
Grand Duchy of Moscow
ⓘ
Muscovy ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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| socialClass | Russian aristocracy ⓘ |
| status | high nobility ⓘ |
| titleHeld | Prince of Shuya ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Shuisky Description of subject: The House of Shuisky was a prominent Russian princely family of Rurikid origin that played a significant political role during the late medieval and early modern periods, culminating in the brief tsardom of Vasili IV.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.