Piasts of Żagań
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The Piasts of Żagań were a Silesian branch of the medieval Polish Piast royal family that ruled the Duchy of Żagań and surrounding territories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Piasts of Żagań canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2838817 — 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: Piasts of Żagań Context triple: [Piast dynasty, hasPart, Piasts of Żagań]
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A.
Piasts of Brzeg
The Piasts of Brzeg were a Silesian branch of the Polish Piast royal family that ruled the Duchy of Brzeg during the late Middle Ages and early modern period.
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B.
Piasts of Cieszyn
The Piasts of Cieszyn were a Silesian branch of the medieval Polish Piast royal dynasty that ruled the Duchy of Cieszyn and its surrounding territories.
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C.
Piasts of Głogów
The Piasts of Głogów were a regional Silesian branch of the medieval Polish Piast royal family that ruled the Duchy of Głogów and its surrounding territories.
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D.
Piasts of Racibórz
The Piasts of Racibórz were a regional Silesian branch of the medieval Polish Piast royal dynasty that ruled the Duchy of Racibórz.
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E.
Piasts of Świdnica-Jawor
The Piasts of Świdnica-Jawor were a Silesian branch of the medieval Polish Piast royal family that ruled the duchies of Świdnica and Jawor.
- 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: Piasts of Żagań Target entity description: The Piasts of Żagań were a Silesian branch of the medieval Polish Piast royal family that ruled the Duchy of Żagań and surrounding territories.
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A.
Piasts of Brzeg
The Piasts of Brzeg were a Silesian branch of the Polish Piast royal family that ruled the Duchy of Brzeg during the late Middle Ages and early modern period.
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B.
Piasts of Cieszyn
The Piasts of Cieszyn were a Silesian branch of the medieval Polish Piast royal dynasty that ruled the Duchy of Cieszyn and its surrounding territories.
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C.
Piasts of Głogów
The Piasts of Głogów were a regional Silesian branch of the medieval Polish Piast royal family that ruled the Duchy of Głogów and its surrounding territories.
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D.
Piasts of Racibórz
The Piasts of Racibórz were a regional Silesian branch of the medieval Polish Piast royal dynasty that ruled the Duchy of Racibórz.
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E.
Piasts of Świdnica-Jawor
The Piasts of Świdnica-Jawor were a Silesian branch of the medieval Polish Piast royal family that ruled the duchies of Świdnica and Jawor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Piast dynasty branch
ⓘ
Silesian Piasts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Silesian duchies
ⓘ
fragmentation of Poland ⓘ |
| cadetBranchOf | Silesian branch of the Piasts ⓘ |
| coatOfArms |
Piast eagle with regional Silesian modifications
ⓘ
linked to:
Piast eagle
|
| country | Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| dynasticHouse |
House of Piast
ⓘ
linked to:
Piast dynasty
|
| dynasticSuccession | agnatic primogeniture (with partitions) ⓘ |
| dynasty | Piast dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Poles ⓘ |
| feudalAllegiance |
Kingdom of Bohemia (later period)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Bohemia
Kingdom of Poland (early period) ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Poland
|
| followedBy |
Bohemian Crown lands administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Bohemian Crown
|
| governmentForm | feudal duchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Late Middle Ages
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Lubusz Voivodeship
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Silesian Piast network of duchies
ⓘ
linked to:
Silesian duchies
|
| nobleFamilyType | hereditary dukes ⓘ |
| nobleRank | ducal ⓘ |
| notableSeat | Żagań Castle ⓘ |
| partOf |
Piast dynasty
ⓘ
Silesian Piast principalities ⓘ
linked to:
Silesian duchies
|
| precededBy |
Senior line of Silesian Piasts
ⓘ
linked to:
Silesian Piasts
|
| region | Silesia ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| ruled |
Duchy of Żagań
ⓘ
surrounding Silesian territories ⓘ Żagań ⓘ |
| subclassOf | medieval European noble house ⓘ |
| territorialBase | Lower Silesia ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| usedTitle | Duke of Żagań ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Piasts of Żagań Description of subject: The Piasts of Żagań were a Silesian branch of the medieval Polish Piast royal family that ruled the Duchy of Żagań and surrounding territories.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.