Dušan's Code
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Dušan's Code is a 14th-century Serbian legal codex issued by Emperor Stefan Dušan that systematized medieval Serbian law and governance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dušan's Code canonical | 6 |
| Dušanov zakonik | 1 |
| Zakonik cara Dušana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3879572 — 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: Dušan's Code Context triple: [Serbian Empire, legalCode, Dušan's Code]
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A.
Les Poruzots
Les Poruzots is a renowned Premier Cru vineyard site in Meursault, Burgundy, known for producing rich, powerful Chardonnay wines with notable structure and aging potential.
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B.
Lord of Milan
The Lord of Milan was the medieval title held by the ruling noble who governed the city-state of Milan before it evolved into a ducal principality.
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C.
Dragovishtitsa
Dragovishtitsa is a smaller river in western Bulgaria that feeds into the Struma River within the Struma River basin.
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D.
Crnica
Crnica is a river in central Serbia that flows through the city of Paraćin before joining the Velika Morava.
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E.
Autokrator
Autokrator is a Greek imperial title historically used to denote a supreme, absolute ruler, most prominently the Byzantine emperor.
- 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: Dušan's Code Target entity description: Dušan's Code is a 14th-century Serbian legal codex issued by Emperor Stefan Dušan that systematized medieval Serbian law and governance.
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A.
Les Poruzots
Les Poruzots is a renowned Premier Cru vineyard site in Meursault, Burgundy, known for producing rich, powerful Chardonnay wines with notable structure and aging potential.
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B.
Lord of Milan
The Lord of Milan was the medieval title held by the ruling noble who governed the city-state of Milan before it evolved into a ducal principality.
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C.
Dragovishtitsa
Dragovishtitsa is a smaller river in western Bulgaria that feeds into the Struma River within the Struma River basin.
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D.
Crnica
Crnica is a river in central Serbia that flows through the city of Paraćin before joining the Velika Morava.
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E.
Autokrator
Autokrator is a Greek imperial title historically used to denote a supreme, absolute ruler, most prominently the Byzantine emperor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law code
ⓘ
legal codex ⓘ medieval legal text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dušanov zakonik
ⓘ
linked to:
Dušan's Code
Zakonik cara Dušana ⓘ
linked to:
Dušan's Code
|
| appliesTo |
Orthodox Christian population
ⓘ
Serbian Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Serbian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
Stefan Dušan ⓘ |
| author | Stefan Dušan ⓘ |
| century | 14th century ⓘ |
| contains | articles ⓘ |
| country | Serbian Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfAmendment | 1354 ⓘ |
| dateOfIssue | 1349 ⓘ |
| follows | Byzantine law ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Balkan legal traditions
ⓘ
later Serbian customary law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Basilika
ⓘ
Byzantine Ecloga ⓘ
linked to:
Digest of Justinian
Nomocanon in Fourteen Titles ⓘ |
| issuer | Stefan Dušan ⓘ |
| language |
Church Slavonic
ⓘ
Old Serbian ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
collective responsibility in some cases
ⓘ
hierarchical feudal order ⓘ protection of the Orthodox Church ⓘ severe criminal sanctions ⓘ |
| legalStatus | fundamental law of the Serbian Empire ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Serbian medieval law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Orthodox Christian legal tradition ⓘ |
| numberOfArticles | around 200 ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Skopje ⓘ |
| preservedIn | later manuscript copies ⓘ |
| region | Balkans ⓘ |
| regulates |
church-state relations
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ feudal relations ⓘ judicial procedure ⓘ property law ⓘ state administration ⓘ taxation ⓘ urban law ⓘ village communities ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Byzantine law studies
ⓘ
Serbian legal history studies ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dušan's Code Description of subject: Dušan's Code is a 14th-century Serbian legal codex issued by Emperor Stefan Dušan that systematized medieval Serbian law and governance.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dušan's Code
linked to: Dušan's Code