Yevfimiy Putyatin
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Yevfimiy Putyatin was a 19th-century Russian admiral and diplomat known for leading Russia’s early diplomatic missions to Japan and helping open the country to Russian trade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yevfimiy Putyatin canonical | 1 |
| Yevfimiy Vasilyevich Putyatin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6639539 — 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: Yevfimiy Putyatin Context triple: [Treaty of Shimoda, negotiatedBy, Yevfimiy Putyatin]
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A.
Boris Sheremetev
Boris Sheremetev was a prominent Russian field marshal and statesman under Peter the Great, noted for his key role in modernizing and leading the Imperial Russian Army in the early 18th century.
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B.
Pyotr Rumyantsev
Pyotr Rumyantsev was an 18th-century Russian field marshal renowned for his victories against the Ottoman Empire and for modernizing the Russian army.
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C.
Aleksey Yermolov
Aleksey Yermolov was a prominent Russian general and statesman of the early 19th century, known for his harsh and influential role in expanding and consolidating Russian control in the Caucasus.
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D.
Vasily Sheremetev
Vasily Sheremetev was a Russian nobleman and military leader of the 17th century who played a significant role in the expansion and administration of the Russian state.
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E.
Count Sergei Stroganov
Count Sergei Stroganov was a prominent Russian aristocrat, statesman, and art patron from the influential Stroganov family in the 18th–19th centuries.
- 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: Yevfimiy Putyatin Target entity description: Yevfimiy Putyatin was a 19th-century Russian admiral and diplomat known for leading Russia’s early diplomatic missions to Japan and helping open the country to Russian trade.
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A.
Boris Sheremetev
Boris Sheremetev was a prominent Russian field marshal and statesman under Peter the Great, noted for his key role in modernizing and leading the Imperial Russian Army in the early 18th century.
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B.
Pyotr Rumyantsev
Pyotr Rumyantsev was an 18th-century Russian field marshal renowned for his victories against the Ottoman Empire and for modernizing the Russian army.
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C.
Aleksey Yermolov
Aleksey Yermolov was a prominent Russian general and statesman of the early 19th century, known for his harsh and influential role in expanding and consolidating Russian control in the Caucasus.
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D.
Vasily Sheremetev
Vasily Sheremetev was a Russian nobleman and military leader of the 17th century who played a significant role in the expansion and administration of the Russian state.
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E.
Count Sergei Stroganov
Count Sergei Stroganov was a prominent Russian aristocrat, statesman, and art patron from the influential Stroganov family in the 18th–19th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian admiral
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ naval officer ⓘ |
| activeIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
establishment of formal relations between the Russian Empire and Japan
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expansion of Russian trade in East Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| diplomaticMissionTo |
East Asia
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Japan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
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international trade negotiations ⓘ naval affairs ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| influenced | opening of Japan to foreign trade ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ |
| name |
Yevfimiy Vasilyevich Putyatin
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linked to:
Yevfimiy Putyatin
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| notableFor |
helping open Japan to Russian trade
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leading early Russian diplomatic missions to Japan ⓘ negotiating trade agreements between Russia and Japan ⓘ |
| notableRole | leader of Russian missions to Japan ⓘ |
| occupation |
admiral
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diplomat ⓘ naval commander ⓘ |
| participatedIn | early Russo–Japanese diplomatic relations ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Russian envoy to Japan
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admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ diplomatic representative of the Russian Empire in East Asia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Russo–Japanese relations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yevfimiy Putyatin Description of subject: Yevfimiy Putyatin was a 19th-century Russian admiral and diplomat known for leading Russia’s early diplomatic missions to Japan and helping open the country to Russian trade.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yevfimiy Putyatin