Vasili the Blind
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Vasili the Blind was a 15th-century Grand Prince of Moscow whose turbulent reign was marked by civil war, dynastic struggle, and the consolidation of Muscovite power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vasili the Blind canonical | 2 |
| Vasily Vasilyevich the Blind | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7294270 — 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 the Blind Context triple: [Vasili II of Moscow, epithet, Vasili the Blind]
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A.
Bogdan III the One-Eyed
Bogdan III the One-Eyed was a 16th-century Voivode of Moldavia, known for his turbulent reign marked by conflicts with neighboring powers and efforts to maintain the principality’s autonomy.
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B.
Vsevolod
Vsevolod is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, most notably borne by the influential Russian theatre director Vsevolod Meyerhold.
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C.
Yury of Moscow
Yury of Moscow was a Grand Prince of Moscow and influential early 14th-century Russian ruler known for his power struggles over the Vladimir-Suzdal throne and his role in the rise of Moscow.
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D.
Vladimir
Vladimir is a historic Russian city east of Moscow, known as one of the medieval capitals of Russia and a key center of the Golden Ring.
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E.
Vladimir
Vladimir is a common Russian male given name of Slavic origin, historically associated with rulers and notably borne by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
- 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 the Blind Target entity description: Vasili the Blind was a 15th-century Grand Prince of Moscow whose turbulent reign was marked by civil war, dynastic struggle, and the consolidation of Muscovite power.
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A.
Bogdan III the One-Eyed
Bogdan III the One-Eyed was a 16th-century Voivode of Moldavia, known for his turbulent reign marked by conflicts with neighboring powers and efforts to maintain the principality’s autonomy.
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B.
Vsevolod
Vsevolod is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, most notably borne by the influential Russian theatre director Vsevolod Meyerhold.
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C.
Yury of Moscow
Yury of Moscow was a Grand Prince of Moscow and influential early 14th-century Russian ruler known for his power struggles over the Vladimir-Suzdal throne and his role in the rise of Moscow.
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D.
Vladimir
Vladimir is a historic Russian city east of Moscow, known as one of the medieval capitals of Russia and a key center of the Golden Ring.
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E.
Vladimir
Vladimir is a common Russian male given name of Slavic origin, historically associated with rulers and notably borne by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century monarch
ⓘ
Grand Prince of Moscow ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ |
| associatedWith | rise of Moscow as dominant Russian principality ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1415-03-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Moscow ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cathedral of the Archangel ⓘ |
| capital | Moscow ⓘ |
| causeOfEpithet | blinded during dynastic struggle ⓘ |
| child |
Andrei Vasilyevich the Big
ⓘ
linked to:
Andrey Vasilyevich the Big
Andrei Vasilyevich the Lesser ⓘ
linked to:
Andrey Vasilyevich the Less
Boris Vasilyevich of Volotsk ⓘ Ivan III of Moscow ⓘ
linked to:
Ivan III of Russia
Yuri Vasilyevich of Dmitrov ⓘ |
| conflict | Muscovite Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1462-03-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Moscow ⓘ |
| dynasty | House of Daniilovichi ⓘ |
| epithet | the Blind ⓘ |
| era | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| event | blinded in 1446 ⓘ |
| father |
Vasily I of Moscow
ⓘ
linked to:
Vasili I of Moscow
|
| house | House of Moscow ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Old Russian ⓘ |
| mother | Sophia of Lithuania ⓘ |
| name |
Vasili II Vasilyevich
ⓘ
linked to:
Vasili II of Moscow
Vasili the Blind ⓘ Vasily II of Moscow ⓘ
linked to:
Vasili II of Moscow
|
| nobleFamily | Rurik dynasty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
civil war and dynastic conflicts in Muscovy
ⓘ
long and turbulent reign ⓘ |
| opponent |
Dmitry Shemyaka
ⓘ
Yury of Zvenigorod ⓘ
linked to:
Yuri Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod
|
| policy | consolidation of Muscovite power ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Vasily I of Moscow
ⓘ
linked to:
Vasili I of Moscow
|
| reignEnd | 1462 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1425 ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| significantAction |
continued expansion of the Grand Duchy of Moscow
ⓘ
strengthened central authority in Moscow ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria of Borovsk ⓘ |
| successor |
Ivan III of Moscow
ⓘ
linked to:
Ivan III of Russia
|
| successorAsGrandPrinceOfMoscow |
Ivan III of Moscow
ⓘ
linked to:
Ivan III of Russia
|
| title |
Grand Prince of Moscow
ⓘ
Grand Prince of Vladimir ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vasili the Blind Description of subject: Vasili the Blind was a 15th-century Grand Prince of Moscow whose turbulent reign was marked by civil war, dynastic struggle, and the consolidation of Muscovite power.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vasili the Blind