The Sun King
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The Sun King is a political thriller novel by David Ignatius that delves into power, espionage, and intrigue within the world of international affairs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Le Roi (for Louis XIV) | 1 |
| The Sun King canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11447647 — 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: The Sun King Context triple: [David Ignatius, notableWork, The Sun King]
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A.
House of Mazarin
The House of Mazarin was the noble family and political dynasty associated with Cardinal Jules Mazarin, influential in 17th-century French court and European affairs.
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B.
Sa Majesté Très Chrétienne
Sa Majesté Très Chrétienne is the traditional French royal style used to designate the King of France as "His Most Christian Majesty," emphasizing his role as the eldest son of the Catholic Church.
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C.
King of the French
The King of the French was the constitutional monarchic title used during the French Revolution and July Monarchy to emphasize sovereignty derived from the French people rather than absolute rule over France as a territory.
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D.
Dieu et le Roi
Dieu et le Roi was the royalist and Catholic rallying cry of the counter-revolutionary forces in the Vendée during the French Revolution.
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E.
Die Vollendung des Königs Henri Quatre
Die Vollendung des Königs Henri Quatre is the second historical novel by Heinrich Mann about the life and reign of the French king Henry IV, completing the biographical narrative begun in Die Jugend des Königs Henri Quatre.
- 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: The Sun King Target entity description: The Sun King is a political thriller novel by David Ignatius that delves into power, espionage, and intrigue within the world of international affairs.
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A.
House of Mazarin
The House of Mazarin was the noble family and political dynasty associated with Cardinal Jules Mazarin, influential in 17th-century French court and European affairs.
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B.
Sa Majesté Très Chrétienne
Sa Majesté Très Chrétienne is the traditional French royal style used to designate the King of France as "His Most Christian Majesty," emphasizing his role as the eldest son of the Catholic Church.
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C.
King of the French
The King of the French was the constitutional monarchic title used during the French Revolution and July Monarchy to emphasize sovereignty derived from the French people rather than absolute rule over France as a territory.
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D.
Dieu et le Roi
Dieu et le Roi was the royalist and Catholic rallying cry of the counter-revolutionary forces in the Vendée during the French Revolution.
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E.
Die Vollendung des Königs Henri Quatre
Die Vollendung des Königs Henri Quatre is the second historical novel by Heinrich Mann about the life and reign of the French king Henry IV, completing the biographical narrative begun in Die Jugend des Königs Henri Quatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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political thriller ⓘ |
| author | David Ignatius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| exploresConcept |
covert operations
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geopolitics ⓘ moral ambiguity in intelligence work ⓘ statecraft ⓘ |
| genre |
political thriller
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thriller fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American thriller novels
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espionage novels ⓘ |
| hasFictionalContent | true ⓘ |
| hasSetting | international political environment ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
espionage
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international intrigue ⓘ power ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
intelligence operations
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international affairs ⓘ political power struggles ⓘ |
| workOf | David Ignatius ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: The Sun King Description of subject: The Sun King is a political thriller novel by David Ignatius that delves into power, espionage, and intrigue within the world of international affairs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Sun King