The King's Ankus
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"The King's Ankus" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling featuring Mowgli, in which a seemingly valuable jeweled elephant goad brings greed, betrayal, and death to those who possess it.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The King's Ankus canonical | 2 |
| The King’s Ankus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11931780 — 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 King's Ankus Context triple: [The Second Jungle Book, containsStory, The King's Ankus]
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A.
The King Stone
The King Stone is a solitary prehistoric standing stone near the Rollright Stones complex in Oxfordshire, England, steeped in local legend and ancient ritual significance.
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B.
A New King
"A New King" is a musical track from the score of the 2011 Marvel film "Thor," composed by Patrick Doyle.
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C.
The Golden King
The Golden King is a nickname for Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, the early 17th-century Swedish monarch renowned for his military innovations and pivotal role in the Thirty Years' War.
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D.
Pillar of the Kingdom
Pillar of the Kingdom is the official motto of Chulalongkorn University, reflecting its role as a leading institution supporting the nation’s development and prosperity.
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E.
Spear of the Nation
Spear of the Nation is the English name of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of South Africa’s African National Congress that fought against apartheid.
- 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 King's Ankus Target entity description: "The King's Ankus" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling featuring Mowgli, in which a seemingly valuable jeweled elephant goad brings greed, betrayal, and death to those who possess it.
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A.
The King Stone
The King Stone is a solitary prehistoric standing stone near the Rollright Stones complex in Oxfordshire, England, steeped in local legend and ancient ritual significance.
-
B.
A New King
"A New King" is a musical track from the score of the 2011 Marvel film "Thor," composed by Patrick Doyle.
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C.
The Golden King
The Golden King is a nickname for Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, the early 17th-century Swedish monarch renowned for his military innovations and pivotal role in the Thirty Years' War.
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D.
Pillar of the Kingdom
Pillar of the Kingdom is the official motto of Chulalongkorn University, reflecting its role as a leading institution supporting the nation’s development and prosperity.
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E.
Spear of the Nation
Spear of the Nation is the English name of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of South Africa’s African National Congress that fought against apartheid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.