Itzcoatl
E99084
Itzcoatl was a 15th-century Aztec ruler who significantly expanded the power of Tenochtitlan and helped lay the foundations of the Aztec Empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Itzcoatl canonical | 18 |
| Itzcoatl of Tenochtitlan | 1 |
| Itzcóatl | 1 |
| tlatoani of Tenochtitlan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T798598 — 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: Itzcoatl Context triple: [Tenochtitlan, notableRuler, Itzcoatl]
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A.
Moctezuma II
Moctezuma II was the ninth tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec Empire, under whose reign the empire reached great power before falling to Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquest.
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B.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc is a central borough of Mexico City known for its historic downtown, major cultural landmarks, and political and economic significance.
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C.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc was the last Aztec emperor, known for leading the final resistance against Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan.
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D.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua known as a regional commercial and agricultural hub, particularly for apple production and nearby Mennonite communities.
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E.
Nezahualcóyotl
Nezahualcóyotl is a major municipality in the State of Mexico, part of the Mexico City metropolitan area and known for its dense urban development and working-class character.
- 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: Itzcoatl Target entity description: Itzcoatl was a 15th-century Aztec ruler who significantly expanded the power of Tenochtitlan and helped lay the foundations of the Aztec Empire.
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A.
Moctezuma II
Moctezuma II was the ninth tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec Empire, under whose reign the empire reached great power before falling to Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquest.
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B.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc is a central borough of Mexico City known for its historic downtown, major cultural landmarks, and political and economic significance.
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C.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc was the last Aztec emperor, known for leading the final resistance against Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan.
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D.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua known as a regional commercial and agricultural hub, particularly for apple production and nearby Mennonite communities.
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E.
Nezahualcóyotl
Nezahualcóyotl is a major municipality in the State of Mexico, part of the Mexico City metropolitan area and known for its dense urban development and working-class character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec ruler
ⓘ
human ⓘ tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| ally |
Nezahualcoyotl
ⓘ
Totoquihuaztli I ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Valley of Mexico
ⓘ
central Mexico ⓘ |
| capital | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| contributedTo | emergence of Tenochtitlan as regional hegemon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
ⓘ
linked to:
Mexica
|
| dateOfBirth | circa 1380 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1440 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mexica ⓘ |
| father | Acamapichtli ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Huey Tlatoani ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralizing political power in Tenochtitlan
ⓘ
destruction or revision of earlier historical records ⓘ reforms of Aztec government ⓘ religious and ideological reforms ⓘ reorganization of tribute system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | “Obsidian Serpent” ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Aztec Triple Alliance
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec Empire
|
| militaryConflict | war against Azcapotzalco ⓘ |
| mother | an unnamed slave woman ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
defeat of Azcapotzalco
ⓘ
formation of the Aztec Triple Alliance ⓘ laying foundations of the Aztec Empire ⓘ territorial expansion in the Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| notableWork | expansion of Tenochtitlan’s power ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| partOf | dynasty of Tenochtitlan rulers ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| positionHeld | fourth tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| predecessor | Chimalpopoca ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1440 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1427 ⓘ |
| relative |
Chimalpopoca
ⓘ
Huitzilihuitl ⓘ Moctezuma I ⓘ |
| religion |
Aztec religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec mythology
|
| residence | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| successor | Moctezuma I ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Itzcoatl Description of subject: Itzcoatl was a 15th-century Aztec ruler who significantly expanded the power of Tenochtitlan and helped lay the foundations of the Aztec Empire.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.