Makassar War
E1041419
The Makassar War was a 17th-century conflict in South Sulawesi between the Dutch East India Company and the Sultanate of Gowa that led to Dutch dominance over the spice trade in the region.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Makassar War canonical | 6 |
| Dutch–Makassar conflicts | 1 |
| Makassar War of 1666–1669 | 1 |
| siege of Makassar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13464519 — 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: Makassar War Context triple: [Gowa Sultanate, significantEvent, Makassar War]
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A.
Aceh War
The Aceh War was a protracted late-19th- to early-20th-century conflict in northern Sumatra in which the Dutch fought to subdue the independent Sultanate of Aceh, becoming one of the bloodiest and most significant colonial wars in Indonesian history.
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B.
Battle of Palembang
The Battle of Palembang was a key World War II engagement in early 1942 in which Japanese forces captured vital oil refineries and airfields in Palembang, Sumatra from Allied defenders during the Dutch East Indies campaign.
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C.
Second Javanese War of Succession
The Second Javanese War of Succession was an early 18th-century dynastic conflict in the Mataram Sultanate on Java, marked by rival royal claimants and significant Dutch East India Company intervention in Javanese politics.
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D.
Third Javanese War of Succession
The Third Javanese War of Succession was an early 18th-century dynastic conflict on Java that reshaped the political landscape of the Mataram realm and deepened Dutch colonial influence in the region.
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E.
Trunajaya rebellion
The Trunajaya rebellion was a 17th-century Javanese uprising led by Prince Trunajaya against the Mataram Sultanate, which significantly weakened the kingdom and drew in Dutch colonial intervention.
- 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: Makassar War Target entity description: The Makassar War was a 17th-century conflict in South Sulawesi between the Dutch East India Company and the Sultanate of Gowa that led to Dutch dominance over the spice trade in the region.
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A.
Aceh War
The Aceh War was a protracted late-19th- to early-20th-century conflict in northern Sumatra in which the Dutch fought to subdue the independent Sultanate of Aceh, becoming one of the bloodiest and most significant colonial wars in Indonesian history.
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B.
Battle of Palembang
The Battle of Palembang was a key World War II engagement in early 1942 in which Japanese forces captured vital oil refineries and airfields in Palembang, Sumatra from Allied defenders during the Dutch East Indies campaign.
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C.
Second Javanese War of Succession
The Second Javanese War of Succession was an early 18th-century dynastic conflict in the Mataram Sultanate on Java, marked by rival royal claimants and significant Dutch East India Company intervention in Javanese politics.
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D.
Third Javanese War of Succession
The Third Javanese War of Succession was an early 18th-century dynastic conflict on Java that reshaped the political landscape of the Mataram realm and deepened Dutch colonial influence in the region.
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E.
Trunajaya rebellion
The Trunajaya rebellion was a 17th-century Javanese uprising led by Prince Trunajaya against the Mataram Sultanate, which significantly weakened the kingdom and drew in Dutch colonial intervention.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century conflict
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dutch–Gowa War
ⓘ
Makassar War of 1666–1669 ⓘ
linked to:
Makassar War
|
| belligerent |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
Sultanate of Gowa ⓘ
linked to:
Gowa Sultanate
allies of the Dutch East India Company ⓘ allies of the Sultanate of Gowa ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
Sultanate of Gowa ⓘ
linked to:
Gowa Sultanate
|
| consequence |
closure of Makassar to non-Dutch European traders
ⓘ
decline of Gowa as a regional maritime power ⓘ strengthening of VOC control in eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| country |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
Sultanate of Gowa ⓘ
linked to:
Gowa Sultanate
|
| endDate | 1669 ⓘ |
| era | Age of Dutch colonial expansion ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of VOC rule in South Sulawesi ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli |
Dutch attempt to enforce trade monopoly
ⓘ
control of spice trade routes ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
negotiation and signing of the Treaty of Bongaya
ⓘ
siege of Makassar ⓘ
linked to:
Makassar War
|
| historicalRegion | Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| involved |
naval operations
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Dutch
ⓘ
Makassarese ⓘ Malay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Makassar
ⓘ
South Sulawesi ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Makassar region
ⓘ
linked to:
Bugis-Makassar area
South Sulawesi coast ⓘ
linked to:
South Sulawesi
|
| partOf | Dutch expansion in the Indonesian archipelago ⓘ |
| precededBy | VOC attempts to control trade in eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
VOC monopoly policies
ⓘ
history of Indonesia ⓘ spice trade ⓘ |
| result |
Dutch dominance over spice trade in eastern Indonesia
ⓘ
Dutch victory ⓘ Treaty of Bongaya ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Bongaya (1667)
subjugation of Sultanate of Gowa ⓘ |
| significantCommander |
Cornelis Speelman
ⓘ
Sultan Hasanuddin of Gowa ⓘ |
| startDate | 1666 ⓘ |
| treaty |
Treaty of Bongaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Bongaya (1667)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Makassar War Description of subject: The Makassar War was a 17th-century conflict in South Sulawesi between the Dutch East India Company and the Sultanate of Gowa that led to Dutch dominance over the spice trade in the region.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Treaty of Bongaya (1667)
subject linked to:
Treaty of Bongaya (1667)
subject linked to:
Treaty of Bongaya (1667)
linked to: Makassar War
linked to: Makassar War
linked to: Makassar War