Duchy of Żagań
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The Duchy of Żagań was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Żagań, historically ruled by various Piast and later Bohemian and Saxon dynasties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duchy of Żagań canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12743074 — 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: Duchy of Żagań Context triple: [Fragmentation of Poland, hasPart, Duchy of Żagań]
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A.
Duchy of Brzeg
The Duchy of Brzeg was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Brzeg, ruled by the Piast dynasty and shaped by the political fragmentation of the Polish kingdom.
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B.
Duchy of Oleśnica
The Duchy of Oleśnica was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Oleśnica, historically ruled by various Piast and later noble dynasties within the shifting political landscape of Central Europe.
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C.
Duchy of Łęczyca
The Duchy of Łęczyca was a medieval Polish duchy centered on the town of Łęczyca, formed during the feudal fragmentation of Poland and ruled by local Piast princes.
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D.
Duchy of Czersk
The Duchy of Czersk was a medieval Piast-ruled principality in Masovia that emerged during the feudal fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland.
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E.
Duchy of Głogów
The Duchy of Głogów was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Głogów, ruled by Piast dukes and shaped by the political fragmentation of the Polish kingdom.
- 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: Duchy of Żagań Target entity description: The Duchy of Żagań was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Żagań, historically ruled by various Piast and later Bohemian and Saxon dynasties.
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A.
Duchy of Brzeg
The Duchy of Brzeg was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Brzeg, ruled by the Piast dynasty and shaped by the political fragmentation of the Polish kingdom.
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B.
Duchy of Oleśnica
The Duchy of Oleśnica was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Oleśnica, historically ruled by various Piast and later noble dynasties within the shifting political landscape of Central Europe.
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C.
Duchy of Łęczyca
The Duchy of Łęczyca was a medieval Polish duchy centered on the town of Łęczyca, formed during the feudal fragmentation of Poland and ruled by local Piast princes.
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D.
Duchy of Czersk
The Duchy of Czersk was a medieval Piast-ruled principality in Masovia that emerged during the feudal fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland.
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E.
Duchy of Głogów
The Duchy of Głogów was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Głogów, ruled by Piast dukes and shaped by the political fragmentation of the Polish kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Silesian duchy
ⓘ
medieval duchy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Piast fragmentation of Poland
ⓘ
Silesian principalities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Głogów
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Legnica NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Żary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Żagań NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| endTime |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| established | 1274 ⓘ |
| event | Partition of the Duchy of Głogów NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalRelation | held in fief from the King of Bohemia ⓘ |
| followed | Duchy of Głogów NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Żagań Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lower Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
state of the Holy Roman Empire
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vassal state of the Bohemian Crown ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Żagań NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Albrecht of Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorothea de Talleyrand-Périgord NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry III of Głogów NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan II the Mad NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter von Lobkowicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Historical region of Silesia
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Lands of the Bohemian Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentLocation |
Lubusz Voivodeship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Poland ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Bohemian kings
ⓘ
House of Talleyrand-Périgord NERFINISHED ⓘ Lobkowicz family NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxon House of Wettin NERFINISHED ⓘ Silesian Piasts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| successor |
Kingdom of Prussia
NERFINISHED
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Province of Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSubdivision | territorial duchy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duchy of Żagań Description of subject: The Duchy of Żagań was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Żagań, historically ruled by various Piast and later Bohemian and Saxon dynasties.
Referenced by (5)
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