Kingdom of Gowa
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The Kingdom of Gowa was a powerful pre-Islamic Makassarese kingdom in South Sulawesi that later evolved into the influential Gowa Sultanate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gowa royal house | 1 |
| Kingdom of Gowa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13464509 — 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: Kingdom of Gowa Context triple: [Gowa Sultanate, predecessor, Kingdom of Gowa]
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A.
Gorontalo Kingdom
The Gorontalo Kingdom was a historical monarchy on the northern coast of Sulawesi in present-day Indonesia, serving as a major political and cultural center for the Gorontalo people before Dutch colonial rule.
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B.
Sultanate of Tidore
The Sultanate of Tidore was a powerful Islamic maritime kingdom in eastern Indonesia that dominated the clove trade and rivaled neighboring Ternate during the spice trade era.
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C.
Buton Sultanate
The Buton Sultanate was an Islamic maritime kingdom centered on Buton Island in present-day Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its strategic role in regional trade and distinctive political institutions.
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D.
Sultanate of Banjar
The Sultanate of Banjar was an Islamic Malay sultanate that ruled much of southeastern Borneo (in present-day Indonesia) from the 16th century until its dissolution under Dutch colonial rule in the 19th–20th centuries.
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E.
Luwu Kingdom
The Luwu Kingdom was one of the oldest and most influential Bugis polities in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known historically as a major center of trade and political power in the region.
- 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: Kingdom of Gowa Target entity description: The Kingdom of Gowa was a powerful pre-Islamic Makassarese kingdom in South Sulawesi that later evolved into the influential Gowa Sultanate.
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A.
Gorontalo Kingdom
The Gorontalo Kingdom was a historical monarchy on the northern coast of Sulawesi in present-day Indonesia, serving as a major political and cultural center for the Gorontalo people before Dutch colonial rule.
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B.
Sultanate of Tidore
The Sultanate of Tidore was a powerful Islamic maritime kingdom in eastern Indonesia that dominated the clove trade and rivaled neighboring Ternate during the spice trade era.
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C.
Buton Sultanate
The Buton Sultanate was an Islamic maritime kingdom centered on Buton Island in present-day Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its strategic role in regional trade and distinctive political institutions.
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D.
Sultanate of Banjar
The Sultanate of Banjar was an Islamic Malay sultanate that ruled much of southeastern Borneo (in present-day Indonesia) from the 16th century until its dissolution under Dutch colonial rule in the 19th–20th centuries.
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E.
Luwu Kingdom
The Luwu Kingdom was one of the oldest and most influential Bugis polities in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known historically as a major center of trade and political power in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kingdom of Gowa