Colony of Upper Volta

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Upper Volta	13
Republic of Upper Volta	3
Colony of Upper Volta canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14797674 — 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: Colony of Upper Volta
Context triple: [Colony of Dahomey, borderedBy, Colony of Upper Volta]

A. Colony of French Sudan
The Colony of French Sudan was a former French colonial territory in West Africa that largely corresponds to present-day Mali.
B. Kingdom of Kouandé
The Kingdom of Kouandé was a precolonial Bariba state located in what is now northern Benin, known for its regional political and cultural influence.
C. Colony of Dahomey
The Colony of Dahomey was a French colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Benin.
D. Toucouleur Empire
The Toucouleur Empire was a 19th-century West African Islamic state founded by the reformer and conqueror El Hadj Umar Tall, encompassing large parts of present-day Mali, Senegal, and Guinea.
E. Kingdom of Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful precolonial West African state known for its centralized monarchy, extensive involvement in the Atlantic slave trade, and elite corps of women warriors often called the Dahomey Amazons.
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: Colony of Upper Volta
Target entity description: The Colony of Upper Volta was a French colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Burkina Faso.

A. Colony of French Sudan
The Colony of French Sudan was a former French colonial territory in West Africa that largely corresponds to present-day Mali.
B. Kingdom of Kouandé
The Kingdom of Kouandé was a precolonial Bariba state located in what is now northern Benin, known for its regional political and cultural influence.
C. Colony of Dahomey
The Colony of Dahomey was a French colonial territory in West Africa that later became the independent nation of Benin.
D. Toucouleur Empire
The Toucouleur Empire was a 19th-century West African Islamic state founded by the reformer and conqueror El Hadj Umar Tall, encompassing large parts of present-day Mali, Senegal, and Guinea.
E. Kingdom of Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful precolonial West African state known for its centralized monarchy, extensive involvement in the Atlantic slave trade, and elite corps of women warriors often called the Dahomey Amazons.
F. None of above. chosen