Dutch Borneo
E1164825
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Dutch Borneo was the portion of the island of Borneo that formed part of the Dutch colonial empire in Southeast Asia, later becoming the Indonesian provinces of Kalimantan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dutch Borneo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15542610 — 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: Dutch Borneo Context triple: [Convention of London (1884), appliesToTerritory, Dutch Borneo]
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A.
Dutch New Guinea
Dutch New Guinea was the former Dutch colonial territory occupying the western half of the island of New Guinea, now largely corresponding to Indonesia’s Papua and West Papua provinces.
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B.
Borneo
Borneo is the world’s third-largest island in Southeast Asia, known for its vast rainforests, rich biodiversity, and division among Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
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C.
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a vast Dutch colonial territory in Southeast Asia that largely corresponds to present-day Indonesia and played a central role in global spice and trade networks.
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D.
West Papua
West Papua is a culturally Melanesian region in the western half of New Guinea, administered by Indonesia and known for its rich indigenous traditions and biodiversity.
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E.
British Borneo
British Borneo was the collective term for the British-controlled territories on the island of Borneo, including colonies and protectorates such as Sarawak, North Borneo, and Labuan, administered under British rule until the mid-20th century.
- 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: Dutch Borneo Target entity description: Dutch Borneo was the portion of the island of Borneo that formed part of the Dutch colonial empire in Southeast Asia, later becoming the Indonesian provinces of Kalimantan.
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A.
Dutch New Guinea
Dutch New Guinea was the former Dutch colonial territory occupying the western half of the island of New Guinea, now largely corresponding to Indonesia’s Papua and West Papua provinces.
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B.
Borneo
Borneo is the world’s third-largest island in Southeast Asia, known for its vast rainforests, rich biodiversity, and division among Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
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C.
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a vast Dutch colonial territory in Southeast Asia that largely corresponds to present-day Indonesia and played a central role in global spice and trade networks.
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D.
West Papua
West Papua is a culturally Melanesian region in the western half of New Guinea, administered by Indonesia and known for its rich indigenous traditions and biodiversity.
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E.
British Borneo
British Borneo was the collective term for the British-controlled territories on the island of Borneo, including colonies and protectorates such as Sarawak, North Borneo, and Labuan, administered under British rule until the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.