Haji Agus Salim
E118148
Haji Agus Salim was a prominent Indonesian nationalist leader, diplomat, and intellectual from the Minangkabau community who played a key role in the country’s struggle for independence and early foreign policy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haji Agus Salim canonical | 3 |
| Agus Salim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1007367 — 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: Haji Agus Salim Context triple: [Minangkabau, notableFigure, Haji Agus Salim]
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A.
Amir Sjarifuddin
Amir Sjarifuddin was an Indonesian nationalist leader, socialist politician, and former prime minister who played a key role in the early years of Indonesia’s struggle for independence.
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B.
Sutan Sjahrir
Sutan Sjahrir was an Indonesian nationalist intellectual and the country’s first prime minister, known for his diplomatic leadership during the struggle for independence from Dutch colonial rule.
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C.
Mohammad Hatta
Mohammad Hatta was an Indonesian statesman, independence proclaimer, and the country’s first vice president who played a central role in shaping modern Indonesia’s political foundations.
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D.
Nur Herman Majid
Nur Herman Majid is a Malaysian former hurdler best known for lighting the cauldron at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
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E.
Gajah Mada
Gajah Mada was a powerful 14th-century military leader and prime minister of the Majapahit Empire, famed for his oath to unify the Indonesian archipelago under Majapahit rule.
- 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: Haji Agus Salim Target entity description: Haji Agus Salim was a prominent Indonesian nationalist leader, diplomat, and intellectual from the Minangkabau community who played a key role in the country’s struggle for independence and early foreign policy.
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A.
Amir Sjarifuddin
Amir Sjarifuddin was an Indonesian nationalist leader, socialist politician, and former prime minister who played a key role in the early years of Indonesia’s struggle for independence.
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B.
Sutan Sjahrir
Sutan Sjahrir was an Indonesian nationalist intellectual and the country’s first prime minister, known for his diplomatic leadership during the struggle for independence from Dutch colonial rule.
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C.
Mohammad Hatta
Mohammad Hatta was an Indonesian statesman, independence proclaimer, and the country’s first vice president who played a central role in shaping modern Indonesia’s political foundations.
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D.
Nur Herman Majid
Nur Herman Majid is a Malaysian former hurdler best known for lighting the cauldron at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
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E.
Gajah Mada
Gajah Mada was a powerful 14th-century military leader and prime minister of the Majapahit Empire, famed for his oath to unify the Indonesian archipelago under Majapahit rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indonesian nationalist
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ intellectual ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Hero of Indonesia ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Karet Bivak Cemetery ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Jalan Haji Agus Salim (street in Jakarta) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Indonesia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1884-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1954-11-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Europeesche Lagere School
ⓘ
Hogere Burgerschool ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Minangkabau
ⓘ
surface form:
Minangkabau people
|
| givenName | Agus ⓘ |
| hasOccupationSector |
foreign policy
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Haji ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamic modernism
ⓘ
nationalism ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
Arabic
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ Indonesian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sarekat Islam ⓘ |
| movement |
Indonesian nationalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesian National Awakening
Indonesian independence movement ⓘ |
| name | Haji Agus Salim self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in Sarekat Islam
ⓘ
role in early Indonesian foreign policy ⓘ |
| notableWork | diplomatic advocacy for Indonesian independence at the United Nations ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
politician ⓘ religious scholar ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Indonesian National Revolution
ⓘ
Indonesian independence negotiations ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dutch East Indies
ⓘ
Koto Gadang ⓘ West Sumatra ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Jakarta ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Indonesian ambassador to Iraq
ⓘ
Indonesian ambassador to Lebanon ⓘ Indonesian ambassador to Saudi Arabia ⓘ Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia ⓘ member of the Volksraad ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haji Agus Salim Description of subject: Haji Agus Salim was a prominent Indonesian nationalist leader, diplomat, and intellectual from the Minangkabau community who played a key role in the country’s struggle for independence and early foreign policy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Agus Salim