Sinhalese–Portuguese War
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The Sinhalese–Portuguese War was a series of 16th-century conflicts in Sri Lanka between local Sinhalese kingdoms and the Portuguese Empire over control of coastal territories and trade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese–Sri Lankan conflicts | 1 |
| Sinhalese–Portuguese War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16346314 — 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: Sinhalese–Portuguese War Context triple: [Sitawaka, conflict, Sinhalese–Portuguese War]
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A.
Kandyan–Portuguese War
The Kandyan–Portuguese War was a protracted series of 17th-century conflicts in Sri Lanka between the inland Kingdom of Kandy and Portuguese colonial forces vying for control of the island.
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B.
Battle of Ceylon
The Battle of Ceylon was a World War II naval and air engagement in April 1942, when the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked British forces and installations around Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Kandyan Wars
The Kandyan Wars were a series of early 19th-century military campaigns in Sri Lanka in which the British Empire ultimately defeated and annexed the independent Kingdom of Kandy, bringing the entire island under colonial rule.
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D.
Lanka War
The Lanka War is the legendary conflict in the Indian epic Ramayana between Lord Rama’s forces and the demon king Ravana’s army in the kingdom of Lanka.
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E.
Kandyan–Dutch conflicts
The Kandyan–Dutch conflicts were a series of 17th–18th century wars in Sri Lanka between the inland Kingdom of Kandy and the Dutch colonial powers vying for control of the island.
- 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: Sinhalese–Portuguese War Target entity description: The Sinhalese–Portuguese War was a series of 16th-century conflicts in Sri Lanka between local Sinhalese kingdoms and the Portuguese Empire over control of coastal territories and trade.
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A.
Kandyan–Portuguese War
The Kandyan–Portuguese War was a protracted series of 17th-century conflicts in Sri Lanka between the inland Kingdom of Kandy and Portuguese colonial forces vying for control of the island.
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B.
Battle of Ceylon
The Battle of Ceylon was a World War II naval and air engagement in April 1942, when the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked British forces and installations around Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Kandyan Wars
The Kandyan Wars were a series of early 19th-century military campaigns in Sri Lanka in which the British Empire ultimately defeated and annexed the independent Kingdom of Kandy, bringing the entire island under colonial rule.
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D.
Lanka War
The Lanka War is the legendary conflict in the Indian epic Ramayana between Lord Rama’s forces and the demon king Ravana’s army in the kingdom of Lanka.
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E.
Kandyan–Dutch conflicts
The Kandyan–Dutch conflicts were a series of 17th–18th century wars in Sri Lanka between the inland Kingdom of Kandy and the Dutch colonial powers vying for control of the island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.