Duchy of Upper Silesia
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The Duchy of Upper Silesia was a medieval Silesian duchy centered in the Upper Silesian region, emerging from the partition of the larger Duchy of Silesia and ruled by branches of the Piast dynasty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duchy of Upper Silesia canonical | 1 |
| Upper Silesian principality | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14468793 — 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: Duchy of Upper Silesia Context triple: [Duchy of Silesia, subsequentEntity, Duchy of Upper Silesia]
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A.
Duchy of Lower Silesia
The Duchy of Lower Silesia was a medieval Silesian principality that emerged from the partition of the larger Duchy of Silesia, centered around the region’s western and northern territories.
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B.
Duchy of Silesia
The Duchy of Silesia was a medieval Piast-ruled principality in Central Europe that emerged from the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland and encompassed much of the historical region of Silesia.
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C.
Prussian Silesia
Prussian Silesia was the portion of the historical region of Silesia that came under the control of the Kingdom of Prussia and later formed part of the German Empire.
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D.
Austrian Silesia
Austrian Silesia was a historical crown land of the Austrian Empire located in the eastern part of the Silesian region, now mostly within the Czech Republic and partly in Poland.
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E.
Duchy of Racibórz
The Duchy of Racibórz was a medieval Silesian principality centered on the town of Racibórz, historically governed by a branch of the Polish Piast dynasty.
- 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: Duchy of Upper Silesia Target entity description: The Duchy of Upper Silesia was a medieval Silesian duchy centered in the Upper Silesian region, emerging from the partition of the larger Duchy of Silesia and ruled by branches of the Piast dynasty.
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A.
Duchy of Lower Silesia
The Duchy of Lower Silesia was a medieval Silesian principality that emerged from the partition of the larger Duchy of Silesia, centered around the region’s western and northern territories.
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B.
Duchy of Silesia
The Duchy of Silesia was a medieval Piast-ruled principality in Central Europe that emerged from the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland and encompassed much of the historical region of Silesia.
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C.
Prussian Silesia
Prussian Silesia was the portion of the historical region of Silesia that came under the control of the Kingdom of Prussia and later formed part of the German Empire.
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D.
Austrian Silesia
Austrian Silesia was a historical crown land of the Austrian Empire located in the eastern part of the Silesian region, now mostly within the Czech Republic and partly in Poland.
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E.
Duchy of Racibórz
The Duchy of Racibórz was a medieval Silesian principality centered on the town of Racibórz, historically governed by a branch of the Polish Piast dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Duchy of Upper Silesia