Sultan of Sulu
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The Sultan of Sulu is the traditional monarch and spiritual leader of the historic Sultanate of Sulu in the southern Philippines and parts of nearby Borneo.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jamalul Kiram III | 2 |
| Sultan of Sulu canonical | 2 |
| Jamalul Kiram II | 1 |
| The Sultan of Sulu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16559334 — 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: Sultan of Sulu Context triple: [Sultanate of Sulu forces, commandedBy, Sultan of Sulu]
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A.
Sultan Kudarat
Sultan Kudarat is a province in the Soccsksargen region of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, known for its cultural diversity and agricultural economy.
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B.
Sultan of Tidore
The Sultan of Tidore was the hereditary Muslim monarch of the Tidore Sultanate in the Maluku Islands, historically influential in the regional spice trade and politics of eastern Indonesia.
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C.
Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei
Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei was the fifth Sultan of Brunei, renowned for expanding Brunei into a powerful maritime empire in Southeast Asia during the 15th–16th centuries.
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D.
Sultan of Fadhli
The Sultan of Fadhli was the hereditary ruler of the Fadhli Sultanate, a traditional Arab monarchy in what is now southern Yemen.
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E.
Sultan of Kedah
The Sultan of Kedah is the hereditary monarch and traditional ruler of the Malaysian state of Kedah, serving as its highest ceremonial and symbolic authority.
- 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: Sultan of Sulu Target entity description: The Sultan of Sulu is the traditional monarch and spiritual leader of the historic Sultanate of Sulu in the southern Philippines and parts of nearby Borneo.
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A.
Sultan Kudarat
Sultan Kudarat is a province in the Soccsksargen region of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, known for its cultural diversity and agricultural economy.
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B.
Sultan of Tidore
The Sultan of Tidore was the hereditary Muslim monarch of the Tidore Sultanate in the Maluku Islands, historically influential in the regional spice trade and politics of eastern Indonesia.
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C.
Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei
Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei was the fifth Sultan of Brunei, renowned for expanding Brunei into a powerful maritime empire in Southeast Asia during the 15th–16th centuries.
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D.
Sultan of Fadhli
The Sultan of Fadhli was the hereditary ruler of the Fadhli Sultanate, a traditional Arab monarchy in what is now southern Yemen.
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E.
Sultan of Kedah
The Sultan of Kedah is the hereditary monarch and traditional ruler of the Malaysian state of Kedah, serving as its highest ceremonial and symbolic authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Sultan of Sulu