Moro sultanates
E1227705
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The Moro sultanates were a group of powerful, Islamized maritime polities in the southern Philippines that resisted Spanish colonial expansion for centuries.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mindanao polities | 1 |
| Moro sultanate network in Mindanao | 1 |
| Moro sultanates canonical | 1 |
| Sultanates of Mindanao | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16575443 — 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: Moro sultanates Context triple: [Spanish–Moro conflict, conflictBetween, Moro sultanates]
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A.
Sultanate of Maguindanao
The Sultanate of Maguindanao was a powerful pre-colonial Islamic kingdom in Mindanao in the southern Philippines, central to Moro political and cultural history.
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B.
Sultanate of Sulu
The Sultanate of Sulu was a historic Muslim maritime kingdom in the southern Philippines and nearby regions, known for its influential role in regional trade, politics, and the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia.
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C.
Sultanate of Lanao
The Sultanate of Lanao was a traditional Maranao Muslim kingdom in the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines, known for its network of royal houses and rich Islamic cultural heritage.
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D.
Tallo Sultanate
The Tallo Sultanate was a historical Makassarese maritime kingdom in South Sulawesi that played a key role in regional trade and Islamization in eastern Indonesia.
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E.
Sultanate of Banjar
The Sultanate of Banjar was an Islamic Malay sultanate that ruled much of southeastern Borneo (in present-day Indonesia) from the 16th century until its dissolution under Dutch colonial rule in the 19th–20th centuries.
- 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: Moro sultanates Target entity description: The Moro sultanates were a group of powerful, Islamized maritime polities in the southern Philippines that resisted Spanish colonial expansion for centuries.
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A.
Sultanate of Maguindanao
The Sultanate of Maguindanao was a powerful pre-colonial Islamic kingdom in Mindanao in the southern Philippines, central to Moro political and cultural history.
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B.
Sultanate of Sulu
The Sultanate of Sulu was a historic Muslim maritime kingdom in the southern Philippines and nearby regions, known for its influential role in regional trade, politics, and the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia.
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C.
Sultanate of Lanao
The Sultanate of Lanao was a traditional Maranao Muslim kingdom in the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines, known for its network of royal houses and rich Islamic cultural heritage.
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D.
Tallo Sultanate
The Tallo Sultanate was a historical Makassarese maritime kingdom in South Sulawesi that played a key role in regional trade and Islamization in eastern Indonesia.
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E.
Sultanate of Banjar
The Sultanate of Banjar was an Islamic Malay sultanate that ruled much of southeastern Borneo (in present-day Indonesia) from the 16th century until its dissolution under Dutch colonial rule in the 19th–20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Moro sultanates
linked to: Moro sultanates
linked to: Moro sultanates