Lieutenant-Governor of Java
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The Lieutenant-Governor of Java was the chief British colonial administrator of the island during the early 19th-century period of British rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant-Governor of Java canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1151437 — 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: Lieutenant-Governor of Java Context triple: [Thomas Stamford Raffles, positionHeld, Lieutenant-Governor of Java]
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A.
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
The Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies was the highest colonial official representing the Dutch Crown, wielding executive, military, and administrative authority over the territories that now comprise Indonesia.
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B.
Viceroy of Portuguese India
The Viceroy of Portuguese India was the crown-appointed chief colonial governor responsible for administering and overseeing Portugal’s Asian territories from its base in Goa.
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C.
Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Governor of the Straits Settlements was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the Straits Settlements territories in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
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D.
Governor-General of Taiwan
The Governor-General of Taiwan was the highest-ranking Japanese colonial official who wielded both civil and military authority over Taiwan during Japan’s rule from 1895 to 1945.
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E.
Governor-General of the General Government
The Governor-General of the General Government was the top Nazi civil authority overseeing the occupied Polish territories known as the General Government during World War II.
- 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: Lieutenant-Governor of Java Target entity description: The Lieutenant-Governor of Java was the chief British colonial administrator of the island during the early 19th-century period of British rule.
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A.
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
The Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies was the highest colonial official representing the Dutch Crown, wielding executive, military, and administrative authority over the territories that now comprise Indonesia.
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B.
Viceroy of Portuguese India
The Viceroy of Portuguese India was the crown-appointed chief colonial governor responsible for administering and overseeing Portugal’s Asian territories from its base in Goa.
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C.
Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Governor of the Straits Settlements was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the Straits Settlements territories in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
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D.
Governor-General of Taiwan
The Governor-General of Taiwan was the highest-ranking Japanese colonial official who wielded both civil and military authority over Taiwan during Japan’s rule from 1895 to 1945.
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E.
Governor-General of the General Government
The Governor-General of the General Government was the top Nazi civil authority overseeing the occupied Polish territories known as the General Government during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Java
ⓘ
Java ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Java
ⓘ
Madura ⓘ surrounding dependencies of Java ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British Crown
ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ Viceroy of India ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of British India
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1816 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Dutch colonial administration in Java ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch in British Java ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
British military forces in Java (in civil matters)
ⓘ
European residents in Java ⓘ local indigenous administration in Java ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
civil administration in Java
ⓘ
education policy in Java ⓘ judicial administration in Java ⓘ land tenure reforms in Java ⓘ law and order in Java ⓘ public works in Java ⓘ revenue administration in Java ⓘ trade regulation in Java ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ Malay ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| inception | 1811 ⓘ |
| legalForm | colonial governorship ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dutch East Indies
ⓘ
surface form:
East Indies
Java ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+7 ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
John Fendall Jr.
ⓘ
Samuel Gibbs ⓘ Thomas Stamford Raffles ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
British occupation of Java ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | British administration of Java ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dutch colonial administration in Java ⓘ |
| residence | Batavia ⓘ |
| seat | Batavia ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Government of British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British government in India
Viceroy of India ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of British India
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How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant-Governor of Java Description of subject: The Lieutenant-Governor of Java was the chief British colonial administrator of the island during the early 19th-century period of British rule.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stamford Raffles