Sultan Mahmud Shah III of Johor
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Sultan Mahmud Shah III of Johor was a late 18th- to early 19th-century Malay ruler of the Johor-Riau-Lingga Sultanate whose reign marked the decline of Johor’s regional power and increasing European colonial influence in the area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sultan Mahmud Shah III of Johor canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22460071 — 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 Mahmud Shah III of Johor Context triple: [Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor, predecessor, Sultan Mahmud Shah III of Johor]
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A.
Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor
Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor was a 19th-century Malay ruler whose recognition by the British and role in the 1819 treaty enabled the founding of modern Singapore under British control.
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B.
Muzaffar Shah II of Johor
Muzaffar Shah II of Johor was a 16th-century Sultan of Johor who continued the Malay sultanate’s legacy following the fall of Malacca to the Portuguese.
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C.
Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor
Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor was the 19th-century ruler of Johor renowned for modernizing his state along Western lines and earning the title “Father of Modern Johor.”
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D.
Sultan Ibrahim of Johor
Sultan Ibrahim of Johor was a 20th-century Malay ruler of the state of Johor known for his long reign, modernization efforts, and influential role in the political and educational development of Malaya.
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E.
Sultan Iskandar of Johor
Sultan Iskandar of Johor was the Sultan of the Malaysian state of Johor and the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia, known for his influential and sometimes controversial reign in the late 20th century.
- 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 Mahmud Shah III of Johor Target entity description: Sultan Mahmud Shah III of Johor was a late 18th- to early 19th-century Malay ruler of the Johor-Riau-Lingga Sultanate whose reign marked the decline of Johor’s regional power and increasing European colonial influence in the area.
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A.
Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor
Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor was a 19th-century Malay ruler whose recognition by the British and role in the 1819 treaty enabled the founding of modern Singapore under British control.
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B.
Muzaffar Shah II of Johor
Muzaffar Shah II of Johor was a 16th-century Sultan of Johor who continued the Malay sultanate’s legacy following the fall of Malacca to the Portuguese.
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C.
Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor
Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor was the 19th-century ruler of Johor renowned for modernizing his state along Western lines and earning the title “Father of Modern Johor.”
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D.
Sultan Ibrahim of Johor
Sultan Ibrahim of Johor was a 20th-century Malay ruler of the state of Johor known for his long reign, modernization efforts, and influential role in the political and educational development of Malaya.
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E.
Sultan Iskandar of Johor
Sultan Iskandar of Johor was the Sultan of the Malaysian state of Johor and the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia, known for his influential and sometimes controversial reign in the late 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.