Mandar polities
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The Mandar polities were a group of historical coastal and inland kingdoms in what is now West Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their maritime trade networks and distinctive Mandar culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mandar polities canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22734188 — 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: Mandar polities Context triple: [South Sulawesi kingdoms, includedKingdom, Mandar polities]
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A.
Bhaca polity
The Bhaca polity is a traditional Xhosa-speaking chiefdom in South Africa, historically centered in the Eastern Cape and known for its distinct lineage and cultural identity within the broader Xhosa world.
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B.
Buayan polity
The Buayan polity was a precolonial Muslim sultanate in Mindanao, Philippines, that rivaled and interacted closely with the neighboring Sultanate of Maguindanao in regional politics and trade.
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C.
Huanca polities
The Huanca polities were pre-Inca highland societies in the central Andes, known for their distinct cultural traditions and later incorporation into the Inca Empire.
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D.
Pipil polities
The Pipil polities were indigenous Nahua-speaking city-states and chiefdoms in what is now El Salvador and surrounding regions, known for their resistance to early Spanish colonial expansion in Central America.
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E.
Poli
Poli is a small village on the Greek island of Kasos in the southeastern Aegean Sea.
- 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: Mandar polities Target entity description: The Mandar polities were a group of historical coastal and inland kingdoms in what is now West Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their maritime trade networks and distinctive Mandar culture.
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A.
Bhaca polity
The Bhaca polity is a traditional Xhosa-speaking chiefdom in South Africa, historically centered in the Eastern Cape and known for its distinct lineage and cultural identity within the broader Xhosa world.
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B.
Buayan polity
The Buayan polity was a precolonial Muslim sultanate in Mindanao, Philippines, that rivaled and interacted closely with the neighboring Sultanate of Maguindanao in regional politics and trade.
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C.
Huanca polities
The Huanca polities were pre-Inca highland societies in the central Andes, known for their distinct cultural traditions and later incorporation into the Inca Empire.
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D.
Pipil polities
The Pipil polities were indigenous Nahua-speaking city-states and chiefdoms in what is now El Salvador and surrounding regions, known for their resistance to early Spanish colonial expansion in Central America.
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E.
Poli
Poli is a small village on the Greek island of Kasos in the southeastern Aegean Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.