Dum diversas (papal bull)
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Dum diversas (papal bull) is a 1452 decree issued by Pope Nicholas V that authorized the Portuguese crown to conquer and enslave non-Christian peoples, significantly shaping the legal and moral framework of European colonial expansion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dum diversas (papal bull) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23234366 — 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: Dum diversas (papal bull) Context triple: [Dum Diversas, alsoKnownAs, Dum diversas (papal bull)]
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A.
papal bull Cum nimis absurdum
Papal bull Cum nimis absurdum was a 1555 decree by Pope Paul IV that imposed severe restrictions on Jews in the Papal States, including confining them to the Roman Ghetto.
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B.
papal bull "Cum non solum"
The papal bull "Cum non solum" is a 1245 letter from Pope Innocent IV addressed to the Mongol ruler Güyük Khan, urging peace with Christian nations and calling for an end to attacks on Europe.
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C.
papal bull Provida solersque
Provida solersque is the papal bull issued by the Pope that formally created and organized the Roman Catholic Diocese of Freiburg in the early 19th century.
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D.
papal bull Divina dispensatione
Papal bull *Divina dispensatione* is a 12th-century papal decree by Pope Eugene III that primarily concerned the organization and spiritual framing of the Second Crusade.
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E.
papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem
The papal bull *Decet Romanum Pontificem* (1521) is the decree by Pope Leo X that formally excommunicated Martin Luther from the Catholic Church.
- 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: Dum diversas (papal bull) Target entity description: Dum diversas (papal bull) is a 1452 decree issued by Pope Nicholas V that authorized the Portuguese crown to conquer and enslave non-Christian peoples, significantly shaping the legal and moral framework of European colonial expansion.
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A.
papal bull Cum nimis absurdum
Papal bull Cum nimis absurdum was a 1555 decree by Pope Paul IV that imposed severe restrictions on Jews in the Papal States, including confining them to the Roman Ghetto.
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B.
papal bull "Cum non solum"
The papal bull "Cum non solum" is a 1245 letter from Pope Innocent IV addressed to the Mongol ruler Güyük Khan, urging peace with Christian nations and calling for an end to attacks on Europe.
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C.
papal bull Provida solersque
Provida solersque is the papal bull issued by the Pope that formally created and organized the Roman Catholic Diocese of Freiburg in the early 19th century.
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D.
papal bull Divina dispensatione
Papal bull *Divina dispensatione* is a 12th-century papal decree by Pope Eugene III that primarily concerned the organization and spiritual framing of the Second Crusade.
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E.
papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem
The papal bull *Decet Romanum Pontificem* (1521) is the decree by Pope Leo X that formally excommunicated Martin Luther from the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.