Old Banten

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archaeological site former capital city historic city port city

Old Banten is the historic former capital and port city of the Banten Sultanate in western Java, known for its archaeological remains and role as a major trading hub in the 16th–17th centuries.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Old Banten canonical	7
Banten Lama	2
Banten (Old Banten)	1
Banten (port city)	1
Banten as a major trading port	1
Old Banten (Banten Lama) area	1
Old Banten archaeological area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1477918 — 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: Old Banten
Context triple: [Banten, contains, Old Banten]

A. Batavia
Batavia was the principal colonial capital of the Dutch East Indies, located on the site of present-day Jakarta in Indonesia.
B. Jayanegara
Jayanegara was an early 14th-century king of the Majapahit Empire in Java, known for consolidating the young kingdom amid internal conflicts and succession struggles.
C. The Istana
The Istana is the official presidential palace and primary ceremonial venue of Singapore, serving as the office and residence of the President.
D. Bogor Palace
Bogor Palace is a historic presidential residence and former Dutch colonial palace set within expansive botanical gardens in Bogor, Indonesia.
E. Surakarta Sunanate
The Surakarta Sunanate is a traditional Javanese monarchy centered in the city of Surakarta (Solo) in Central Java, Indonesia, known for its royal court culture, classical arts, and enduring ceremonial role.
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: Old Banten
Target entity description: Old Banten is the historic former capital and port city of the Banten Sultanate in western Java, known for its archaeological remains and role as a major trading hub in the 16th–17th centuries.

A. Batavia
Batavia was the principal colonial capital of the Dutch East Indies, located on the site of present-day Jakarta in Indonesia.
B. Jayanegara
Jayanegara was an early 14th-century king of the Majapahit Empire in Java, known for consolidating the young kingdom amid internal conflicts and succession struggles.
C. The Istana
The Istana is the official presidential palace and primary ceremonial venue of Singapore, serving as the office and residence of the President.
D. Bogor Palace
Bogor Palace is a historic presidential residence and former Dutch colonial palace set within expansive botanical gardens in Bogor, Indonesia.
E. Surakarta Sunanate
The Surakarta Sunanate is a traditional Javanese monarchy centered in the city of Surakarta (Solo) in Central Java, Indonesia, known for its royal court culture, classical arts, and enduring ceremonial role.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ former capital city ⓘ historic city ⓘ port city ⓘ
associatedWith	Banten Sultanate ⓘ linked to: Sultanate of Banten Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa ⓘ Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin of Banten ⓘ
causeOfDecline	Dutch colonial intervention ⓘ silting of harbor ⓘ
contains	Great Mosque of Banten ⓘ linked to: Banten Grand Mosque Kaibon Palace ruins ⓘ Krakatau monument (related heritage context) ⓘ linked to: Krakatoa Speelwijk Fortress ⓘ Surosowan Palace ruins ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
declinedInPeriod	18th century ⓘ late 17th century ⓘ
flourishedInPeriod	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle	European colonial military architecture ⓘ Islamic architecture ⓘ Javanese architecture ⓘ
heritageStatus	national cultural heritage site of Indonesia ⓘ
knownFor	Islamic architecture ⓘ archaeological remains ⓘ historic mosques ⓘ palace ruins ⓘ role in regional and international trade ⓘ
languageRegion	Sundanese language area ⓘ
locatedIn	Banten Province ⓘ linked to: Banten Java ⓘ Sunda Strait region ⓘ western Java ⓘ linked to: West Java
mainExports	pepper ⓘ spices ⓘ
near	Cilegon ⓘ Serang ⓘ
partOf	Banten Regency ⓘ
presentDayUse	archaeological park ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
servedAs	capital of the Banten Sultanate ⓘ major trading port ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism destination ⓘ religious tourism destination ⓘ
tradedWith	Asian merchants ⓘ Dutch traders ⓘ English traders ⓘ Portuguese traders ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Banten → contains → Old Banten ⓘ

Sultanate of Banten → capital → Banten (Old Banten) ⓘ

subject linked to: Banten

linked to: Old Banten

Serang → hasHistoricalSite → Old Banten (Banten Lama) area ⓘ

linked to: Old Banten

Kaibon Palace ruins → locatedNear → Old Banten ⓘ

Banten Grand Mosque → locatedIn → Old Banten ⓘ

Surosowan Palace ruins → locatedIn → Old Banten ⓘ

Surosowan Palace ruins → locatedInHistoricalRegion → Banten Lama ⓘ

linked to: Old Banten

Speelwijk Fortress → locatedIn → Old Banten ⓘ

Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin of Banten → capitalCity → Banten (port city) ⓘ

linked to: Old Banten

Banten Regency → contains → Old Banten ⓘ

Banten Regency → contains → Banten Lama ⓘ

linked to: Old Banten

Banten Regency → historicallyIncludes → Old Banten ⓘ

Banten Regency → hasCulturalHeritageStatus → Old Banten archaeological area ⓘ

linked to: Old Banten

Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa → developed → Banten as a major trading port ⓘ

linked to: Old Banten

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