Palapa Oath
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The Palapa Oath is a famous 14th-century vow by Majapahit prime minister Gajah Mada to unify the entire Indonesian archipelago under Majapahit rule before he would partake in certain luxuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palapa Oath canonical | 1 |
| Palapa oath expansion program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3390983 — 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: Palapa Oath Context triple: [Gajah Mada, notableEvent, Palapa Oath]
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A.
The Oath
The Oath is a critically acclaimed Doctor Strange comic miniseries written by Brian K. Vaughan that explores Stephen Strange’s moral dilemmas as he seeks a mystical cure for Wong’s terminal illness.
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B.
Eternal Edict
Eternal Edict is the alternative name for the 1577 Perpetual Edict, a political agreement in the Habsburg Netherlands that sought to end hostilities and restore certain provincial privileges during the Dutch Revolt.
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C.
Day of the Vow
Day of the Vow is a South African Afrikaner religious and historical holiday commemorating the Voortrekkers’ victory over the Zulu at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
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D.
Panel of the Wise
The Panel of the Wise is a consultative body of eminent African personalities that advises and supports the African Union in conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts across the continent.
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E.
The Powerful One
The Powerful One is an epithet of Sekhmet, the ancient Egyptian lioness-headed goddess associated with war, destruction, and healing.
- 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: Palapa Oath Target entity description: The Palapa Oath is a famous 14th-century vow by Majapahit prime minister Gajah Mada to unify the entire Indonesian archipelago under Majapahit rule before he would partake in certain luxuries.
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A.
The Oath
The Oath is a critically acclaimed Doctor Strange comic miniseries written by Brian K. Vaughan that explores Stephen Strange’s moral dilemmas as he seeks a mystical cure for Wong’s terminal illness.
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B.
Eternal Edict
Eternal Edict is the alternative name for the 1577 Perpetual Edict, a political agreement in the Habsburg Netherlands that sought to end hostilities and restore certain provincial privileges during the Dutch Revolt.
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C.
Day of the Vow
Day of the Vow is a South African Afrikaner religious and historical holiday commemorating the Voortrekkers’ victory over the Zulu at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
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D.
Panel of the Wise
The Panel of the Wise is a consultative body of eminent African personalities that advises and supports the African Union in conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts across the continent.
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E.
The Powerful One
The Powerful One is an epithet of Sekhmet, the ancient Egyptian lioness-headed goddess associated with war, destruction, and healing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Javanese literature work
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Majapahit-era text ⓘ historical oath ⓘ political vow ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1334 ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Rajasa dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
King of Majapahit
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surface form:
King Hayam Wuruk of Majapahit
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| associatedWithPolity |
Majapahit Empire
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surface form:
Majapahit
|
| associatedWithRegion |
Indonesian archipelago
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Nusantara ⓘ |
| condition |
Gajah Mada’s Palapa oath
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surface form:
Gajah Mada would not enjoy certain luxuries until Nusantara was unified
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| countryOfCulturalOrigin | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Indonesian unity
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symbol of Majapahit imperial ambition ⓘ |
| genre | court chronicle passage ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Indonesian historiography of Majapahit
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state narrative of Indonesia as Majapahit successor ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | vow to abstain from enjoying spices and pleasures until conquest was complete ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Gajah Mada
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Hayam Wuruk ⓘ |
| hasOriginalName | Sumpah Palapa ⓘ |
| hasRoleOfSpeaker | mahapatih (prime minister) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ascetic self-restraint for political goals
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imperial expansion ⓘ loyalty to the king ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | subject of scholarly debate regarding accuracy ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Indonesian nationalism ⓘ |
| inspiredName |
PALAPA B1 communications satellite
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surface form:
Palapa communications satellite series
|
| language |
Kawi (Old Javanese)
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surface form:
Old Javanese
|
| madeBy | Gajah Mada ⓘ |
| mentionsConcept | palapa (symbolic of worldly pleasures or spices) ⓘ |
| modernUsage |
invoked in speeches about Indonesian territorial integrity
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used as a symbol in Indonesian government and corporate names ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Java ⓘ |
| politicalGoal | unification of Nusantara under Majapahit rule ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | known only through later manuscripts ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Kidung Sunda
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Pararaton ⓘ |
| referencedBy |
Indonesian historians
ⓘ
Indonesian school curricula ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Nusantara concept of territorial unity ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Majapahit expansion in the 14th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
concept of Indonesian archipelagic unity
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formation of a proto-Indonesian identity ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Gajah Mada ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Palapa Oath Description of subject: The Palapa Oath is a famous 14th-century vow by Majapahit prime minister Gajah Mada to unify the entire Indonesian archipelago under Majapahit rule before he would partake in certain luxuries.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Palapa oath expansion program