St. Angelo Fort
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St. Angelo Fort is a historic seaside fortress in Kannur, Kerala, built by the Portuguese in the early 16th century and later occupied by the Dutch and the British.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St. Angelo Fort canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6143334 — 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: St. Angelo Fort Context triple: [Kannur, knownFor, St. Angelo Fort]
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A.
Fort St. Jago
Fort St. Jago is a historic European-built coastal fort in present-day Ghana that played a significant role in the trans-Atlantic trade along the former Gold Coast.
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B.
Fort St. Angelo
Fort St. Angelo is a historic fortress in Birgu, Malta, renowned for its pivotal defensive role during the 1565 Great Siege of Malta and its strategic command of the Grand Harbour.
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C.
Forte Santa Caterina
Forte Santa Caterina is a historic coastal fortification overlooking the harbor of Porto Ercole on Italy’s Argentario promontory, built to defend the town and its strategic maritime position.
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D.
Santa Cruz Fort
Santa Cruz Fort is a historic coastal fortress overlooking the city of Oran in Algeria, known for its strategic hilltop position and panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea.
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E.
Fort Santiago
Fort Santiago is a historic Spanish-era citadel in Manila, Philippines, renowned as a key military defense structure and as the prison where national hero José Rizal was held before his execution.
- 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: St. Angelo Fort Target entity description: St. Angelo Fort is a historic seaside fortress in Kannur, Kerala, built by the Portuguese in the early 16th century and later occupied by the Dutch and the British.
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A.
Fort St. Jago
Fort St. Jago is a historic European-built coastal fort in present-day Ghana that played a significant role in the trans-Atlantic trade along the former Gold Coast.
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B.
Fort St. Angelo
Fort St. Angelo is a historic fortress in Birgu, Malta, renowned for its pivotal defensive role during the 1565 Great Siege of Malta and its strategic command of the Grand Harbour.
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C.
Forte Santa Caterina
Forte Santa Caterina is a historic coastal fortification overlooking the harbor of Porto Ercole on Italy’s Argentario promontory, built to defend the town and its strategic maritime position.
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D.
Santa Cruz Fort
Santa Cruz Fort is a historic coastal fortress overlooking the city of Oran in Algeria, known for its strategic hilltop position and panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea.
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E.
Fort Santiago
Fort Santiago is a historic Spanish-era citadel in Manila, Philippines, renowned as a key military defense structure and as the prison where national hero José Rizal was held before his execution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kannur Fort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kannur Kotta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | European military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Dom Francisco de Almeida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
British
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1507 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1505 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFromKannurTown | about 3 kilometers ⓘ |
| district | Kannur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
cannon emplacements
ⓘ
massive bastions ⓘ ramparts ⓘ sea-facing walls ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | centrally protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| laterOccupiedBy | British NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Kannur NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arabian Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | laterite ⓘ |
| near |
Kannur Lighthouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kannur town NERFINISHED ⓘ Mappila Bay fishing harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mappila Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
military defense
ⓘ
seaside defense fortification ⓘ |
| saleYear | 1663 ⓘ |
| soldBy | Portuguese ⓘ |
| soldTo | Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination in North Kerala ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
military base ⓘ |
| view | panoramic view of Arabian Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Angelo Fort Description of subject: St. Angelo Fort is a historic seaside fortress in Kannur, Kerala, built by the Portuguese in the early 16th century and later occupied by the Dutch and the British.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.