Tuanku Imam Bonjol
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Tuanku Imam Bonjol was a prominent Minangkabau Islamic scholar and nationalist leader who played a key role in resisting Dutch colonial rule in early 19th-century West Sumatra.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tuanku Imam Bonjol canonical | 8 |
| Imam Bonjol | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6780007 — 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: Tuanku Imam Bonjol Context triple: [Padri War, hasCommander, Tuanku Imam Bonjol]
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A.
Temenggong Abdul Rahman
Temenggong Abdul Rahman was a key Johor noble and power broker in the early 19th century Malay world, instrumental in facilitating British influence and the founding of modern Singapore.
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B.
Guntur Sukarnoputra
Guntur Sukarnoputra is an Indonesian public figure best known as one of the sons of Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno.
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C.
Teuku Umar
Teuku Umar was a prominent Acehnese guerrilla leader who played a key role in resisting Dutch colonial forces during the Aceh War in Indonesia.
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D.
Sutan Ibrahim
Sutan Ibrahim, better known by his revolutionary alias Tan Malaka, was an influential Indonesian Marxist thinker, independence activist, and national hero.
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E.
Sukarni
Sukarni was an Indonesian nationalist activist known for his role in pressuring Sukarno and Hatta to promptly proclaim Indonesia’s independence during the Rengasdengklok incident in 1945.
- 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: Tuanku Imam Bonjol Target entity description: Tuanku Imam Bonjol was a prominent Minangkabau Islamic scholar and nationalist leader who played a key role in resisting Dutch colonial rule in early 19th-century West Sumatra.
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A.
Temenggong Abdul Rahman
Temenggong Abdul Rahman was a key Johor noble and power broker in the early 19th century Malay world, instrumental in facilitating British influence and the founding of modern Singapore.
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B.
Guntur Sukarnoputra
Guntur Sukarnoputra is an Indonesian public figure best known as one of the sons of Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno.
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C.
Teuku Umar
Teuku Umar was a prominent Acehnese guerrilla leader who played a key role in resisting Dutch colonial forces during the Aceh War in Indonesia.
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D.
Sutan Ibrahim
Sutan Ibrahim, better known by his revolutionary alias Tan Malaka, was an influential Indonesian Marxist thinker, independence activist, and national hero.
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E.
Sukarni
Sukarni was an Indonesian nationalist activist known for his role in pressuring Sukarno and Hatta to promptly proclaim Indonesia’s independence during the Rengasdengklok incident in 1945.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indonesian national hero
ⓘ
Islamic scholar ⓘ Minangkabau person ⓘ nationalist leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Imam Bonjol
ⓘ
linked to:
Tuanku Imam Bonjol
Peto Syarif ⓘ |
| birthName | Muhammad Shahab ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | exile-related illness ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Indonesian 5,000 rupiah banknote (older series)
ⓘ
monuments in Bonjol, West Sumatra ⓘ |
| conflict | Padri War ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalBackground |
Minangkabau matrilineal society
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linked to:
Minangkabau matrilineal kinship system
|
| dateOfBirth | circa 1772 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 6 November 1864 ⓘ |
| diedInExile | true ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Minangkabau ⓘ |
| exiledBy |
Dutch colonial authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch colonial government
|
| exileLocation |
Ambon, Maluku
ⓘ
linked to:
Ambon
Cianjur, West Java ⓘ
linked to:
Cianjur Regency
Manado, North Sulawesi ⓘ
linked to:
Manado
|
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
Islamic preaching ⓘ anti-colonial resistance ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Museum and monument complex in Bonjol ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Tuanku ⓘ |
| ideology | Islamic reformism ⓘ |
| influenced | later Indonesian nationalist movements ⓘ |
| language |
Malay
ⓘ
Minangkabau ⓘ |
| led |
Padri forces in West Sumatra
ⓘ
linked to:
Islamization of Sumatra
|
| movement | Padri movement ⓘ |
| name | Tuanku Imam Bonjol ⓘ |
| nationality | Indonesian (posthumously recognized) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the Padri War against Dutch colonial rule
ⓘ
resistance to Dutch colonialism in West Sumatra ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
religious leader ⓘ ulama ⓘ |
| opponent |
Dutch colonial government
ⓘ
traditional Minangkabau aristocracy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bonjol, West Sumatra ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Manado, North Sulawesi
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linked to:
Manado
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| recognizedAsNationalHeroBy | Government of Indonesia ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | West Sumatra ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| yearRecognizedAsNationalHero | 1973 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tuanku Imam Bonjol Description of subject: Tuanku Imam Bonjol was a prominent Minangkabau Islamic scholar and nationalist leader who played a key role in resisting Dutch colonial rule in early 19th-century West Sumatra.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tuanku Imam Bonjol