Tuan Besar
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Tuan Besar was a Malay honorific title denoting the ruling White Rajah of Sarawak, signifying his status as the paramount leader.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tuan Besar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6890470 — 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: Tuan Besar Context triple: [White Rajahs, usedHonorific, Tuan Besar]
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A.
Kutaraja
Kutaraja was the principal urban and political center of the Singhasari Kingdom, a powerful Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in 13th-century Indonesia.
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B.
Samaratungga
Samaratungga was a 9th-century Javanese king of the Sailendra dynasty best known for commissioning the construction of the monumental Borobudur Buddhist temple in Central Java.
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C.
Indera Putera
Indera Putera is a legendary prince-hero from Malay literary tradition, known for his adventures and appearances in classical hikayat (epic tales).
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D.
Tribhuwana
Tribhuwana is the regnal name of a 14th-century Javanese queen of the Majapahit Empire, formally known as Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi.
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E.
Regent of Tabanan
The Regent of Tabanan is the chief local government leader and executive head of Tabanan Regency in Bali, Indonesia.
- 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: Tuan Besar Target entity description: Tuan Besar was a Malay honorific title denoting the ruling White Rajah of Sarawak, signifying his status as the paramount leader.
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A.
Kutaraja
Kutaraja was the principal urban and political center of the Singhasari Kingdom, a powerful Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in 13th-century Indonesia.
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B.
Samaratungga
Samaratungga was a 9th-century Javanese king of the Sailendra dynasty best known for commissioning the construction of the monumental Borobudur Buddhist temple in Central Java.
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C.
Indera Putera
Indera Putera is a legendary prince-hero from Malay literary tradition, known for his adventures and appearances in classical hikayat (epic tales).
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D.
Tribhuwana
Tribhuwana is the regnal name of a 14th-century Javanese queen of the Majapahit Empire, formally known as Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi.
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E.
Regent of Tabanan
The Regent of Tabanan is the chief local government leader and executive head of Tabanan Regency in Bali, Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malay honorific title
ⓘ
honorific ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Sarawak
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state)
White Rajahs of Sarawak ⓘ
linked to:
White Rajahs
|
| belongsToCategory |
Malay titles
ⓘ
honorifics ⓘ royal titles ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Malay-speaking communities in Borneo ⓘ |
| denotes | ruling White Rajah of Sarawak ⓘ |
| denotesPoliticalRole | sovereign authority in Sarawak ⓘ |
| denotesSocialRank | highest traditional rank in Sarawak under the White Rajahs ⓘ |
| governsOver | subjects of Sarawak ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Besar
ⓘ
linked to:
Kubwa
Tuan ⓘ |
| hasEtymologicalRoot |
Malay word "besar" meaning "great"
ⓘ
Malay word "tuan" meaning "lord" ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning | great lord ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| impliesAuthorityOver |
administration of Sarawak
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Sarawak ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Malay ⓘ |
| region | Sarawak ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
Rajah
ⓘ
White Rajah ⓘ
linked to:
White Rajahs
|
| signifiesStatusAs | paramount leader ⓘ |
| titleHolderType | male ruler ⓘ |
| usedAs | form of address for the White Rajah ⓘ |
| usedFor | ruling monarch of Sarawak under the Brooke dynasty ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyBy | Brooke dynasty ⓘ |
| usedIn | Malay language ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tuan Besar Description of subject: Tuan Besar was a Malay honorific title denoting the ruling White Rajah of Sarawak, signifying his status as the paramount leader.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.