Undang-Undang Kedah
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Undang-Undang Kedah is a traditional Malay legal code from the Kedah Sultanate that outlines laws, governance, and social regulations influenced by earlier regional Islamic-Malay legal traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitution of the State of Kedah | 1 |
| Undang-Undang Kedah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6902743 — 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: Undang-Undang Kedah Context triple: [Undang-Undang Melaka, influenced, Undang-Undang Kedah]
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A.
Undang-Undang Melaka
Undang-Undang Melaka is a foundational Malay legal code from the Malacca Sultanate that combined Islamic law and local customary practices to govern political, social, and commercial life.
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B.
Constitution of the State of Sarawak
The Constitution of the State of Sarawak is the fundamental legal charter that defines the structure, powers, and functions of Sarawak’s state government and its institutions within the Federation of Malaysia.
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C.
Federal Constitution of Malaysia
The Federal Constitution of Malaysia is the supreme law that establishes the country’s constitutional monarchy, federal structure, and fundamental rights framework.
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D.
Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak
Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and serving as the representative of the federal monarchy at the state level.
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E.
Perlis Indera Kayangan
Perlis Indera Kayangan is the poetic Malay name for Perlis, the smallest and northernmost state in Peninsular Malaysia, bordering Thailand.
- 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: Undang-Undang Kedah Target entity description: Undang-Undang Kedah is a traditional Malay legal code from the Kedah Sultanate that outlines laws, governance, and social regulations influenced by earlier regional Islamic-Malay legal traditions.
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A.
Undang-Undang Melaka
Undang-Undang Melaka is a foundational Malay legal code from the Malacca Sultanate that combined Islamic law and local customary practices to govern political, social, and commercial life.
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B.
Constitution of the State of Sarawak
The Constitution of the State of Sarawak is the fundamental legal charter that defines the structure, powers, and functions of Sarawak’s state government and its institutions within the Federation of Malaysia.
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C.
Federal Constitution of Malaysia
The Federal Constitution of Malaysia is the supreme law that establishes the country’s constitutional monarchy, federal structure, and fundamental rights framework.
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D.
Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak
Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and serving as the representative of the federal monarchy at the state level.
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E.
Perlis Indera Kayangan
Perlis Indera Kayangan is the poetic Malay name for Perlis, the smallest and northernmost state in Peninsular Malaysia, bordering Thailand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical legal text
ⓘ
traditional Malay legal code ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kedah Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sultanate of Kedah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Malay-Islamic polity ⓘ |
| function |
definition of ruler–subject relations
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guidance for officials ⓘ regulation of social order ⓘ |
| genre | legal code ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Malay legal heritage ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-modern Malay world ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic law
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Malay customary law (adat) ⓘ earlier regional Islamic-Malay legal traditions ⓘ |
| language | Malay ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
administrative law
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civil law ⓘ commercial law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ family law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | codified customary norms ⓘ |
| legalSystemType |
Islamic-influenced law
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customary law ⓘ |
| normType |
prescriptive rules
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sanctions for violations ⓘ |
| partOf | Malay legal tradition ⓘ |
| purpose |
to harmonize Islamic principles with local adat
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to systematize laws of the Kedah Sultanate ⓘ |
| region | Kedah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hukum Kanun Pahang
NERFINISHED
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Undang-Undang Laut Melaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Undang-Undang Melaka ⓘ |
| script | Jawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
dispute resolution
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duties of officials ⓘ governance ⓘ land tenure ⓘ royal authority ⓘ social regulations ⓘ taxation ⓘ trade regulation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kedah officials
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Kedah royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ qadis and religious judges in Kedah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Undang-Undang Kedah Description of subject: Undang-Undang Kedah is a traditional Malay legal code from the Kedah Sultanate that outlines laws, governance, and social regulations influenced by earlier regional Islamic-Malay legal traditions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the State of Kedah