Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state)
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The Kingdom of Sarawak was a 19th- and early 20th-century independent state on the island of Borneo, ruled as a personal monarchy by the Brooke family, known as the "White Rajahs."
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Sarawak | 22 |
| Brooke-ruled Sarawak | 1 |
| Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state) canonical | 1 |
| Kingdom of Sarawak (under British protection, later Crown Colony) | 1 |
| White Rajahs' Sarawak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6890537 — 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.
Target entity: Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state) Context triple: [James Brooke, founded, Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state)]
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Crown Colony of Sarawak
The Crown Colony of Sarawak was a British colonial territory on the island of Borneo that existed after World War II until it joined with other regions to form Malaysia in 1963.
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Unfederated Malay States
The Unfederated Malay States were a group of British-protected sultanates on the Malay Peninsula that remained administratively separate from the Federated Malay States during the colonial period.
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Federated Malay States
The Federated Malay States was a British protectorate in the Malay Peninsula, comprising several sultanates under indirect colonial rule in the early 20th century.
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Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya was a British-formed union of Malay states and settlements on the Malay Peninsula that gained independence in 1957 and later became a core component of modern Malaysia.
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Sultanate of Perak
The Sultanate of Perak is a historic Malay monarchy on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, known for its rich tin resources and continuous royal lineage that remains one of Malaysia’s oldest reigning sultanates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state) Target entity description: The Kingdom of Sarawak was a 19th- and early 20th-century independent state on the island of Borneo, ruled as a personal monarchy by the Brooke family, known as the "White Rajahs."
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A.
Crown Colony of Sarawak
The Crown Colony of Sarawak was a British colonial territory on the island of Borneo that existed after World War II until it joined with other regions to form Malaysia in 1963.
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B.
Unfederated Malay States
The Unfederated Malay States were a group of British-protected sultanates on the Malay Peninsula that remained administratively separate from the Federated Malay States during the colonial period.
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C.
Federated Malay States
The Federated Malay States was a British protectorate in the Malay Peninsula, comprising several sultanates under indirect colonial rule in the early 20th century.
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D.
Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya was a British-formed union of Malay states and settlements on the Malay Peninsula that gained independence in 1957 and later became a core component of modern Malaysia.
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E.
Sultanate of Perak
The Sultanate of Perak is a historic Malay monarchy on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, known for its rich tin resources and continuous royal lineage that remains one of Malaysia’s oldest reigning sultanates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state) Description of subject: The Kingdom of Sarawak was a 19th- and early 20th-century independent state on the island of Borneo, ruled as a personal monarchy by the Brooke family, known as the "White Rajahs."
Referenced by (26)
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