Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka

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defence ministry government ministry

The Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka is the central government body responsible for formulating and implementing national defence policy and overseeing the country’s armed forces and related security agencies.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka)	9
Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka canonical	4
Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence	2
MoD Sri Lanka	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8825479 — 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: Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka
Context triple: [Government of Sri Lanka, defenceBody, Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka]

A. Sri Lanka Armed Forces
The Sri Lanka Armed Forces are the combined military services of Sri Lanka, responsible for the country’s defense and internal security and known internationally for their central role in the Sri Lankan Civil War.
B. Ceylon Defence Force
The Ceylon Defence Force was the colonial-era military organization of British Ceylon, responsible for the island’s local defense and internal security before independence.
C. Sri Lanka Army
The Sri Lanka Army is the land-based military branch of Sri Lanka responsible for ground warfare, national defense, and internal security operations.
D. Government of Sri Lanka
The Government of Sri Lanka is the central governing authority of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and the implementation of laws across the country.
E. Sri Lanka Air Force
The Sri Lanka Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Sri Lanka’s armed forces, responsible for defending the nation’s airspace and providing air support for military and humanitarian operations.
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: Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka
Target entity description: The Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka is the central government body responsible for formulating and implementing national defence policy and overseeing the country’s armed forces and related security agencies.

A. Sri Lanka Armed Forces
The Sri Lanka Armed Forces are the combined military services of Sri Lanka, responsible for the country’s defense and internal security and known internationally for their central role in the Sri Lankan Civil War.
B. Ceylon Defence Force
The Ceylon Defence Force was the colonial-era military organization of British Ceylon, responsible for the island’s local defense and internal security before independence.
C. Sri Lanka Army
The Sri Lanka Army is the land-based military branch of Sri Lanka responsible for ground warfare, national defense, and internal security operations.
D. Government of Sri Lanka
The Government of Sri Lanka is the central governing authority of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and the implementation of laws across the country.
E. Sri Lanka Air Force
The Sri Lanka Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Sri Lanka’s armed forces, responsible for defending the nation’s airspace and providing air support for military and humanitarian operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defence ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	MoD Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka
appliesToJurisdiction	territory of Sri Lanka ⓘ
chiefPosition	Secretary of Defence (Sri Lanka) ⓘ
coordinates	6.9271°N 79.8612°E ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
foundedBy	Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	defence establishments of Sri Lanka ⓘ defence training institutions of Sri Lanka ⓘ military bases of Sri Lanka ⓘ
hasDuties	coordination with international defence partners ⓘ formulation of defence policy ⓘ implementation of defence policy ⓘ maintenance of internal security in coordination with other agencies ⓘ management of defence budget ⓘ oversight of military operations ⓘ procurement of military equipment ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Colombo ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Western Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ
oversees	armed forces of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Sri Lanka Armed Forces coast protection and maritime defence policy ⓘ defence-related security agencies of Sri Lanka ⓘ military intelligence apparatus of Sri Lanka ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of Sri Lanka ⓘ
portfolioHeldBy	Minister of Defence (Sri Lanka) ⓘ linked to: Minister of Defence
responsibleFor	Sri Lanka Air Force ⓘ Sri Lanka Armed Forces ⓘ Sri Lanka Army ⓘ Sri Lanka Navy ⓘ defence planning in Sri Lanka ⓘ defence policy implementation in Sri Lanka ⓘ national defence policy of Sri Lanka ⓘ national security coordination in Sri Lanka ⓘ
sector	defence ⓘ national security ⓘ
website	http://www.defence.lk/ ⓘ
worksWith	Ministry of Public Security (Sri Lanka) ⓘ Sri Lanka Police ⓘ State Intelligence Service (Sri Lanka) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited