Sword of State (United Kingdom)
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The Sword of State of the United Kingdom is a ceremonial sword used in major state occasions such as the State Opening of Parliament, symbolizing the monarch’s royal authority and the power of the Crown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sword of State (United Kingdom) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8897032 — 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: Sword of State (United Kingdom) Context triple: [Sword of Mercy, relatedTo, Sword of State (United Kingdom)]
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A.
HMS Loyal London
HMS Loyal London was a 17th-century English warship of the Royal Navy that was destroyed during the Dutch Raid on the Medway in 1667.
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B.
HMS Obedient
HMS Obedient was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, notably participating in Arctic convoy operations against German naval forces.
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C.
HMS Essex
HMS Essex is a fictional British naval warship featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as the vessel commanded by the pirate-turned-privateer Hector Barbossa.
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D.
HMS Ivanhoe
HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.
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E.
HMS Adventure
HMS Adventure was a Royal Navy research vessel that served as the consort ship on James Cook’s second voyage of exploration to the Pacific in the 1770s.
- 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: Sword of State (United Kingdom) Target entity description: The Sword of State of the United Kingdom is a ceremonial sword used in major state occasions such as the State Opening of Parliament, symbolizing the monarch’s royal authority and the power of the Crown.
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A.
HMS Loyal London
HMS Loyal London was a 17th-century English warship of the Royal Navy that was destroyed during the Dutch Raid on the Medway in 1667.
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B.
HMS Obedient
HMS Obedient was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, notably participating in Arctic convoy operations against German naval forces.
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C.
HMS Essex
HMS Essex is a fictional British naval warship featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as the vessel commanded by the pirate-turned-privateer Hector Barbossa.
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D.
HMS Ivanhoe
HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.
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E.
HMS Adventure
HMS Adventure was a Royal Navy research vessel that served as the consort ship on James Cook’s second voyage of exploration to the Pacific in the 1770s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British regalia
ⓘ
ceremonial sword ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedBy |
Lord Great Chamberlain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
another great officer of state ⓘ |
| carriedInFrontOf | monarch ⓘ |
| category |
British ceremonial weapons
ⓘ
Regalia of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole | precede the monarch in procession ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| displayedAt | Jewel House, Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
gilt hilt
ⓘ
scabbard ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | emblem of sovereign’s authority in Parliament ⓘ |
| hasType | state sword ⓘ |
| legalStatus | property of the Crown ⓘ |
| location | Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel blade ⓘ |
| owner | the Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Imperial State Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sceptre with the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Sceptre with the Dove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | monarch’s temporal power ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
power of the Crown
ⓘ
royal authority ⓘ |
| usedBy | British monarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | State Opening of Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
coronation-related ceremonies
ⓘ
royal processions ⓘ |
| usedOnOccasion | major state ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sword of State (United Kingdom) Description of subject: The Sword of State of the United Kingdom is a ceremonial sword used in major state occasions such as the State Opening of Parliament, symbolizing the monarch’s royal authority and the power of the Crown.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.