Ministry of Defence (Myanmar)

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The Ministry of Defence (Myanmar) is the national government body responsible for overseeing Myanmar’s armed forces and managing the country’s defense and military policy.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Defence of Myanmar	3
Myanmar Ministry of Defence	3
Ministry of Defence (Myanmar) canonical	1
Ministry of Defence of the National Unity Government of Myanmar	1
Ministry of Defence of the Union of Burma	1
Ministry of Defense (Myanmar)	1
Ministry of Defense of Myanmar	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9125969 — 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 (Myanmar)
Context triple: [Government of Myanmar, hasAgency, Ministry of Defence (Myanmar)]

A. Ministry of Home Affairs of Myanmar
The Ministry of Home Affairs of Myanmar is a key government ministry, largely controlled by the military, responsible for internal security, policing, and domestic administration across the country.
B. Ministry of Defence of Thailand
The Ministry of Defence of Thailand is the government department responsible for formulating national defense policy and overseeing the country’s military forces and security strategy.
C. Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces)
Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) is Myanmar’s powerful military institution that has long dominated the country’s politics, governance, and internal security through repeated coups and authoritarian rule.
D. Myanmar Air Force
The Myanmar Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Myanmar's armed forces, responsible for the country's air defense, transport, and aerial support operations.
E. Singapore Ministry of Defence
The Singapore Ministry of Defence is the government ministry responsible for overseeing Singapore’s national defence, including its armed forces and defence policy.
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 (Myanmar)
Target entity description: The Ministry of Defence (Myanmar) is the national government body responsible for overseeing Myanmar’s armed forces and managing the country’s defense and military policy.

A. Ministry of Home Affairs of Myanmar
The Ministry of Home Affairs of Myanmar is a key government ministry, largely controlled by the military, responsible for internal security, policing, and domestic administration across the country.
B. Ministry of Defence of Thailand
The Ministry of Defence of Thailand is the government department responsible for formulating national defense policy and overseeing the country’s military forces and security strategy.
C. Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces)
Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) is Myanmar’s powerful military institution that has long dominated the country’s politics, governance, and internal security through repeated coups and authoritarian rule.
D. Myanmar Air Force
The Myanmar Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Myanmar's armed forces, responsible for the country's air defense, transport, and aerial support operations.
E. Singapore Ministry of Defence
The Singapore Ministry of Defence is the government ministry responsible for overseeing Singapore’s national defence, including its armed forces and defence policy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defence ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
budgetType	national defence budget of Myanmar ⓘ
controls	military infrastructure in Myanmar ⓘ military logistics in Myanmar ⓘ military procurement in Myanmar ⓘ military training policy in Myanmar ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar) ⓘ Ministry of Home Affairs (Myanmar) ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Home Affairs of Myanmar Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Myanmar) ⓘ
country	Myanmar ⓘ
employs	civilian defence officials in Myanmar ⓘ military administrative personnel in Myanmar ⓘ
formedFrom	defence functions of the Government of Burma ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	MoD ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Myanmar ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Naypyidaw ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Myanmar ⓘ
languageOfWork	Burmese ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ linked to: 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
locatedIn	Naypyidaw Union Territory ⓘ
mandate	management of Myanmar’s armed forces ⓘ protection of Myanmar’s sovereignty ⓘ protection of Myanmar’s territorial integrity ⓘ
nativeName	ကာကွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန ⓘ
oversees	Myanmar Air Force ⓘ Myanmar Army ⓘ Myanmar Navy ⓘ Tatmadaw ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of Myanmar ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of Myanmar ⓘ
predecessor	Ministry of Defence of the Union of Burma ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Defence (Myanmar)
regionServed	Myanmar ⓘ
responsibleFor	Myanmar Armed Forces ⓘ coordination with foreign defence ministries ⓘ defence planning in Myanmar ⓘ defence policy of Myanmar ⓘ military intelligence policy in Myanmar ⓘ military operations policy in Myanmar ⓘ national security policy in Myanmar ⓘ
sector	defence ⓘ security ⓘ
shortName	MOD ⓘ
subordinateTo	Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (Myanmar) ⓘ State Administration Council ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	executive branch agency ⓘ
usesScript	Burmese script ⓘ
websiteLanguage	Burmese ⓘ

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