School of Oriental Studies
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The School of Oriental Studies was the original name of what is now SOAS University of London, a leading UK institution specializing in the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
All labels observed (1)
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| School of Oriental Studies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9160130 — 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: School of Oriental Studies Context triple: [SOAS University of London, formerName, School of Oriental Studies]
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A.
Institute of Oriental Studies
The Institute of Oriental Studies is an academic department dedicated to the research and teaching of Asian and Middle Eastern languages, cultures, histories, and societies.
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B.
Faculty of Oriental Learning
The Faculty of Oriental Learning is an academic division of the University of the Punjab specializing in the study and research of classical and oriental languages, literature, and related cultural traditions.
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C.
Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
The Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages was a prominent Moscow-based educational institution specializing in the study of Eastern languages and cultures, influential in training Russian orientalists and diplomats.
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D.
Department of Oriental Studies
The Department of Oriental Studies is an academic unit at the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Philology specializing in the languages, literatures, and cultures of Asian and Middle Eastern regions.
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E.
Faculty of Oriental Languages
The Faculty of Oriental Languages is an academic division of Sri Venkateswara University dedicated to the study and research of classical and modern languages and literatures of the Asian and Eastern world.
- 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: School of Oriental Studies Target entity description: The School of Oriental Studies was the original name of what is now SOAS University of London, a leading UK institution specializing in the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
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A.
Institute of Oriental Studies
The Institute of Oriental Studies is an academic department dedicated to the research and teaching of Asian and Middle Eastern languages, cultures, histories, and societies.
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B.
Faculty of Oriental Learning
The Faculty of Oriental Learning is an academic division of the University of the Punjab specializing in the study and research of classical and oriental languages, literature, and related cultural traditions.
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C.
Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
The Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages was a prominent Moscow-based educational institution specializing in the study of Eastern languages and cultures, influential in training Russian orientalists and diplomats.
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D.
Department of Oriental Studies
The Department of Oriental Studies is an academic unit at the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Philology specializing in the languages, literatures, and cultures of Asian and Middle Eastern regions.
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E.
Faculty of Oriental Languages
The Faculty of Oriental Languages is an academic division of Sri Venkateswara University dedicated to the study and research of classical and modern languages and literatures of the Asian and Eastern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constituent college of the University of London
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higher education institution ⓘ |
| affiliation | federal University of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | SOAS University of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
economics
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humanities ⓘ languages ⓘ law ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Knowledge is Power ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | SOAS University of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | public research university college ⓘ |
| inception | 1916 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bloomsbury
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| partOf | University of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
SOAS University of London
NERFINISHED
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School of Oriental and African Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
African studies
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Asian studies ⓘ Middle Eastern studies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: School of Oriental Studies Description of subject: The School of Oriental Studies was the original name of what is now SOAS University of London, a leading UK institution specializing in the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Referenced by (1)
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