Starost of Sokal
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The Starost of Sokal was a local royal administrative and judicial office in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, overseeing the Sokal district’s governance, finances, and defense on behalf of the monarch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Starost of Sokal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10409164 — 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: Starost of Sokal Context triple: [Stanisław Żółkiewski, positionHeld, Starost of Sokal]
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A.
The Magician of Lublin
The Magician of Lublin is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer that follows a talented Jewish magician in turn-of-the-century Poland as he grapples with faith, temptation, and moral downfall.
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B.
Kuryłówka
Kuryłówka is a village in southeastern Poland, historically notable as the birthplace of pianist, composer, and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
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C.
Ojczyzna
Ojczyzna is a socialist realist novel by Polish writer Wanda Wasilewska, reflecting wartime patriotism and communist ideology.
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D.
Sluha Narodu
Sluha Narodu is a Ukrainian political party founded around Volodymyr Zelenskyy and named after his popular satirical TV series about an everyman who becomes president.
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E.
Słomniki
Słomniki is a small town in southern Poland, located in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
- 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: Starost of Sokal Target entity description: The Starost of Sokal was a local royal administrative and judicial office in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, overseeing the Sokal district’s governance, finances, and defense on behalf of the monarch.
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A.
The Magician of Lublin
The Magician of Lublin is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer that follows a talented Jewish magician in turn-of-the-century Poland as he grapples with faith, temptation, and moral downfall.
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B.
Kuryłówka
Kuryłówka is a village in southeastern Poland, historically notable as the birthplace of pianist, composer, and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
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C.
Ojczyzna
Ojczyzna is a socialist realist novel by Polish writer Wanda Wasilewska, reflecting wartime patriotism and communist ideology.
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D.
Sluha Narodu
Sluha Narodu is a Ukrainian political party founded around Volodymyr Zelenskyy and named after his popular satirical TV series about an everyman who becomes president.
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E.
Słomniki
Słomniki is a small town in southern Poland, located in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
ⓘ
local government office ⓘ royal administrative office ⓘ starostwo ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Sokal
ⓘ
Sokal district ⓘ |
| appointedBy | King of Poland ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| country | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| existedInPoliticalEntity |
Crown of Poland
ⓘ
linked to:
Polish Crown
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| governanceLevel | sub-regional ⓘ |
| governed | royal domain in Sokal district ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeFunction |
collection of royal revenues
ⓘ
maintenance of public order ⓘ management of local courts ⓘ oversight of royal estates in Sokal district ⓘ |
| hasFinancialFunction |
management of royal income from Sokal district
ⓘ
supervision of tax collection ⓘ |
| hasJudicialFunction |
enforcement of royal law
ⓘ
presiding over local courts ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryFunction |
organization of local defense
ⓘ
readiness of local garrison and militia ⓘ |
| hasRole |
financial administration
ⓘ
judicial authority ⓘ local governance ⓘ military defense ⓘ royal representation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
Polish
ⓘ
Ruthenian (Chancery Ruthenian) ⓘ
linked to:
Old Belarusian
|
| location |
Ruthenian lands of the Crown of Poland
ⓘ
Sokal district ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | starosta of Sokal ⓘ |
| officeType | non-hereditary royal office ⓘ |
| partOf | Crown of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | starostwo system of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| represents | royal authority in Sokal district ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | central royal administration of the Crown of Poland ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem | law of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Starost of Sokal Description of subject: The Starost of Sokal was a local royal administrative and judicial office in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, overseeing the Sokal district’s governance, finances, and defense on behalf of the monarch.
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