Maluku sultanates
E877539
The Maluku sultanates were a group of powerful Islamic maritime kingdoms in Indonesia’s Spice Islands, notably Ternate and Tidore, that dominated regional clove trade and politics from the late medieval to early modern period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maluku sultanates canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10667514 — 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: Maluku sultanates Context triple: [Sula Islands, historicallyLinkedTo, Maluku sultanates]
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A.
Sultanate of Ternate
The Sultanate of Ternate was a powerful Islamic maritime kingdom in the Maluku Islands that dominated the regional spice trade, especially cloves, from the late Middle Ages into the early modern period.
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B.
Sultanate of Tidore
The Sultanate of Tidore was a powerful Islamic maritime kingdom in eastern Indonesia that dominated the clove trade and rivaled neighboring Ternate during the spice trade era.
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C.
Malay sultanates
The Malay sultanates were a collection of historically related Islamic monarchies on the Malay Peninsula and surrounding regions, known for their role in regional trade, culture, and the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia.
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D.
Pasai Sultanate
The Pasai Sultanate was an early Islamic kingdom on the northern coast of Sumatra that became a major regional trading hub and a key center for the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia.
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E.
Aceh Sultanate
The Aceh Sultanate was a powerful Islamic maritime kingdom in northern Sumatra that became a major regional trading and religious center in the 16th–17th centuries.
- 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: Maluku sultanates Target entity description: The Maluku sultanates were a group of powerful Islamic maritime kingdoms in Indonesia’s Spice Islands, notably Ternate and Tidore, that dominated regional clove trade and politics from the late medieval to early modern period.
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A.
Sultanate of Ternate
The Sultanate of Ternate was a powerful Islamic maritime kingdom in the Maluku Islands that dominated the regional spice trade, especially cloves, from the late Middle Ages into the early modern period.
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B.
Sultanate of Tidore
The Sultanate of Tidore was a powerful Islamic maritime kingdom in eastern Indonesia that dominated the clove trade and rivaled neighboring Ternate during the spice trade era.
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C.
Malay sultanates
The Malay sultanates were a collection of historically related Islamic monarchies on the Malay Peninsula and surrounding regions, known for their role in regional trade, culture, and the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia.
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D.
Pasai Sultanate
The Pasai Sultanate was an early Islamic kingdom on the northern coast of Sumatra that became a major regional trading hub and a key center for the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia.
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E.
Aceh Sultanate
The Aceh Sultanate was a powerful Islamic maritime kingdom in northern Sumatra that became a major regional trading and religious center in the 16th–17th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic sultanate
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historical polity ⓘ maritime kingdom ⓘ trading state ⓘ |
| capitalType | port city ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | spread of Islam in eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Malay world ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
clove production
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long-distance trade ⓘ spice monopoly ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
diplomacy with European powers
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inter-island trade ⓘ warfare with European colonial powers ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
15th century
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16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
early modern period
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late medieval period ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sultanate of Bacan
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Sultanate of Jailolo ⓘ Sultanate of Ternate ⓘ Sultanate of Tidore ⓘ |
| historicalRole | center of global spice trade ⓘ |
| inConflictWith |
Dutch East India Company
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Portuguese Empire ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clove trade
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maritime commerce ⓘ naval power ⓘ spice trade ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Malay
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Ternate language ⓘ Tidore language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maluku Islands
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Spice Islands ⓘ eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| mainReligion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| partOf | Indonesian archipelago ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| regionType | thalassocracy ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of clove-producing islands ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | sultan ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Dutch Republic
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Javanese polities ⓘ Makassar ⓘ Malacca ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Maluku sultanates Description of subject: The Maluku sultanates were a group of powerful Islamic maritime kingdoms in Indonesia’s Spice Islands, notably Ternate and Tidore, that dominated regional clove trade and politics from the late medieval to early modern period.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.