Fort James
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Fort James is a historic coastal fortification in Port Royal, Jamaica, built to defend the harbor and town during the colonial era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort James canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10951957 — 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: Fort James Context triple: [Port Royal, notableStructure, Fort James]
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A.
Fort James
Fort James is a historic coastal fortification on the former Gold Coast (in present-day Ghana), built by European traders during the era of Atlantic commerce and colonial expansion.
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B.
Fort James
Fort James was a 17th-century British colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, New York City, that served as a key military and administrative center after the English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch.
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C.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
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Fort Emmanuel
Fort Emmanuel is a 16th-century Portuguese fortification in Kochi, India, that served as a key stronghold in early European colonial trade on the Malabar Coast.
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E.
Washington Barracks
Washington Barracks was the historic name of the U.S. Army post in Washington, D.C., now known as Fort McNair, one of the oldest military installations in the United States.
- 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: Fort James Target entity description: Fort James is a historic coastal fortification in Port Royal, Jamaica, built to defend the harbor and town during the colonial era.
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A.
Fort James
Fort James was a 17th-century British colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, New York City, that served as a key military and administrative center after the English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch.
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B.
Fort James
Fort James is a historic coastal fortification on the former Gold Coast (in present-day Ghana), built by European traders during the era of Atlantic commerce and colonial expansion.
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C.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
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D.
Fort Emmanuel
Fort Emmanuel is a 16th-century Portuguese fortification in Kochi, India, that served as a key stronghold in early European colonial trade on the Malabar Coast.
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E.
Washington Barracks
Washington Barracks was the historic name of the U.S. Army post in Washington, D.C., now known as Fort McNair, one of the oldest military installations in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortification
ⓘ
fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| builtBy | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| hasCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cannon emplacements
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seaward-facing batteries ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
harbor defense
ⓘ
town defense ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| hasTourismStatus | heritage attraction ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic fortification ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jamaica
ⓘ
Port Royal ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fort Charles
ⓘ
Fort Walker ⓘ Kingston Harbour ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Palisadoes ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
King James II of England
ⓘ
linked to:
James II of England
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| partOf |
coastal defenses of Jamaica
ⓘ
defensive system of Port Royal ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| significance | example of British colonial military architecture in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies of Jamaican military history ⓘ |
| usedDuring | colonial era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
protection of Port Royal harbour entrance
ⓘ
protection of shipping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort James Description of subject: Fort James is a historic coastal fortification in Port Royal, Jamaica, built to defend the harbor and town during the colonial era.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.