Buton Sultanate
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The Buton Sultanate was an Islamic maritime kingdom centered on Buton Island in present-day Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its strategic role in regional trade and distinctive political institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buton Sultanate canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11132132 — 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: Buton Sultanate Context triple: [Buton Island, historicalPolity, Buton Sultanate]
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A.
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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B.
Gorontalo Kingdom
The Gorontalo Kingdom was a historical monarchy on the northern coast of Sulawesi in present-day Indonesia, serving as a major political and cultural center for the Gorontalo people before Dutch colonial rule.
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C.
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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D.
Gowa Sultanate
The Gowa Sultanate was a powerful maritime Islamic kingdom centered near present-day Makassar that dominated trade and politics in South Sulawesi from the 16th to 17th centuries.
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E.
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.
- 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: Buton Sultanate Target entity description: The Buton Sultanate was an Islamic maritime kingdom centered on Buton Island in present-day Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its strategic role in regional trade and distinctive political institutions.
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A.
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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B.
Gorontalo Kingdom
The Gorontalo Kingdom was a historical monarchy on the northern coast of Sulawesi in present-day Indonesia, serving as a major political and cultural center for the Gorontalo people before Dutch colonial rule.
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C.
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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D.
Gowa Sultanate
The Gowa Sultanate was a powerful maritime Islamic kingdom centered near present-day Makassar that dominated trade and politics in South Sulawesi from the 16th to 17th centuries.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic kingdom
ⓘ
maritime kingdom ⓘ sultanate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| currency | kampua ⓘ |
| economyType | maritime trade ⓘ |
| governmentType |
monarchy
ⓘ
sultanate ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Baubau ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceFrom |
Javanese culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Javanese cultural area
Makassarese culture ⓘ
linked to:
Makassarese
Malay culture ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Butonese people ⓘ |
| hasFortification |
Buton Palace Fortress
ⓘ
linked to:
Buton Palace Fortress in Baubau
Kraton Buton ⓘ
linked to:
Buton Island
|
| hasLanguage |
Malay language
ⓘ
Wolio language ⓘ |
| hasLegalSystem |
Islamic law
ⓘ
adat law ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeBody | Siolimbona council ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalSystem |
constitutional monarchy
ⓘ
council-based governance ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Baubau port
ⓘ
linked to:
Baubau
|
| hasPredecessor | Kingdom of Buton ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| hasRulerTitle | Sultan of Buton ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive constitutional system
ⓘ
fortified capital at Baubau ⓘ strategic role in regional trade routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buton Island
ⓘ
Malay Archipelago ⓘ Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ Southeast Sulawesi ⓘ Sulawesi ⓘ
linked to:
Celebes
|
| neighboringEntity |
Bone Sultanate
ⓘ
Gowa Sultanate ⓘ Makassar polities ⓘ
linked to:
Makassar
Ternate Sultanate ⓘ
linked to:
Sultanate of Ternate
|
| partOf |
Indonesian archipelago
ⓘ
Islamic trading networks in Eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| tradedProduct |
forest products
ⓘ
sea cucumbers ⓘ slaves ⓘ spices ⓘ tortoiseshell ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buton Sultanate Description of subject: The Buton Sultanate was an Islamic maritime kingdom centered on Buton Island in present-day Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its strategic role in regional trade and distinctive political institutions.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.