Assin Manso
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Assin Manso is a historic town in Ghana known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, particularly as a major slave market and memorial site in the Central Region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Assin Manso canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11574374 — 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: Assin Manso Context triple: [Central Region, Ghana, contains, Assin Manso]
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A.
Affonso Gonçalves
Affonso Gonçalves is a Brazilian-American film editor known for his work on acclaimed independent films and collaborations with directors like Jim Jarmusch and Todd Haynes.
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B.
Santos de Carvalho
Santos de Carvalho was a Portuguese architect known for his work on prominent 19th-century Lisbon landmarks, including the monumental Arco da Rua Augusta.
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C.
Vieira da Silva
Vieira da Silva was a prominent Portuguese painter known for her complex, semi-abstract compositions and significant contributions to 20th-century European art.
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D.
Ramalho Ortigão
Ramalho Ortigão was a prominent 19th-century Portuguese writer and journalist, known especially for his satirical and social commentary works.
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E.
João dos Santos
João dos Santos is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Santos.
- 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: Assin Manso Target entity description: Assin Manso is a historic town in Ghana known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, particularly as a major slave market and memorial site in the Central Region.
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A.
Affonso Gonçalves
Affonso Gonçalves is a Brazilian-American film editor known for his work on acclaimed independent films and collaborations with directors like Jim Jarmusch and Todd Haynes.
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B.
Santos de Carvalho
Santos de Carvalho was a Portuguese architect known for his work on prominent 19th-century Lisbon landmarks, including the monumental Arco da Rua Augusta.
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C.
Vieira da Silva
Vieira da Silva was a prominent Portuguese painter known for her complex, semi-abstract compositions and significant contributions to 20th-century European art.
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D.
Ramalho Ortigão
Ramalho Ortigão was a prominent 19th-century Portuguese writer and journalist, known especially for his satirical and social commentary works.
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E.
João dos Santos
João dos Santos is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Santos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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town ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Africans taken into slavery
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victims of the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of reconnection between Africa and its diaspora
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symbol of the suffering of enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 40 km from Cape Coast
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approximately 40 km from Elmina ⓘ |
| governedBy | Assin South District Assembly ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Emancipation Day commemorations
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annual remembrance ceremonies for enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
memorial wall and plaques
ⓘ
monuments to enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Assin Manso Ancestral Slave River Park
ⓘ
Assin Manso Slave Market ⓘ Assin Manso Slave Memorial ⓘ Slave River ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Ghanaian slavery heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | transatlantic slave trade era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
major slave market during the transatlantic slave trade
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role in the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ slave memorial ⓘ slave river ⓘ “Last Bath” site for enslaved Africans ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO Slave Route Project site
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| languageUsed | Akan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Assin South District
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Central Region, Ghana ⓘ |
| memorialFunction |
pilgrimage site for African diaspora
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site of remembrance for victims of slavery ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Assin Fosu
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Cape Coast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Republic of Ghana
ⓘ
linked to:
Ghana
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| regionType | forest zone of southern Ghana ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cape Coast Castle
ⓘ
Elmina Castle ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Christianity
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traditional African religion ⓘ |
| roleInProcess | final bathing point before enslaved Africans were taken to coastal forts ⓘ |
| tourismType |
dark tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
holding area for enslaved Africans
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market for enslaved Africans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Assin Manso Description of subject: Assin Manso is a historic town in Ghana known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, particularly as a major slave market and memorial site in the Central Region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.