Kingdom of Bone
E121182
The Kingdom of Bone was a historical Bugis state in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its influential role in regional politics and trade before and during the early colonial period.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Bone canonical | 10 |
| Bone Kingdom | 3 |
| King of Bone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1053693 — 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: Kingdom of Bone Context triple: [Bugis, historicalPolity, Kingdom of Bone]
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A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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E.
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- 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: Kingdom of Bone Target entity description: The Kingdom of Bone was a historical Bugis state in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its influential role in regional politics and trade before and during the early colonial period.
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A.
City of the Beasts
City of the Beasts is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows a boy’s mystical journey into the Amazon rainforest, blending magical realism with environmental and indigenous themes.
-
B.
Lord of Djedu
Lord of Djedu is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian god Osiris, emphasizing his role as the chief deity and ruler of the cult center at Djedu (Busiris) in the Nile Delta.
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C.
City of the Kings
City of the Kings is a historical nickname for Lima, the capital of Peru, reflecting its founding under Spanish colonial rule.
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D.
City of Kings
City of Kings is the historic royal capital nickname of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, reflecting its legacy as a center of Ndebele kingship and culture.
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E.
Chosen Land
Chosen Land is the English rendering of the Filipino phrase "Lupang Hinirang," referring to the Philippines as a beloved and honored homeland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bugis state
ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ precolonial state ⓘ |
| capital | Watampone ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Bugis customary law (ade’ Bugis) ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Bugis-Makassar culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Makassarese people
|
| economicActivity |
maritime commerce
ⓘ
rice agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bugis people
ⓘ
linked to:
Bugis
|
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasEthnicMajority | Bugis ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early colonial period
ⓘ
precolonial period ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Dutch colonial sphere in Indonesia ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
political alliances among Bugis states
ⓘ
regional trade in Eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bugis maritime networks
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ regional political influence ⓘ |
| language |
Bugis language
ⓘ
linked to:
Buginese language
|
| legalSystem | customary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Sulawesi
ⓘ
southern part of the peninsula of Sulawesi ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
island of Sulawesi
ⓘ
linked to:
Sulawesi region
|
| neighboringEntity |
Kingdom of Gowa
ⓘ
linked to:
Gowa Sultanate
Soppeng ⓘ Wajo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bugis polities
ⓘ
linked to:
Bugis
Indonesian historical polities ⓘ South Sulawesi historical polities ⓘ
linked to:
Gowa Sultanate
|
| politicalRole |
regional power in South Sulawesi
ⓘ
rival of Gowa ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| presentLocationAdministrativeUnit | Bone Regency ⓘ |
| presentLocationProvince |
South Sulawesi Province
ⓘ
linked to:
South Sulawesi
|
| region |
Eastern Indonesia
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern Indonesia
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousChange | Islamization of Bugis elites ⓘ |
| rulerTitle |
Arumpone
ⓘ
Arung Mangkau ⓘ |
| successorState | Bone Regency ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork |
Makassar Strait trade
ⓘ
inter-island trade in the Indonesian archipelago ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Lontara script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kingdom of Bone Description of subject: The Kingdom of Bone was a historical Bugis state in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its influential role in regional politics and trade before and during the early colonial period.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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