The History of Java by Thomas Stamford Raffles
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*The History of Java* by Thomas Stamford Raffles is a seminal early-19th-century work that offers a comprehensive account of Javanese history, culture, society, and governance based on observations made during the period of British rule on the island.
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| The History of Java by Thomas Stamford Raffles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22460055 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of Java by Thomas Stamford Raffles Context triple: [British occupation of Java, describedBySource, The History of Java by Thomas Stamford Raffles]
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A.
Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles is a biographical work detailing the life, career, and legacy of the British colonial administrator who founded modern Singapore.
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B.
British administration of Java
The British administration of Java was a brief period (1811–1816) during which the British East India Company governed the island after seizing it from the Dutch in the Napoleonic Wars, introducing significant administrative and economic reforms.
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C.
Relectio de Indis
Relectio de Indis is a foundational 16th-century theological-legal treatise that helped establish principles of international law and the rights of Indigenous peoples in the context of Spanish colonial expansion.
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D.
Historia de las Indias
Historia de las Indias is a 16th-century chronicle that offers a detailed, critical account of the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas, emphasizing the experiences and suffering of Indigenous peoples.
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E.
An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies
An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies is a 17th-century travel narrative and ethnographic account by Robert Knox detailing his captivity and observations of the people, culture, and geography of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka).
- 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: The History of Java by Thomas Stamford Raffles Target entity description: *The History of Java* by Thomas Stamford Raffles is a seminal early-19th-century work that offers a comprehensive account of Javanese history, culture, society, and governance based on observations made during the period of British rule on the island.
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A.
Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles is a biographical work detailing the life, career, and legacy of the British colonial administrator who founded modern Singapore.
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B.
British administration of Java
The British administration of Java was a brief period (1811–1816) during which the British East India Company governed the island after seizing it from the Dutch in the Napoleonic Wars, introducing significant administrative and economic reforms.
-
C.
Relectio de Indis
Relectio de Indis is a foundational 16th-century theological-legal treatise that helped establish principles of international law and the rights of Indigenous peoples in the context of Spanish colonial expansion.
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D.
Historia de las Indias
Historia de las Indias is a 16th-century chronicle that offers a detailed, critical account of the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas, emphasizing the experiences and suffering of Indigenous peoples.
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E.
An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies
An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East-Indies is a 17th-century travel narrative and ethnographic account by Robert Knox detailing his captivity and observations of the people, culture, and geography of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka).
- F. None of above. chosen
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