Sultanate of Makassar
E1573003
UNEXPLORED
The Sultanate of Makassar was a powerful maritime Islamic kingdom based in South Sulawesi that dominated regional trade routes in eastern Indonesia during the 16th and 17th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sultanate of Makassar canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23128703 — 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: Sultanate of Makassar Context triple: [Treaty of Bongaya, concludedBetween, Sultanate of Makassar]
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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.
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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C.
Buton Sultanate
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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D.
Sultanate of Banjar
The Sultanate of Banjar was an Islamic Malay sultanate that ruled much of southeastern Borneo (in present-day Indonesia) from the 16th century until its dissolution under Dutch colonial rule in the 19th–20th centuries.
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E.
Sultanate of Palembang
The Sultanate of Palembang was a historical Islamic monarchy in southern Sumatra that emerged after the decline of Srivijaya and became a significant regional center of trade, culture, and Malay political power.
- 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: Sultanate of Makassar Target entity description: The Sultanate of Makassar was a powerful maritime Islamic kingdom based in South Sulawesi that dominated regional trade routes in eastern Indonesia during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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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.
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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C.
Buton Sultanate
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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D.
Sultanate of Banjar
The Sultanate of Banjar was an Islamic Malay sultanate that ruled much of southeastern Borneo (in present-day Indonesia) from the 16th century until its dissolution under Dutch colonial rule in the 19th–20th centuries.
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E.
Sultanate of Palembang
The Sultanate of Palembang was a historical Islamic monarchy in southern Sumatra that emerged after the decline of Srivijaya and became a significant regional center of trade, culture, and Malay political power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Treaty of Bongaya (1667)
subject linked to:
Treaty of Bongaya (1667)
subject linked to:
Treaty of Bongaya (1667)