Province of New York

E18227

British colony former colony province of British America

The Province of New York was a British colonial territory in North America that emerged in the late 17th century and later became the U.S. state of New York after the American Revolution.

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Label	Occurrences
Province of New York canonical	212
New York State	5
Province of New York government	2
British Province of New York	1
English Province of New York	1
Government of the Province of New York	1
Province of New York (as part of the Duke of York’s grant)	1
Province of New York (at some periods via claimed boundaries)	1
Province of New York (briefly)	1
Province of New York (inferred)	1
Province of New York after English conquest of 1664	1
Province of New York bar	1
Province of New York period	1
State of New York (after 1776 until 1784)	1
United States (then Province of New York)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T84639 — 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: Province of New York
Context triple: [New Netherland, successorState, Province of New York]

A. Province of New Jersey
The Province of New Jersey was a British colonial territory in North America that later became the U.S. state of New Jersey.
B. Province of New Hampshire
The Province of New Hampshire was a British colonial territory in North America that later became the U.S. state of New Hampshire and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
C. Capital District of New York
The Capital District of New York is a metropolitan region centered around Albany that serves as the political and administrative hub of the state and a key part of the upper Hudson River corridor.
D. Upstate New York (broad sense)
Upstate New York (in the broad sense) is the large, predominantly non-urban region of New York State lying north and west of the New York City metropolitan area, encompassing diverse landscapes from the Hudson Valley and Catskills to the Adirondacks, Finger Lakes, and beyond.
E. Government of the State of New York
The Government of the State of New York is the state-level governing authority of New York, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer and enforce state laws and policies.
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: Province of New York
Target entity description: The Province of New York was a British colonial territory in North America that emerged in the late 17th century and later became the U.S. state of New York after the American Revolution.

A. Province of New Jersey
The Province of New Jersey was a British colonial territory in North America that later became the U.S. state of New Jersey.
B. Province of New Hampshire
The Province of New Hampshire was a British colonial territory in North America that later became the U.S. state of New Hampshire and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
C. Capital District of New York
The Capital District of New York is a metropolitan region centered around Albany that serves as the political and administrative hub of the state and a key part of the upper Hudson River corridor.
D. Upstate New York (broad sense)
Upstate New York (in the broad sense) is the large, predominantly non-urban region of New York State lying north and west of the New York City metropolitan area, encompassing diverse landscapes from the Hudson Valley and Catskills to the Adirondacks, Finger Lakes, and beyond.
E. Government of the State of New York
The Government of the State of New York is the state-level governing authority of New York, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that administer and enforce state laws and policies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colony ⓘ former colony ⓘ province of British America ⓘ
borderedBy	Connecticut Colony ⓘ Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ Province of New Hampshire ⓘ Province of New Jersey ⓘ Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ Province of Quebec ⓘ
capital	New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ
contains	Albany ⓘ Hudson River ⓘ New York City ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
currency	pound sterling ⓘ
demographics	included Dutch settlers ⓘ included English colonists ⓘ included Indigenous peoples ⓘ included enslaved Africans ⓘ
endTime	1776 ⓘ American Revolution ⓘ linked to: American Revolutionary War
establishedBy	England ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
flag	Union Jack ⓘ linked to: Union Flag
governmentForm	constitutional monarchy ⓘ royal colony ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Governor of New York ⓘ
headOfState	British monarch ⓘ
historicalRegion	Middle Colonies ⓘ
legislature	New York General Assembly ⓘ linked to: Governor’s Council of New York
locatedIn	British America ⓘ North America ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
namedAfter	Duke of York ⓘ James, Duke of York ⓘ linked to: Duke of York
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	British Empire ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
predecessor	Dutch colony of New Netherland ⓘ New Netherland ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ Protestantism ⓘ
significantEvent	American Revolutionary War ⓘ Battle of Long Island ⓘ occupation of New York City by British forces ⓘ
startTime	1664 ⓘ late 17th century ⓘ
successor	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York United States of America ⓘ

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Referenced by (231)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Netherland → successorState → Province of New York ⓘ

Province of New Hampshire → borderedBy → Province of New York ⓘ

Province of New Jersey → borderedBy → Province of New York ⓘ

Middle Colonies → included → Province of New York ⓘ

New York Colonial Assembly → country → Province of New York ⓘ

New York Colonial Assembly → appliesToJurisdiction → Province of New York ⓘ

New York Colonial Assembly → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Province of New York ⓘ

New York Colonial Assembly → partOf → Government of the Province of New York ⓘ

linked to: Province of New York

New York Colonial Assembly → legislativeBodyFor → Province of New York ⓘ

New York Colonial Assembly → legislativeBranchOf → Province of New York ⓘ

Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasLocation → Province of New York ⓘ

New York and New Jersey campaign → location → Province of New York ⓘ

British colonial authorities → exercisedPowerIn → Province of New York ⓘ

Loyalist militias → location → Province of New York ⓘ

Queen Anne's War → participant → Province of New York ⓘ

Colonial America → hasPart → Province of New York ⓘ

Peter Stuyvesant → deathPlace → Province of New York ⓘ

Kingston, New York → capitalOf → Province of New York (briefly) ⓘ

linked to: Province of New York

Frederick Philipse I → regionOfActivity → Province of New York ⓘ

Province of Massachusetts Bay → borderedBy → Province of New York ⓘ

New York Sons of Liberty → locatedIn → Province of New York ⓘ

United Colonies → hasPart → Province of New York ⓘ

John Underhill → placeOfDeath → Province of New York ⓘ

Fort Orange → laterControlledBy → Province of New York ⓘ

New York Provincial Congress → country → Province of New York ⓘ

revolutionary government of New York → appliesToTerritory → Province of New York ⓘ

Governor’s Council of New York → country → Province of New York ⓘ

Governor’s Council of New York → appliesToJurisdiction → Province of New York ⓘ

King’s Royal Regiment of New York → raisedIn → Province of New York ⓘ

King’s Royal Regiment of New York → regionOfRecruitment → Province of New York ⓘ

King’s Royal Regiment of New York → historicalLocation → Province of New York ⓘ

John Butler → servedIn → Province of New York ⓘ

Dominion of New England → includesTerritory → Province of New York ⓘ

Townshend Acts era → countryInvolved → Province of New York ⓘ

Isaac Sears → countryOfResidence → Province of New York ⓘ

Bronck family → countryOfSettlement → Province of New York ⓘ

Battle of Long Island → location → Province of New York ⓘ

Province of Pennsylvania → borderedBy → Province of New York ⓘ

Nicholas Bayard → placeOfActivity → Province of New York ⓘ

Battle of White Plains → countryAtTime → Province of New York ⓘ

Battle of Oriskany → country → United States (then Province of New York) ⓘ

linked to: Province of New York

Battle of Harlem Heights → location → Province of New York ⓘ

Philip Freneau → birthPlace → Province of New York ⓘ

William Tryon → regionGoverned → Province of New York ⓘ

subject linked to: Governor William Tryon

English forces under Richard Nicolls → successorControl → English Province of New York ⓘ

linked to: Province of New York

Fort James → locatedIn → Province of New York ⓘ

Alexander McDougall → immigratedTo → Province of New York ⓘ

Alexander McDougall → politicalRegion → Province of New York ⓘ

Queen's Rangers → associatedWith → Province of New York ⓘ

Diocese of Ogdensburg → ecclesiasticalProvince → Province of New York ⓘ

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