stannary parliaments
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Stannary parliaments were historic representative assemblies of tin miners in Cornwall and Devon that regulated the stannary (tin-mining) districts and their special legal and economic privileges.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| stannary parliaments canonical | 3 |
| stannary parliament | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1721283 — 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: stannary parliaments Context triple: [Lord Warden of the Stannaries, hasAuthorityOver, stannary parliaments]
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A.
Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland was the unicameral national legislature of the independent Kingdom of Scotland until the 1707 Acts of Union.
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B.
Estates of Parliament
The Estates of Parliament was the unicameral national legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland before the 1707 Acts of Union, comprising representatives of the clergy, nobility, and burghs.
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C.
Convention Parliament
The Convention Parliament was the English assembly of 1660 that restored the monarchy by inviting Charles II to return to the throne after the Interregnum.
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D.
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national legislature of Scotland, responsible for making laws and scrutinizing the Scottish Government on a range of domestic issues.
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E.
Holyrood
Holyrood is the Edinburgh district that serves as the political center of Scotland, housing the Scottish Parliament and other key national institutions.
- 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: stannary parliaments Target entity description: Stannary parliaments were historic representative assemblies of tin miners in Cornwall and Devon that regulated the stannary (tin-mining) districts and their special legal and economic privileges.
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A.
Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland was the unicameral national legislature of the independent Kingdom of Scotland until the 1707 Acts of Union.
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B.
Estates of Parliament
The Estates of Parliament was the unicameral national legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland before the 1707 Acts of Union, comprising representatives of the clergy, nobility, and burghs.
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C.
Convention Parliament
The Convention Parliament was the English assembly of 1660 that restored the monarchy by inviting Charles II to return to the throne after the Interregnum.
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D.
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national legislature of Scotland, responsible for making laws and scrutinizing the Scottish Government on a range of domestic issues.
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E.
Holyrood
Holyrood is the Edinburgh district that serves as the political center of Scotland, housing the Scottish Parliament and other key national institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic representative assembly
ⓘ
medieval institution ⓘ miners' assembly ⓘ |
| appliedTo | tin miners ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Lord Warden of the Stannaries ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsInstitutionBy | 19th century ⓘ |
| existedFrom | 13th century ⓘ |
| existedUntil | 18th century ⓘ |
| field |
economic history of England
ⓘ
mining law ⓘ |
| granted |
legal immunities
ⓘ
tax privileges ⓘ trading privileges ⓘ |
| hadPrivilege |
exemption from ordinary county courts
ⓘ
reduced royal taxation on tin ⓘ right to be tried in stannary courts ⓘ |
| hadSeatIn |
Ashburton
ⓘ
Chagford ⓘ Helston ⓘ Launceston ⓘ Lostwithiel ⓘ Plympton ⓘ Tavistock ⓘ Truro ⓘ |
| hadSpecialJurisdictionOver |
stannary courts
ⓘ
tin mining disputes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Cornish constitutional history ⓘ |
| influenced | later miners' representative bodies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | stannary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
ⓘ
Devon ⓘ |
| partOf | English legal system of privileges ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Lord Warden of the Stannaries ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
English Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of England
King of England ⓘ |
| region |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
West Country ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| regulated |
economic privileges of tin miners
ⓘ
stannary districts ⓘ stannary law ⓘ tin mining ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lord Warden of the Stannaries
ⓘ
stannary courts ⓘ tin coinage ⓘ |
| represented |
free miners
ⓘ
tinners ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: stannary parliaments Description of subject: Stannary parliaments were historic representative assemblies of tin miners in Cornwall and Devon that regulated the stannary (tin-mining) districts and their special legal and economic privileges.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: stannary parliaments