Fort James
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Fort James is a historic coastal fortification on the former Gold Coast (in present-day Ghana), built by European traders during the era of Atlantic commerce and colonial expansion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort James canonical | 2 |
| Fort St. Apollonia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1862992 — 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: Fort James Context triple: [Gold Coast, hasFort, Fort James]
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A.
Fort James
Fort James was a 17th-century British colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, New York City, that served as a key military and administrative center after the English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch.
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B.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
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C.
Fort Mercer
Fort Mercer was a key American Revolutionary War fortification on the Delaware River in New Jersey, notable for its role in defending Philadelphia against British naval forces.
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D.
Fort Regent
Fort Regent is a historic 19th-century hilltop fort in Saint Helier, Jersey, now used primarily as a leisure and entertainment complex.
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E.
Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson was a major U.S. Army installation in Atlanta, Georgia, that long served as a key command and administrative center before its closure and redevelopment.
- 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: Fort James Target entity description: Fort James is a historic coastal fortification on the former Gold Coast (in present-day Ghana), built by European traders during the era of Atlantic commerce and colonial expansion.
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A.
Fort James
Fort James was a 17th-century British colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, New York City, that served as a key military and administrative center after the English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch.
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B.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
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C.
Fort Mercer
Fort Mercer was a key American Revolutionary War fortification on the Delaware River in New Jersey, notable for its role in defending Philadelphia against British naval forces.
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D.
Fort Regent
Fort Regent is a historic 19th-century hilltop fort in Saint Helier, Jersey, now used primarily as a leisure and entertainment complex.
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E.
Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson was a major U.S. Army installation in Atlanta, Georgia, that long served as a key command and administrative center before its closure and redevelopment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European colonial fort
ⓘ
coastal fortification ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | European military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy |
English traders
ⓘ
European traders ⓘ |
| category |
Castles and forts of the Gold Coast
ⓘ
Forts in Ghana ⓘ Tourist attractions in Accra ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Ghana ⓘ |
| constructedDuring |
Atlantic commerce era
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era of European colonial expansion ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
fort
ⓘ
prison ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| hasView |
Gulf of Guinea coastline
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linked to:
Gulf of Guinea
|
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions)
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linked to:
World Heritage Sites in Ghana
national monument of Ghana ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Accra
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Ghana ⓘ Greater Accra Region ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
Jamestown, Accra
ⓘ
linked to:
Osu, Accra
|
| locatedInFormerEntity | Gold Coast ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict |
Jamestown district of Accra
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort James at Accra
|
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
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stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
King James II of England
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linked to:
James II of England
|
| near |
Jamestown Lighthouse
ⓘ
Ussher Fort ⓘ |
| operator | Ghana Museums and Monuments Board ⓘ |
| overlooks | Atlantic coast of Accra ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Ghana ⓘ |
| partOf | Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions ⓘ |
| regionServed | Gold Coast ⓘ |
| significantFor |
history of Atlantic slave trade
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history of European colonialism in West Africa ⓘ maritime trade history ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Atlantic slave trade
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control of coastal trade routes ⓘ military defense ⓘ trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort James Description of subject: Fort James is a historic coastal fortification on the former Gold Coast (in present-day Ghana), built by European traders during the era of Atlantic commerce and colonial expansion.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort James