Flag of the Republic of Texas

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historical flag national flag state symbol

The Flag of the Republic of Texas is the historic Lone Star banner featuring a single white star beside vertical blue and horizontal white and red stripes, which later became the state flag of Texas.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Flag of the Republic of Texas canonical	2
Flag of the State of Texas	2
Flag of Texas	1
Lone Star Flag	1
Lone Star banner	1
Lone Star symbol	1
flag of Texas (historical similarity, not direct derivation)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T174591 — 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: Flag of the Republic of Texas
Context triple: [Republic of Texas, flag, Flag of the Republic of Texas]

A. Flag of the Organization of American States
The Flag of the Organization of American States features the OAS emblem—an array of member states’ flags arranged in a circular pattern—on a solid blue field, symbolizing unity and cooperation among the countries of the Americas.
B. Mexican flag
The Mexican flag is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red featuring a national coat of arms with an eagle devouring a snake atop a cactus, symbolizing the country’s heritage and identity.
C. United States flag
The United States flag is the national banner of the United States, featuring thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue field to symbolize the original colonies and current states.
D. Puerto Rican flag
The Puerto Rican flag is a red, white, and blue banner featuring five horizontal stripes and a single white star within a blue triangle, symbolizing the island’s identity and political history.
E. Flag of the United States Department of State
The Flag of the United States Department of State is the official banner featuring the department’s coat of arms, symbolizing its role in conducting American foreign policy and representing the U.S. abroad.
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: Flag of the Republic of Texas
Target entity description: The Flag of the Republic of Texas is the historic Lone Star banner featuring a single white star beside vertical blue and horizontal white and red stripes, which later became the state flag of Texas.

A. Flag of the Organization of American States
The Flag of the Organization of American States features the OAS emblem—an array of member states’ flags arranged in a circular pattern—on a solid blue field, symbolizing unity and cooperation among the countries of the Americas.
B. Mexican flag
The Mexican flag is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red featuring a national coat of arms with an eagle devouring a snake atop a cactus, symbolizing the country’s heritage and identity.
C. United States flag
The United States flag is the national banner of the United States, featuring thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue field to symbolize the original colonies and current states.
D. Puerto Rican flag
The Puerto Rican flag is a red, white, and blue banner featuring five horizontal stripes and a single white star within a blue triangle, symbolizing the island’s identity and political history.
E. Flag of the United States Department of State
The Flag of the United States Department of State is the official banner featuring the department’s coat of arms, symbolizing its role in conducting American foreign policy and representing the U.S. abroad.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical flag ⓘ national flag ⓘ state symbol ⓘ
alsoUsedBy	State of Texas ⓘ linked to: Texas
associatedWith	Texan independence movement ⓘ Texas Revolution ⓘ
category	Flags introduced in the 19th century ⓘ Flags of former countries ⓘ Flags of the United States states ⓘ
color	blue ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
commonName	Lone Star Flag ⓘ linked to: Flag of the Republic of Texas Lone Star banner ⓘ linked to: Flag of the Republic of Texas
country	Republic of Texas ⓘ
emblem	lone star ⓘ
fieldPattern	vertical tricolor with single star and horizontal bicolor fly ⓘ
hasAspectRatio	2:3 ⓘ
hasDesignFeature	horizontal red stripe on the fly ⓘ horizontal white stripe on the fly ⓘ single white five-pointed star ⓘ vertical blue stripe at the hoist ⓘ
inLanguage	English ⓘ
inspiredNameOf	Lone Star State ⓘ linked to: Texas
represents	independence ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ unity ⓘ
starColor	white ⓘ
starCount	1 ⓘ
starPosition	centered in blue vertical stripe ⓘ
stripeOrientation	horizontal white over red on fly end ⓘ vertical blue at hoist ⓘ
successorUse	Flag of the State of Texas ⓘ linked to: Flag of the Republic of Texas
symbolizes	Texas ⓘ
symbolType	Lone Star symbol ⓘ linked to: Flag of the Republic of Texas
usedAs	state flag of Texas ⓘ
usedBy	Texan citizens ⓘ Texan government ⓘ linked to: Congress of the Republic of Texas Texan military ⓘ
usedIn	North America ⓘ

How these facts were elicited