Golden Stool
E347595
The Golden Stool is the sacred royal throne of the Ashanti people, believed to embody the soul and unity of the Ashanti nation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Golden Stool canonical | 17 |
| Ashanti Golden Stool | 1 |
| Golden Stool of Asante | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3297190 — 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: Golden Stool Context triple: [Ashanti Empire, foundingMythObject, Golden Stool]
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A.
The Golden King
The Golden King is a nickname for Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, the early 17th-century Swedish monarch renowned for his military innovations and pivotal role in the Thirty Years' War.
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B.
Kebra Nagast
The Kebra Nagast is a foundational Ethiopian religious and national epic that narrates the origins of the Solomonic dynasty and the Ark of the Covenant’s presence in Ethiopia.
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C.
Shabaka Stone
The Shabaka Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with a theological and cosmological text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a Memphite creation myth and early philosophical ideas about the god Ptah.
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D.
Kawkareik
Kawkareik is a principal town in southeastern Myanmar’s Karen State, serving as a local administrative and commercial center.
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E.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
- 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: Golden Stool Target entity description: The Golden Stool is the sacred royal throne of the Ashanti people, believed to embody the soul and unity of the Ashanti nation.
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A.
The Golden King
The Golden King is a nickname for Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, the early 17th-century Swedish monarch renowned for his military innovations and pivotal role in the Thirty Years' War.
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B.
Kebra Nagast
The Kebra Nagast is a foundational Ethiopian religious and national epic that narrates the origins of the Solomonic dynasty and the Ark of the Covenant’s presence in Ethiopia.
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C.
Shabaka Stone
The Shabaka Stone is an ancient Egyptian basalt slab inscribed with a theological and cosmological text from the 25th Dynasty that preserves a Memphite creation myth and early philosophical ideas about the god Ptah.
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D.
Kawkareik
Kawkareik is a principal town in southeastern Myanmar’s Karen State, serving as a local administrative and commercial center.
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E.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ashanti cultural artifact
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royal throne ⓘ sacred object ⓘ symbol of authority ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Akan people
ⓘ
Ashanti Empire ⓘ Ashanti chieftaincy ⓘ Ashanti monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Ashanti Empire
Kumasi ⓘ Okomfo Anokye ⓘ Osei Tutu I ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict |
Anglo-Ashanti wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Ashanti Wars
|
| associatedWithEvent | War of the Golden Stool ⓘ |
| category |
national symbol of Ghana
ⓘ
royal regalia ⓘ |
| colonialInteraction | resisted British attempts to seize it ⓘ |
| color | golden ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | icon of Ghanaian heritage ⓘ |
| culture | Ashanti culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ashanti people ⓘ |
| historicalEra | precolonial Ghana ⓘ |
| influence | inspired other Akan stools of office ⓘ |
| keptAt | Manhyia Palace ⓘ |
| languageContext | Twi ⓘ |
| localName | Sika Dwa Kofi ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ashanti Region ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| meaningOfLocalName | Golden Stool born on Friday ⓘ |
| politicalRole | foundation of Ashanti political authority ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | highly guarded ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Akan religion ⓘ |
| ritualUse |
Ashanti royal ceremonies
ⓘ
enstoolment of the Asantehene ⓘ |
| significance |
embodies the soul of the Ashanti nation
ⓘ
source of Ashanti kingship legitimacy ⓘ symbolizes unity of the Ashanti people ⓘ |
| spiritualBelief |
contains the sunsum (spirit) of the Ashanti nation
ⓘ
descended from the sky ⓘ not allowed to touch the ground ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Ashanti sovereignty
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collective identity of Ashanti people ⓘ continuity of Ashanti state ⓘ |
| taboo |
cannot be desecrated
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cannot be sat upon by ordinary people ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Asantehene
ⓘ
Ashanti kings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Golden Stool Description of subject: The Golden Stool is the sacred royal throne of the Ashanti people, believed to embody the soul and unity of the Ashanti nation.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Golden Stool
linked to: Golden Stool