Duchy of Silesia
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The Duchy of Silesia was a medieval Piast-ruled principality in Central Europe that emerged from the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland and encompassed much of the historical region of Silesia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duchy of Silesia canonical | 35 |
| Duchy of Silesia (historically) | 1 |
| Duchy of Świdnica-Jawor | 1 |
| Piast-ruled Silesia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3439506 — 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: Duchy of Silesia Context triple: [Battle of Legnica, belligerent, Duchy of Silesia]
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A.
Duchy of Teschen
The Duchy of Teschen was a historical Silesian duchy centered on the town of Cieszyn, which played a significant role in the political and cultural history of the Cieszyn Silesia region.
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B.
Austrian Silesia
Austrian Silesia was a historical crown land of the Austrian Empire located in the eastern part of the Silesian region, now mostly within the Czech Republic and partly in Poland.
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Prussian Silesia
Prussian Silesia was the portion of the historical region of Silesia that came under the control of the Kingdom of Prussia and later formed part of the German Empire.
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D.
Duchy of Kraków
The Duchy of Kraków was a medieval Polish principality centered on the city of Kraków, which often served as the senior duchy and political heartland of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.
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E.
Duchy of Sandomierz
The Duchy of Sandomierz was a medieval Polish principality in Lesser Poland, centered on the city of Sandomierz, that emerged from the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland in the 12th century.
- 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: Duchy of Silesia Target entity description: The Duchy of Silesia was a medieval Piast-ruled principality in Central Europe that emerged from the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland and encompassed much of the historical region of Silesia.
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A.
Duchy of Teschen
The Duchy of Teschen was a historical Silesian duchy centered on the town of Cieszyn, which played a significant role in the political and cultural history of the Cieszyn Silesia region.
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B.
Austrian Silesia
Austrian Silesia was a historical crown land of the Austrian Empire located in the eastern part of the Silesian region, now mostly within the Czech Republic and partly in Poland.
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C.
Prussian Silesia
Prussian Silesia was the portion of the historical region of Silesia that came under the control of the Kingdom of Prussia and later formed part of the German Empire.
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D.
Duchy of Kraków
The Duchy of Kraków was a medieval Polish principality centered on the city of Kraków, which often served as the senior duchy and political heartland of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.
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E.
Duchy of Sandomierz
The Duchy of Sandomierz was a medieval Polish principality in Lesser Poland, centered on the city of Sandomierz, that emerged from the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland in the 12th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duchy of Silesia Description of subject: The Duchy of Silesia was a medieval Piast-ruled principality in Central Europe that emerged from the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland and encompassed much of the historical region of Silesia.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Duchy of Silesia
linked to: Duchy of Silesia
subject linked to:
sack of Wrocław
subject linked to:
County of Glatz (historical neighboring units)