Cochoqua
E403353
The Cochoqua were a prominent Khoikhoi pastoralist group in the Cape region of South Africa, known for their power and involvement in early conflicts with Dutch colonists in the 17th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cochoqua canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3982639 — 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: Cochoqua Context triple: [Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape, opponent, Cochoqua]
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A.
Macua
Macua is an alternative name for Makhuwa, a major Bantu ethnic group and language community primarily found in northern Mozambique.
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B.
Chocoan
Chocoan is a small indigenous language family of northwestern South America, primarily spoken in parts of Colombia and Panama.
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C.
Zapote
Zapote is a district of San José, Costa Rica, known for housing important government buildings and urban residential areas.
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D.
Mazaca
Mazaca was an ancient city in central Anatolia that later became known as Caesarea in Cappadocia, an important regional center in Hellenistic and Roman times.
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E.
Anamirta
Anamirta is a genus of tropical climbing plants known for species that produce toxic alkaloids historically used as fish poisons and insecticides.
- 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: Cochoqua Target entity description: The Cochoqua were a prominent Khoikhoi pastoralist group in the Cape region of South Africa, known for their power and involvement in early conflicts with Dutch colonists in the 17th century.
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A.
Macua
Macua is an alternative name for Makhuwa, a major Bantu ethnic group and language community primarily found in northern Mozambique.
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B.
Chocoan
Chocoan is a small indigenous language family of northwestern South America, primarily spoken in parts of Colombia and Panama.
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C.
Zapote
Zapote is a district of San José, Costa Rica, known for housing important government buildings and urban residential areas.
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D.
Mazaca
Mazaca was an ancient city in central Anatolia that later became known as Caesarea in Cappadocia, an important regional center in Hellenistic and Roman times.
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E.
Anamirta
Anamirta is a genus of tropical climbing plants known for species that produce toxic alkaloids historically used as fish poisons and insecticides.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Khoikhoi group
ⓘ
pastoralist community ⓘ |
| colonialContext |
Dutch Cape Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Colony
|
| conflictWith |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
Dutch colonists ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch settlers
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| economicActivity | pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Khoikhoi ⓘ |
| heritage | indigenous people of South Africa ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early indigenous opponents of Dutch expansion at the Cape ⓘ |
| interactionWith |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
Dutch colonists at the Cape ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of grazing lands in the Cape region
ⓘ
involvement in early conflicts with Dutch colonists ⓘ power among Khoikhoi polities ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Khoisan languages ⓘ |
| livestock |
cattle
ⓘ
sheep ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Cape ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Chainouqua
ⓘ
Goringhaiqua ⓘ Gorinhaiqua ⓘ |
| partOf | Khoikhoi societies of the Cape ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | chiefdom ⓘ |
| region | Cape region ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based ⓘ |
| subsistence |
herding
ⓘ
limited hunting and gathering ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cochoqua Description of subject: The Cochoqua were a prominent Khoikhoi pastoralist group in the Cape region of South Africa, known for their power and involvement in early conflicts with Dutch colonists in the 17th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.