Morant Bay Courthouse
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Morant Bay Courthouse is a historic Jamaican courthouse best known as the site of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion, a pivotal event in the island’s colonial history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Morant Bay Courthouse canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T532949 — 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: Morant Bay Courthouse Context triple: [Morant Bay, hasLandmark, Morant Bay Courthouse]
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A.
Emancipation Hall
Emancipation Hall is a large public gathering space within the United States Capitol complex that honors the contributions and struggles of enslaved people who helped build the Capitol.
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B.
Old State House
The Old State House is a historic 18th-century building in downtown Boston that served as the seat of colonial and early state government and is a key landmark on the Freedom Trail.
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C.
Old State House
The Old State House is a historic 18th-century government building in downtown Hartford that once served as Connecticut’s state capitol and now operates as a museum.
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D.
Crumlin Road Gaol
Crumlin Road Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Belfast, Northern Ireland, now operating as a museum and tourist attraction.
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E.
Palacio de Justicia
The Palacio de Justicia is a monumental neoclassical building in Lima that serves as the headquarters of Peru’s judiciary and a prominent symbol of the country’s legal system.
- 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: Morant Bay Courthouse Target entity description: Morant Bay Courthouse is a historic Jamaican courthouse best known as the site of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion, a pivotal event in the island’s colonial history.
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A.
Emancipation Hall
Emancipation Hall is a large public gathering space within the United States Capitol complex that honors the contributions and struggles of enslaved people who helped build the Capitol.
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B.
Old State House
The Old State House is a historic 18th-century building in downtown Boston that served as the seat of colonial and early state government and is a key landmark on the Freedom Trail.
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C.
Old State House
The Old State House is a historic 18th-century government building in downtown Hartford that once served as Connecticut’s state capitol and now operates as a museum.
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D.
Crumlin Road Gaol
Crumlin Road Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Belfast, Northern Ireland, now operating as a museum and tourist attraction.
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E.
Palacio de Justicia
The Palacio de Justicia is a monumental neoclassical building in Lima that serves as the headquarters of Peru’s judiciary and a prominent symbol of the country’s legal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
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heritage site ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
George William Gordon
ⓘ
Governor Edward Eyre ⓘ
linked to:
Governor Edward John Eyre
Paul Bogle ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
ⓘ
Courthouses in Jamaica ⓘ Historic sites in Jamaica ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 17.881°N 76.409°W ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageOf | Jamaica ⓘ |
| eventLocationFor | trial and execution proceedings following Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
National Heritage Site of Jamaica
ⓘ
linked to:
National Heroes Park, Kingston, Jamaica
|
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
British colonial era in Jamaica
ⓘ
linked to:
British colonial period in Jamaica
|
| hasPart |
courtroom
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steps ⓘ verandah ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Jamaica National Heritage Trust ⓘ |
| imageSubject | photographs of Morant Bay Rebellion memorials ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Saint Thomas Parish Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Parish Courts of Jamaica
|
| knownFor | Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Morant Bay ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Parish, Jamaica
|
| locatedOn | island of Jamaica ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Morant Bay ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Morant Bay town square
ⓘ
Paul Bogle statue ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Jamaica ⓘ |
| partOf | historic centre of Morant Bay ⓘ |
| proximityTo | Morant Bay Parish Church ⓘ |
| significance |
key site in Jamaican colonial history
ⓘ
symbol of resistance against colonial rule in Jamaica ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
judicial proceedings
ⓘ
parish court ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Morant Bay Courthouse Description of subject: Morant Bay Courthouse is a historic Jamaican courthouse best known as the site of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion, a pivotal event in the island’s colonial history.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.