Demak Sultanate
E71414
The Demak Sultanate was the first major Islamic kingdom on the island of Java, emerging in the late 15th century as a powerful coastal trading state that helped spread Islam throughout the region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Demak Sultanate canonical | 24 |
| Demak Sultanate (indirect) | 1 |
| Demak Sultanate (indirect, later) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T569162 — 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: Demak Sultanate Context triple: [Majapahit Empire, successorState, Demak Sultanate]
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A.
Kediri Kingdom
The Kediri Kingdom was a powerful medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in eastern Java, renowned for its flourishing literature, trade, and cultural achievements.
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B.
Singhasari Kingdom
The Singhasari Kingdom was a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist Javanese kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known for its role in regional expansion and as a precursor to the Majapahit Empire.
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C.
Malacca Sultanate
The Malacca Sultanate was a powerful 15th–16th century Malay maritime empire centered in the port city of Malacca, which became a major hub of regional trade and the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia.
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D.
Majapahit Empire
The Majapahit Empire was a powerful 13th–16th century Javanese thalassocratic kingdom that dominated much of maritime Southeast Asia and became a major center of regional trade, culture, and Hindu-Buddhist civilization.
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E.
Medang Kingdom
The Medang Kingdom was an early medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist polity in Central and later East Java, known for its temple complexes and role in the development of classical Javanese culture.
- 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: Demak Sultanate Target entity description: The Demak Sultanate was the first major Islamic kingdom on the island of Java, emerging in the late 15th century as a powerful coastal trading state that helped spread Islam throughout the region.
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A.
Kediri Kingdom
The Kediri Kingdom was a powerful medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in eastern Java, renowned for its flourishing literature, trade, and cultural achievements.
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B.
Singhasari Kingdom
The Singhasari Kingdom was a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist Javanese kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known for its role in regional expansion and as a precursor to the Majapahit Empire.
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C.
Malacca Sultanate
The Malacca Sultanate was a powerful 15th–16th century Malay maritime empire centered in the port city of Malacca, which became a major hub of regional trade and the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia.
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D.
Majapahit Empire
The Majapahit Empire was a powerful 13th–16th century Javanese thalassocratic kingdom that dominated much of maritime Southeast Asia and became a major center of regional trade, culture, and Hindu-Buddhist civilization.
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E.
Medang Kingdom
The Medang Kingdom was an early medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist polity in Central and later East Java, known for its temple complexes and role in the development of classical Javanese culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic kingdom
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ sultanate ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Wali Songo ⓘ |
| basedOn | coastal trading economy ⓘ |
| capital |
Demak
ⓘ
linked to:
Magelang
|
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| currencyType | trade-based currency and regional coinage ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason |
internal dynastic conflicts
ⓘ
rise of Pajang and other Javanese Islamic states ⓘ |
| emerged | late 15th century ⓘ |
| endTime |
circa 1550s
ⓘ
mid 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Javanese
ⓘ
coastal Malay communities ⓘ |
| export |
rice
ⓘ
textiles ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Raden Patah ⓘ |
| founder | Raden Patah ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early center of Muslim power in Indonesia
ⓘ
first major Islamic kingdom on Java ⓘ |
| import |
Chinese ceramics
ⓘ
Indian cloth ⓘ spices ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Javanese
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Java ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
campaigns against remnants of Majapahit
ⓘ
wars against Portuguese in Malacca region ⓘ |
| notableStructure | Great Mosque of Demak ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Islamic monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Majapahit Empire ⓘ |
| region | north coast of Java ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInReligion |
Islamization of coastal Java
ⓘ
spread of Islam in Java ⓘ |
| significantPort |
Demak
ⓘ
Jepara ⓘ |
| startTime |
15th century
ⓘ
circa 1475 ⓘ |
| successorState | Pajang Sultanate ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork |
Indian Ocean trade
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Ocean trade network
Java Sea trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Demak Sultanate Description of subject: The Demak Sultanate was the first major Islamic kingdom on the island of Java, emerging in the late 15th century as a powerful coastal trading state that helped spread Islam throughout the region.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Demak Sultanate
linked to: Demak Sultanate