Kingdom of Lan Xang
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The Kingdom of Lan Xang was a powerful Lao monarchy that flourished from the 14th to the 18th century in mainland Southeast Asia, forming the historical foundation of modern Laos.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kingdom of Lan Xang canonical | 1 |
| Lao kingdoms | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13643848 — 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: Kingdom of Lan Xang Context triple: [Xiangkhouang Province, historicalRegion, Kingdom of Lan Xang]
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A.
Lanna Kingdom
The Lanna Kingdom was a historic Tai state in what is now northern Thailand, known for its distinctive culture, language, and Buddhist artistic traditions centered in the region around present-day Chiang Mai.
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B.
Thonburi Kingdom
The Thonburi Kingdom was a short-lived Siamese state (1767–1782) founded by King Taksin that reunified and stabilized Thailand after the fall of Ayutthaya.
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C.
Pinya Kingdom
The Pinya Kingdom was a Burmese successor state in central Myanmar that emerged after the decline of the Pagan Empire and served as a transitional polity before the rise of the Ava Kingdom.
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D.
Launggyet Kingdom
The Launggyet Kingdom was a medieval Arakanese kingdom in western Myanmar that served as a major political and cultural center before the rise of the Mrauk U dynasty.
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E.
Kingdom of Dambadeniya
The Kingdom of Dambadeniya was a medieval Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka that served as a major political and cultural center during the 13th 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: Kingdom of Lan Xang Target entity description: The Kingdom of Lan Xang was a powerful Lao monarchy that flourished from the 14th to the 18th century in mainland Southeast Asia, forming the historical foundation of modern Laos.
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A.
Lanna Kingdom
The Lanna Kingdom was a historic Tai state in what is now northern Thailand, known for its distinctive culture, language, and Buddhist artistic traditions centered in the region around present-day Chiang Mai.
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B.
Thonburi Kingdom
The Thonburi Kingdom was a short-lived Siamese state (1767–1782) founded by King Taksin that reunified and stabilized Thailand after the fall of Ayutthaya.
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C.
Pinya Kingdom
The Pinya Kingdom was a Burmese successor state in central Myanmar that emerged after the decline of the Pagan Empire and served as a transitional polity before the rise of the Ava Kingdom.
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D.
Launggyet Kingdom
The Launggyet Kingdom was a medieval Arakanese kingdom in western Myanmar that served as a major political and cultural center before the rise of the Mrauk U dynasty.
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E.
Kingdom of Dambadeniya
The Kingdom of Dambadeniya was a medieval Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka that served as a major political and cultural center during the 13th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lao kingdoms