Silesian duchies
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The Silesian duchies were a group of medieval principalities in the historical region of Silesia, ruled by various branches of the Piast dynasty and later contested by Bohemian, Polish, and German powers.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12952569 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silesian duchies Context triple: [Opole Piasts, associatedWith, Silesian duchies]
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A.
Duchy of Opole and Racibórz
The Duchy of Opole and Racibórz was a medieval Silesian duchy ruled by the Piast dynasty, centered on the towns of Opole and Racibórz in what is now southern Poland.
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B.
Duchy of Silesia
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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C.
Duchy of Legnica
The Duchy of Legnica was a medieval Silesian principality centered on the city of Legnica, ruled by the Piast dynasty during the period of Poland’s territorial fragmentation.
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D.
Duchy of Wrocław
The Duchy of Wrocław was a medieval Silesian principality centered on the city of Wrocław, ruled by a branch of the Piast dynasty.
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E.
Duchy of Oświęcim
The Duchy of Oświęcim was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Oświęcim (later known as Auschwitz), historically ruled by Piast dukes and situated on the borderlands between Poland and Bohemia.
- 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: Silesian duchies Target entity description: The Silesian duchies were a group of medieval principalities in the historical region of Silesia, ruled by various branches of the Piast dynasty and later contested by Bohemian, Polish, and German powers.
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A.
Duchy of Opole and Racibórz
The Duchy of Opole and Racibórz was a medieval Silesian duchy ruled by the Piast dynasty, centered on the towns of Opole and Racibórz in what is now southern Poland.
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B.
Duchy of Silesia
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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C.
Duchy of Legnica
The Duchy of Legnica was a medieval Silesian principality centered on the city of Legnica, ruled by the Piast dynasty during the period of Poland’s territorial fragmentation.
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D.
Duchy of Wrocław
The Duchy of Wrocław was a medieval Silesian principality centered on the city of Wrocław, ruled by a branch of the Piast dynasty.
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E.
Duchy of Oświęcim
The Duchy of Oświęcim was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Oświęcim (later known as Auschwitz), historically ruled by Piast dukes and situated on the borderlands between Poland and Bohemia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Piast-ruled Silesian duchies
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Piast-ruled Silesian duchies
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Silesian Piast principalities
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Silesian Piast network of duchies
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Polish–Silesian Piast principalities
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Silesian duchies within the Kingdom of Poland
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Piast-ruled Silesia