Kingdom of Bone
E121182
The Kingdom of Bone was a historical Bugis state in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its influential role in regional politics and trade before and during the early colonial period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bone Kingdom | 3 |
| Kingdom of Bone canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1053693 — 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 Bone Context triple: [Bugis, historicalPolity, Kingdom of Bone]
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A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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E.
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- 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 Bone Target entity description: The Kingdom of Bone was a historical Bugis state in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its influential role in regional politics and trade before and during the early colonial period.
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A.
City of the Beasts
City of the Beasts is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows a boy’s mystical journey into the Amazon rainforest, blending magical realism with environmental and indigenous themes.
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B.
Lord of Djedu
Lord of Djedu is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian god Osiris, emphasizing his role as the chief deity and ruler of the cult center at Djedu (Busiris) in the Nile Delta.
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C.
City of the Kings
City of the Kings is a historical nickname for Lima, the capital of Peru, reflecting its founding under Spanish colonial rule.
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D.
City of Kings
City of Kings is the historic royal capital nickname of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, reflecting its legacy as a center of Ndebele kingship and culture.
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E.
Chosen Land
Chosen Land is the English rendering of the Filipino phrase "Lupang Hinirang," referring to the Philippines as a beloved and honored homeland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bugis state
ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ precolonial state ⓘ |
| capital | Watampone ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Bugis customary law (ade’ Bugis) ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Makassarese people
ⓘ
surface form:
Bugis-Makassar culture
|
| economicActivity |
maritime commerce
ⓘ
rice agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bugis
ⓘ
surface form:
Bugis people
|
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasEthnicMajority | Bugis ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early colonial period
ⓘ
precolonial period ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Dutch colonial sphere in Indonesia ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
political alliances among Bugis states
ⓘ
regional trade in Eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bugis maritime networks
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ regional political influence ⓘ |
| language |
Buginese language
ⓘ
surface form:
Bugis language
|
| legalSystem | customary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Sulawesi
ⓘ
southern part of the peninsula of Sulawesi ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Sulawesi region
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Sulawesi
|
| neighboringEntity |
Gowa Sultanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Gowa
Soppeng ⓘ Wajo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bugis
ⓘ
surface form:
Bugis polities
Indonesian historical polities ⓘ Gowa Sultanate ⓘ
surface form:
South Sulawesi historical polities
|
| politicalRole |
regional power in South Sulawesi
ⓘ
rival of Gowa ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| presentLocationAdministrativeUnit | Bone Regency ⓘ |
| presentLocationProvince |
South Sulawesi
ⓘ
surface form:
South Sulawesi Province
|
| region |
eastern Indonesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Indonesia
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousChange | Islamization of Bugis elites ⓘ |
| rulerTitle |
Arumpone
ⓘ
Arung Mangkau ⓘ |
| successorState | Bone Regency ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork |
Makassar Strait trade
ⓘ
inter-island trade in the Indonesian archipelago ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Lontara script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kingdom of Bone Description of subject: The Kingdom of Bone was a historical Bugis state in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its influential role in regional politics and trade before and during the early colonial period.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bone Kingdom
this entity surface form:
Bone Kingdom
this entity surface form:
Bone Kingdom