Flag of the Straits Settlements
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The Flag of the Straits Settlements was the colonial ensign used by the British-administered territories of Singapore, Penang, and Malacca, featuring a Blue Ensign defaced with the settlements’ distinctive badge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flag of the Straits Settlements canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16741928 — 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: Flag of the Straits Settlements Context triple: [Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements, relatedTo, Flag of the Straits Settlements]
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A.
Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements was a British colonial gubernatorial standard featuring the Union Jack defaced with the badge of the Straits Settlements, used by the governor during the period of British rule in Southeast Asia.
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B.
Flag of the Federated Malay States
The Flag of the Federated Malay States was a colonial-era banner used from 1895 to 1946 in British Malaya, featuring four equal stripes of red, white, black, and yellow with a central emblem symbolizing the federation of its constituent Malay states.
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C.
Flag of the Malayan Union
The Flag of the Malayan Union was a short-lived colonial-era banner featuring horizontal stripes and a central Union Jack, symbolizing British authority over the Malayan territories from 1946 to 1948.
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D.
Flag of British North Borneo
The Flag of British North Borneo was a colonial-era banner featuring a blue field with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing the British North Borneo Company’s administration in what is now part of Malaysia.
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E.
Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak
The Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak was the distinctive colonial-era banner of the Brooke dynasty’s White Rajah rule in Borneo, featuring a yellow field with a central red and black cross.
- 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: Flag of the Straits Settlements Target entity description: The Flag of the Straits Settlements was the colonial ensign used by the British-administered territories of Singapore, Penang, and Malacca, featuring a Blue Ensign defaced with the settlements’ distinctive badge.
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A.
Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Flag of the Governor of the Straits Settlements was a British colonial gubernatorial standard featuring the Union Jack defaced with the badge of the Straits Settlements, used by the governor during the period of British rule in Southeast Asia.
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B.
Flag of the Federated Malay States
The Flag of the Federated Malay States was a colonial-era banner used from 1895 to 1946 in British Malaya, featuring four equal stripes of red, white, black, and yellow with a central emblem symbolizing the federation of its constituent Malay states.
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C.
Flag of the Malayan Union
The Flag of the Malayan Union was a short-lived colonial-era banner featuring horizontal stripes and a central Union Jack, symbolizing British authority over the Malayan territories from 1946 to 1948.
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D.
Flag of British North Borneo
The Flag of British North Borneo was a colonial-era banner featuring a blue field with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing the British North Borneo Company’s administration in what is now part of Malaysia.
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E.
Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak
The Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak was the distinctive colonial-era banner of the Brooke dynasty’s White Rajah rule in Borneo, featuring a yellow field with a central red and black cross.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.