Fort Batenstein
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Fort Batenstein is a historic European-built coastal fort in Ghana that formed part of the former Gold Coast’s network of trading and defensive outposts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Batenstein canonical | 3 |
| Fort Altena | 1 |
| Fort Prinsensten | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2518739 — 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: Fort Batenstein Context triple: [Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, supervises, Fort Batenstein]
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A.
Fort Hackenberg
Fort Hackenberg is a massive French fortification complex in northeastern France that served as one of the largest and most important strongpoints of the Maginot Line.
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B.
Fort Willem Hendrick
Fort Willem Hendrick was a 17th-century Dutch colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, serving as a key military and administrative center of New Netherland.
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C.
Fort Kobbe
Fort Kobbe was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in the defense and administration of the canal area during much of the 20th century.
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D.
Fort Totten
Fort Totten is a residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., known for its proximity to the large Fort Totten Metro station and the historic Civil War-era fort site.
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E.
Fort Steuben
Fort Steuben was an 18th-century U.S. military outpost and surveying base on the Ohio River that later gave rise to the city of Steubenville, Ohio.
- 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: Fort Batenstein Target entity description: Fort Batenstein is a historic European-built coastal fort in Ghana that formed part of the former Gold Coast’s network of trading and defensive outposts.
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A.
Fort Hackenberg
Fort Hackenberg is a massive French fortification complex in northeastern France that served as one of the largest and most important strongpoints of the Maginot Line.
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B.
Fort Willem Hendrick
Fort Willem Hendrick was a 17th-century Dutch colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, serving as a key military and administrative center of New Netherland.
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C.
Fort Kobbe
Fort Kobbe was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in the defense and administration of the canal area during much of the 20th century.
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D.
Fort Totten
Fort Totten is a residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., known for its proximity to the large Fort Totten Metro station and the historic Civil War-era fort site.
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E.
Fort Steuben
Fort Steuben was an 18th-century U.S. military outpost and surveying base on the Ohio River that later gave rise to the city of Steubenville, Ohio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European-built fort
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coastal fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
European colonialism on the Gold Coast
ⓘ
Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
surface form:
trans-Atlantic slave trade
|
| builder | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| builtFor | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| category |
Dutch Gold Coast forts
ⓘ
Forts in Ghana ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Ghana ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Dutch ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ sea-facing walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
British Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Butre
ⓘ
Western Region (Ghana) ⓘ
surface form:
Western Region, Ghana
coastal area of Ghana ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Butre River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| overlooks | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
ⓘ
surface form:
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Gold Coast ⓘ network of coastal forts and castles in Ghana ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense
ⓘ
protection of Dutch trading interests ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| usedFor |
gold trade
ⓘ
slave trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Batenstein Description of subject: Fort Batenstein is a historic European-built coastal fort in Ghana that formed part of the former Gold Coast’s network of trading and defensive outposts.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Altena
this entity surface form:
Fort Prinsensten