Dutch Fort Negombo
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Dutch Fort Negombo is a historic coastal fortress in Negombo, Sri Lanka, originally built and expanded by the Portuguese and Dutch as a strategic colonial stronghold.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dutch Fort Negombo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3679305 — 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: Dutch Fort Negombo Context triple: [Negombo, hasStructure, Dutch Fort Negombo]
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A.
Fort Zeelandia
Fort Zeelandia is a historic 17th-century Dutch colonial fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname, that played a central role in the city’s military and administrative history.
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B.
Saybrook Fort
Saybrook Fort was a 17th-century English colonial fortification in present-day Old Saybrook, Connecticut, built to protect settlers and control access to the Connecticut River.
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C.
Fort Goede Hoop
Fort Goede Hoop was a key Dutch colonial trading fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, historically used for commerce and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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D.
Fort St. Jago
Fort St. Jago is a historic European-built coastal fort in present-day Ghana that played a significant role in the trans-Atlantic trade along the former Gold Coast.
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E.
Batticaloa Fort
Batticaloa Fort is a historic coastal fortress in eastern Sri Lanka, built during the colonial era and known for its strategic location and well-preserved ramparts.
- 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: Dutch Fort Negombo Target entity description: Dutch Fort Negombo is a historic coastal fortress in Negombo, Sri Lanka, originally built and expanded by the Portuguese and Dutch as a strategic colonial stronghold.
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A.
Fort Zeelandia
Fort Zeelandia is a historic 17th-century Dutch colonial fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname, that played a central role in the city’s military and administrative history.
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B.
Saybrook Fort
Saybrook Fort was a 17th-century English colonial fortification in present-day Old Saybrook, Connecticut, built to protect settlers and control access to the Connecticut River.
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C.
Fort Goede Hoop
Fort Goede Hoop was a key Dutch colonial trading fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, historically used for commerce and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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D.
Fort St. Jago
Fort St. Jago is a historic European-built coastal fort in present-day Ghana that played a significant role in the trans-Atlantic trade along the former Gold Coast.
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E.
Batticaloa Fort
Batticaloa Fort is a historic coastal fortress in eastern Sri Lanka, built during the colonial era and known for its strategic location and well-preserved ramparts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dutch colonial architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| category |
Dutch forts in Sri Lanka
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Forts in Western Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ Portuguese forts in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 17th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British Empire
ⓘ
Dutch colonial empire ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Empire
Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| currentUse |
partly used by Sri Lanka prisons department
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tourist sightseeing site ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
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coastal defense ⓘ military garrison ⓘ |
| hasCondition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
fortified walls ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ moat remnants ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological monument of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Negombo
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Western Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Indian Ocean
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Negombo Lagoon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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coral stone ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Negombo Dutch Canal
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Negombo Fish Market ⓘ |
| openToPublic | partially ⓘ |
| overlooks | entrance to Negombo Lagoon ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| region | Gampaha District ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of cinnamon trade routes
ⓘ
protection of Negombo Lagoon harbor ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
British colonial period in Sri Lanka
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Dutch colonial period in Sri Lanka ⓘ Portuguese colonial period in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dutch Fort Negombo Description of subject: Dutch Fort Negombo is a historic coastal fortress in Negombo, Sri Lanka, originally built and expanded by the Portuguese and Dutch as a strategic colonial stronghold.
Referenced by (1)
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