Treaty of 1518 with the Portuguese
E396939
The Treaty of 1518 with the Portuguese was an early 16th-century agreement that brought the Kingdom of Kotte in Sri Lanka into a subordinate alliance with the Portuguese Empire, granting them commercial and strategic privileges on the island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of 1518 with the Portuguese canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3912289 — 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: Treaty of 1518 with the Portuguese Context triple: [Kingdom of Kotte, treaty, Treaty of 1518 with the Portuguese]
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A.
Treaty of 1644 with the English
The Treaty of 1644 with the English was an agreement in which the Narragansett people submitted to English authority and sought alliance and protection amid rising colonial expansion in New England.
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B.
Treaty of Union of 1532
The Treaty of Union of 1532 was the agreement that formally incorporated the independent Duchy of Brittany into the Kingdom of France under the French crown.
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C.
Treaty of Alcáçovas
The Treaty of Alcáçovas was a 1479 peace agreement between Portugal and Castile that helped end the War of the Castilian Succession and divided Atlantic spheres of influence, confirming Portuguese control over most Atlantic islands and West African territories.
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D.
Treaty of Madrid (1526)
The Treaty of Madrid (1526) was a peace agreement imposed by Emperor Charles V on the captive French king Francis I after his defeat at Pavia, forcing major territorial concessions in Italy and Burgundy that France later refused to honor.
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E.
Treaty of Utrecht (1528)
The Treaty of Utrecht (1528) was an agreement by which Emperor Charles V acquired control over the Lordship of Utrecht, integrating it into the Habsburg Netherlands.
- 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: Treaty of 1518 with the Portuguese Target entity description: The Treaty of 1518 with the Portuguese was an early 16th-century agreement that brought the Kingdom of Kotte in Sri Lanka into a subordinate alliance with the Portuguese Empire, granting them commercial and strategic privileges on the island.
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A.
Treaty of 1644 with the English
The Treaty of 1644 with the English was an agreement in which the Narragansett people submitted to English authority and sought alliance and protection amid rising colonial expansion in New England.
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B.
Treaty of Union of 1532
The Treaty of Union of 1532 was the agreement that formally incorporated the independent Duchy of Brittany into the Kingdom of France under the French crown.
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C.
Treaty of Alcáçovas
The Treaty of Alcáçovas was a 1479 peace agreement between Portugal and Castile that helped end the War of the Castilian Succession and divided Atlantic spheres of influence, confirming Portuguese control over most Atlantic islands and West African territories.
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D.
Treaty of Madrid (1526)
The Treaty of Madrid (1526) was a peace agreement imposed by Emperor Charles V on the captive French king Francis I after his defeat at Pavia, forcing major territorial concessions in Italy and Burgundy that France later refused to honor.
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E.
Treaty of Utrecht (1528)
The Treaty of Utrecht (1528) was an agreement by which Emperor Charles V acquired control over the Lordship of Utrecht, integrating it into the Habsburg Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
early modern diplomatic treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Kotte
ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| establishesRelationship | subordinate alliance of the Kingdom of Kotte to the Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| grantsPrivilegeTo | Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| grantsPrivilegeType |
commercial privileges
ⓘ
strategic privileges ⓘ |
| hasCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
increased Portuguese influence in Kotte
ⓘ
integration of Kotte into the Portuguese sphere of influence ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Portuguese maritime expansion in Asia
ⓘ
competition for control of Indian Ocean trade routes ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1518 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Kingdom of Kotte
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to establish a political alliance between the Kingdom of Kotte and the Portuguese Empire
ⓘ
to secure commercial privileges for the Portuguese in Kotte ⓘ to secure strategic privileges for the Portuguese on the island of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Portuguese colonial administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese colonial policy in Asia
|
| isRelatedEvent | Portuguese–Sri Lankan relations ⓘ |
| precedes | full Portuguese domination over Kotte ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Portuguese presence in Sri Lanka ⓘ colonial history of Sri Lanka ⓘ history of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of 1518 with the Portuguese Description of subject: The Treaty of 1518 with the Portuguese was an early 16th-century agreement that brought the Kingdom of Kotte in Sri Lanka into a subordinate alliance with the Portuguese Empire, granting them commercial and strategic privileges on the island.
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