The Residency, Malacca
E408212
The Residency, Malacca is a historic colonial-era mansion in Malacca, Malaysia, that served as an official residence during British rule in the Straits Settlements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Residency, Malacca canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4023134 — 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: The Residency, Malacca Context triple: [Governor of the Straits Settlements, residence, The Residency, Malacca]
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A.
The Residency, Penang
The Residency, Penang is a historic colonial-era mansion in George Town that served as the official residence of the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
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B.
Christ Church Melaka
Christ Church Melaka is an 18th-century Dutch colonial Protestant church in Malacca, Malaysia, renowned for its distinctive red exterior and status as one of the city’s most iconic historical landmarks.
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C.
Tjong A Fie Mansion
Tjong A Fie Mansion is a historic Chinese–European style heritage house and museum in Medan, Indonesia, built by influential Hakka merchant and philanthropist Tjong A Fie.
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D.
The Istana
The Istana is the official presidential palace and primary ceremonial venue of Singapore, serving as the office and residence of the President.
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E.
Sultan Abdul Samad Building
The Sultan Abdul Samad Building is a historic Moorish-style landmark in Kuala Lumpur that once housed British colonial administrative offices and now stands as an iconic symbol of Malaysia’s architectural heritage.
- 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: The Residency, Malacca Target entity description: The Residency, Malacca is a historic colonial-era mansion in Malacca, Malaysia, that served as an official residence during British rule in the Straits Settlements.
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A.
The Residency, Penang
The Residency, Penang is a historic colonial-era mansion in George Town that served as the official residence of the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
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B.
Christ Church Melaka
Christ Church Melaka is an 18th-century Dutch colonial Protestant church in Malacca, Malaysia, renowned for its distinctive red exterior and status as one of the city’s most iconic historical landmarks.
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C.
Tjong A Fie Mansion
Tjong A Fie Mansion is a historic Chinese–European style heritage house and museum in Medan, Indonesia, built by influential Hakka merchant and philanthropist Tjong A Fie.
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D.
The Istana
The Istana is the official presidential palace and primary ceremonial venue of Singapore, serving as the office and residence of the President.
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E.
Sultan Abdul Samad Building
The Sultan Abdul Samad Building is a historic Moorish-style landmark in Kuala Lumpur that once housed British colonial administrative offices and now stands as an iconic symbol of Malaysia’s architectural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era mansion
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historic building ⓘ official residence ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | British colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Malaya
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colonial governance in Malacca ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Malacca state government
ⓘ
surface form:
Malacca state authorities
|
| hasCulturalValue | tourist attraction for heritage visitors ⓘ |
| hasFunctionInPeriod | seat of local colonial executive authority ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | example of British colonial architecture in Malacca ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| historicalRole | residence during British rule in the Straits Settlements ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalAdministration | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malacca
ⓘ
Melaka City centre ⓘ
surface form:
Malacca City
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Malacca
ⓘ
surface form:
state of Malacca
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| locatedInFormerEntity | Straits Settlements ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
West Malaysia
ⓘ
surface form:
Peninsular Malaysia
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| locatedInTimePeriod | British colonial era ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Melaka City centre ⓘ |
| partOf | historical heritage of Malacca ⓘ |
| primaryConstructionMaterial | masonry ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of colonial administration in Malacca ⓘ |
| usedAs |
government residence
ⓘ
official residence of colonial administrators ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British colonial officials
ⓘ
Straits Settlements ⓘ
surface form:
Straits Settlements administration
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Residency, Malacca Description of subject: The Residency, Malacca is a historic colonial-era mansion in Malacca, Malaysia, that served as an official residence during British rule in the Straits Settlements.
Referenced by (1)
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