Narragansett territory
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Narragansett territory was the ancestral homeland of the Narragansett people in what is now southern New England, particularly in present-day Rhode Island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Narragansett territory canonical | 3 |
| Narragansett homeland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T257470 — 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: Narragansett territory Context triple: [Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, predecessor, Narragansett territory]
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A.
New Hampshire Colony
New Hampshire Colony was an early English settlement in North America that developed as a separate royal colony known for its small farming communities, timber, and fishing industries.
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B.
Connecticut Colony
Connecticut Colony was one of the original English settlements in North America that became a charter colony and later formed part of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
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C.
Province of New England
The Province of New England was an early 17th-century English colonial territory in North America that encompassed several settlements in what is now the northeastern United States.
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D.
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims seeking religious freedom and is often regarded as one of the first successful British colonies in North America.
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E.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
- 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: Narragansett territory Target entity description: Narragansett territory was the ancestral homeland of the Narragansett people in what is now southern New England, particularly in present-day Rhode Island.
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A.
New Hampshire Colony
New Hampshire Colony was an early English settlement in North America that developed as a separate royal colony known for its small farming communities, timber, and fishing industries.
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B.
Connecticut Colony
Connecticut Colony was one of the original English settlements in North America that became a charter colony and later formed part of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
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C.
Province of New England
The Province of New England was an early 17th-century English colonial territory in North America that encompassed several settlements in what is now the northeastern United States.
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D.
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims seeking religious freedom and is often regarded as one of the first successful British colonies in North America.
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E.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous territory
ⓘ
ancestral homeland ⓘ historic region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| borders |
Mohegan territory
ⓘ
Niantic people ⓘ
surface form:
Niantic territory
Pequot territory ⓘ Wampanoag territory ⓘ |
| colonizedBy | English colonists ⓘ |
| contains |
Narragansett Bay
ⓘ
coastal areas of present-day Rhode Island ⓘ inland areas of present-day Rhode Island ⓘ |
| culture |
Narragansett people
ⓘ
surface form:
Narragansett culture
|
| ethnicGroup | Narragansett people ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Narragansett language ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Great Swamp Fight
ⓘ
King Philip's War ⓘ
surface form:
King Philip’s War
|
| inhabitedBy | Narragansett people ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
present-day Rhode Island ⓘ southern New England ⓘ |
| partOf | traditional homelands of Algonquian-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| presentDayJurisdiction |
Rhode Island
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Rhode Island
|
| presentDayTribalEntity | Narragansett Indian Tribe ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | traditional homeland of the Narragansett people ⓘ |
| religion | Narragansett spiritual traditions ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early colonial period
ⓘ
pre-contact era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Narragansett territory Description of subject: Narragansett territory was the ancestral homeland of the Narragansett people in what is now southern New England, particularly in present-day Rhode Island.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Narragansett homeland