Fort Saint Anthony (Axim)
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Fort Saint Anthony (Axim) is a historic coastal fort in Axim, Ghana, built by the Portuguese in the early 16th century and later used by various European powers in the trans-Atlantic trade.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fort Saint Anthony (Axim) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5954147 — 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 Saint Anthony (Axim) Context triple: [Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions, hasPart, Fort Saint Anthony (Axim)]
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A.
Fort Victoria (Cape Coast)
Fort Victoria is a historic coastal fort in Cape Coast, Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European defensive and trading fortifications along the Gold Coast.
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B.
Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that served as one of the largest centers of British transatlantic slave trade in West Africa.
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C.
Fort William (Cape Coast)
Fort William in Cape Coast is a historic coastal fort in Ghana, originally built by the British and later used as a lighthouse, now preserved as a heritage site.
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D.
Elmina Castle
Elmina Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that became one of the most significant hubs of the transatlantic slave trade.
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E.
Fort Jesus
Fort Jesus is a 16th-century Portuguese-built coastal fortress in Mombasa, Kenya, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a key symbol of the region’s colonial and maritime history.
- 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 Saint Anthony (Axim) Target entity description: Fort Saint Anthony (Axim) is a historic coastal fort in Axim, Ghana, built by the Portuguese in the early 16th century and later used by various European powers in the trans-Atlantic trade.
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A.
Fort Victoria (Cape Coast)
Fort Victoria is a historic coastal fort in Cape Coast, Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European defensive and trading fortifications along the Gold Coast.
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B.
Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that served as one of the largest centers of British transatlantic slave trade in West Africa.
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C.
Fort William (Cape Coast)
Fort William in Cape Coast is a historic coastal fort in Ghana, originally built by the British and later used as a lighthouse, now preserved as a heritage site.
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D.
Elmina Castle
Elmina Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that became one of the most significant hubs of the transatlantic slave trade.
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E.
Fort Jesus
Fort Jesus is a 16th-century Portuguese-built coastal fortress in Mombasa, Kenya, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a key symbol of the region’s colonial and maritime history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese colonial fort
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coastal fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
European colonialism in West Africa
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trans-Atlantic slave trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Dutch West India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedYear | 1642 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartApprox | c. 1515–1519 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Dutch Gold Coast administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage education site
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ghana Museums and Monuments Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
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chapel ⓘ courtyard ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
military defense
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trading post ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national monument of Ghana ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy | British Gold Coast administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Axim
NERFINISHED
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Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near | Axim town center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Lower Axim
NERFINISHED
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Upper Axim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Forte de Santo António de Axim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Axim harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
European forts on the Gold Coast
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historic forts and castles of Ghana ⓘ |
| regionHistoricName | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedOn | Atlantic Ocean coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
gold trade
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slave trade ⓘ trans-Atlantic trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Saint Anthony (Axim) Description of subject: Fort Saint Anthony (Axim) is a historic coastal fort in Axim, Ghana, built by the Portuguese in the early 16th century and later used by various European powers in the trans-Atlantic trade.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
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hasPart
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Fort Saint Anthony (Axim)
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