Rajah of Sarawak
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The Rajah of Sarawak was the hereditary monarch of the Kingdom of Sarawak on Borneo, held by the Brooke family—known as the White Rajahs—from the mid-19th century until the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rajah of Sarawak canonical | 7 |
| Charles Vyner Brooke | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6890457 — 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: Rajah of Sarawak Context triple: [White Rajahs, titleOfRuler, Rajah of Sarawak]
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A.
Raja of Perlis
The Raja of Perlis is the hereditary monarch and constitutional head of state of the Malaysian state of Perlis.
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B.
Sultan of Selangor
The Sultan of Selangor is the hereditary constitutional monarch of the Malaysian state of Selangor, serving as its highest ceremonial and religious authority.
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C.
Sultan of Perak
The Sultan of Perak is the hereditary Malay monarch who serves as the constitutional ruler and symbolic head of the Malaysian state of Perak.
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D.
Sultan of Kedah
The Sultan of Kedah is the hereditary monarch and traditional ruler of the Malaysian state of Kedah, serving as its highest ceremonial and symbolic authority.
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E.
Sultan of Kelantan
The Sultan of Kelantan is the hereditary monarch and constitutional head of the Malaysian state of Kelantan, serving as its highest traditional and ceremonial authority.
- 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: Rajah of Sarawak Target entity description: The Rajah of Sarawak was the hereditary monarch of the Kingdom of Sarawak on Borneo, held by the Brooke family—known as the White Rajahs—from the mid-19th century until the mid-20th century.
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A.
Raja of Perlis
The Raja of Perlis is the hereditary monarch and constitutional head of state of the Malaysian state of Perlis.
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B.
Sultan of Selangor
The Sultan of Selangor is the hereditary constitutional monarch of the Malaysian state of Selangor, serving as its highest ceremonial and religious authority.
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C.
Sultan of Perak
The Sultan of Perak is the hereditary Malay monarch who serves as the constitutional ruler and symbolic head of the Malaysian state of Perak.
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D.
Sultan of Kedah
The Sultan of Kedah is the hereditary monarch and traditional ruler of the Malaysian state of Kedah, serving as its highest ceremonial and symbolic authority.
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E.
Sultan of Kelantan
The Sultan of Kelantan is the hereditary monarch and constitutional head of the Malaysian state of Kelantan, serving as its highest traditional and ceremonial authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state title
ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | White Rajah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Sarawak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Rajahs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Kuching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsOfRealm | Coat of arms of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1946 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Brooke dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedBy | cession of Sarawak to the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endedByEvent | establishment of the Crown Colony of Sarawak ⓘ |
| endTime | 1946 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | cession of territory by the Sultan of Brunei ⓘ |
| establishedBy | James Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicBackgroundOfDynasty | British ⓘ |
| firstHolder | James Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagOfRealm | Flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | personal rule ⓘ |
| heldByDynasty | Brooke family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditaryIn | Brooke family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1841 ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
English
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Charles Vyner Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Borneo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Kingdom of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguageName | Rajah Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Charles Brooke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Vyner Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ James Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHolders | 3 ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessorPolity | Bruneian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religionAssociated | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | Astana, Kuching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1841 ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | His Highness ⓘ |
| successorPolity | Crown Colony of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTitle | Governor of Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryRuled | Sarawak on Borneo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreatedFor | James Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarchy | hereditary absolute monarchy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rajah of Sarawak Description of subject: The Rajah of Sarawak was the hereditary monarch of the Kingdom of Sarawak on Borneo, held by the Brooke family—known as the White Rajahs—from the mid-19th century until the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Charles Vyner Brooke
this entity surface form:
Charles Vyner Brooke
this entity surface form:
Charles Vyner Brooke
subject surface form:
James Brooke
subject surface form:
Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke
subject surface form:
Charles Vyner Brooke