Semper Augustus
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Semper Augustus was a famously rare and extravagantly priced tulip variety that became an icon of the 17th-century Dutch tulip mania speculative bubble.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Semper Augustus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T668892 — 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: Semper Augustus Context triple: [Tulip mania, notableTulipVariety, Semper Augustus]
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A.
Jōkō
Jōkō is the Japanese honorific title traditionally given to a retired emperor who has abdicated the throne.
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B.
Sultan
The Sultan was the supreme monarch of the Ottoman Empire, wielding ultimate political, military, and religious authority over its vast territories.
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C.
Shōhō
Shōhō was a Japanese light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, notable for being the first Japanese carrier sunk in the war during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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D.
Pararaton
Pararaton is a Javanese historical chronicle, also known as the "Book of Kings," that narrates the legendary and political history of the Singhasari and Majapahit kingdoms in Indonesia.
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E.
King of the Indies
King of the Indies was a royal title used by Spanish monarchs to signify their sovereignty over Spain’s overseas territories in the Americas and other parts of the New World.
- 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: Semper Augustus Target entity description: Semper Augustus was a famously rare and extravagantly priced tulip variety that became an icon of the 17th-century Dutch tulip mania speculative bubble.
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A.
Jōkō
Jōkō is the Japanese honorific title traditionally given to a retired emperor who has abdicated the throne.
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B.
Sultan
The Sultan was the supreme monarch of the Ottoman Empire, wielding ultimate political, military, and religious authority over its vast territories.
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C.
Shōhō
Shōhō was a Japanese light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, notable for being the first Japanese carrier sunk in the war during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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D.
Pararaton
Pararaton is a Javanese historical chronicle, also known as the "Book of Kings," that narrates the legendary and political history of the Singhasari and Majapahit kingdoms in Indonesia.
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E.
King of the Indies
King of the Indies was a royal title used by Spanish monarchs to signify their sovereignty over Spain’s overseas territories in the Americas and other parts of the New World.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical economic symbol
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ornamental plant ⓘ tulip cultivar ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Tulip mania ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Amsterdam
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Holland ⓘ |
| causeOfPattern | tulip breaking virus ⓘ |
| color |
red
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white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| cultivationPurpose |
ornamental gardening
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status symbol ⓘ |
| depictedIn | Dutch Golden Age tulip illustrations ⓘ |
| economicRole | speculative asset ⓘ |
| family | Liliaceae ⓘ |
| flowerPattern |
broken color pattern
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flamed stripes ⓘ |
| genus | Tulipa ⓘ |
| hasPlantPart | bulb ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
most expensive tulip of tulip mania
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rarest tulip of tulip mania ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct cultivar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being an icon of tulip mania
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extreme rarity ⓘ striped flower pattern ⓘ very high price ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| marketRoleDuringTulipMania | benchmark of high-end tulip prices ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
economic history literature
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historical accounts of Dutch tulip mania ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
always august
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ever majestic ⓘ |
| nativeRegion |
Low Countries
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surface form:
Low Countries (cultivated)
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| notableFeature |
highly sought after by wealthy collectors
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very limited number of bulbs available ⓘ |
| plantType | perennial ⓘ |
| plantUse |
display in gardens
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display in still-life paintings ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
financial mania
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market irrationality ⓘ speculative bubbles ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| tradeParticipants |
nobility
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speculators ⓘ wealthy merchants ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleIn |
behavioral finance case studies
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discussions of asset price bubbles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Semper Augustus Description of subject: Semper Augustus was a famously rare and extravagantly priced tulip variety that became an icon of the 17th-century Dutch tulip mania speculative bubble.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.