Duchy of Zator
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The Duchy of Zator was a small medieval Silesian duchy centered around the town of Zator in present-day southern Poland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duchy of Zator canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10100596 — 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: Duchy of Zator Context triple: [Duchy of Teschen, borderedBy, Duchy of Zator]
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Duchy of Oświęcim
The Duchy of Oświęcim was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Oświęcim (later known as Auschwitz), historically ruled by Piast dukes and situated on the borderlands between Poland and Bohemia.
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B.
Duchy of Opava
The Duchy of Opava was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Opava, historically ruled by various branches of the Bohemian and Habsburg dynasties.
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C.
Duchy of Jägerndorf
The Duchy of Jägerndorf was a historical Silesian principality within the Holy Roman Empire, centered on the town of Jägerndorf (now Krnov in the Czech Republic).
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D.
Duchy of Sieradz
The Duchy of Sieradz was a medieval Polish territorial principality in central Poland that emerged from the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland and was ruled at times by Piast dynasty princes.
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E.
Duchy of Kraków
The Duchy of Kraków was a medieval Polish principality centered on the city of Kraków, which often served as the senior duchy and political heartland of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.
- 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: Duchy of Zator Target entity description: The Duchy of Zator was a small medieval Silesian duchy centered around the town of Zator in present-day southern Poland.
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A.
Duchy of Oświęcim
The Duchy of Oświęcim was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Oświęcim (later known as Auschwitz), historically ruled by Piast dukes and situated on the borderlands between Poland and Bohemia.
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B.
Duchy of Opava
The Duchy of Opava was a medieval Silesian duchy centered on the town of Opava, historically ruled by various branches of the Bohemian and Habsburg dynasties.
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C.
Duchy of Jägerndorf
The Duchy of Jägerndorf was a historical Silesian principality within the Holy Roman Empire, centered on the town of Jägerndorf (now Krnov in the Czech Republic).
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D.
Duchy of Sieradz
The Duchy of Sieradz was a medieval Polish territorial principality in central Poland that emerged from the fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland and was ruled at times by Piast dynasty princes.
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E.
Duchy of Kraków
The Duchy of Kraków was a medieval Polish principality centered on the city of Kraków, which often served as the senior duchy and political heartland of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Piast duchy
ⓘ
Silesian duchy ⓘ historical state ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Duchy of Oświęcim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Siewierz NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Teschen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Zator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | eagle of the Silesian Piasts ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| currency | Polish grosz ⓘ |
| dynasty | Piast dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1513 ⓘ |
| era |
Late Middle Ages
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| event |
incorporation into the Kingdom of Poland
ⓘ
partition of the Duchy of Oświęcim ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasTown |
Wadowice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lesser Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish ⓘ |
| lastIndependentRuler | Jan V of Zator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Silesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Casimir II of Zator
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jan V of Zator NERFINISHED ⓘ Wenceslaus I of Zator NERFINISHED ⓘ Władysław of Zator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lands of the Bohemian Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | fief ⓘ |
| predecessor | Duchy of Oświęcim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | southern Poland ⓘ |
| presentDayVoivodeship | Lesser Poland Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchasedBy |
King Casimir IV Jagiellon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King John I Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulingHouse | Silesian Piasts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splitFrom | Duchy of Oświęcim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1445 ⓘ |
| successor |
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandomierz Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| todayPartOf | Republic of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vassalOf |
Kingdom of Bohemia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duchy of Zator Description of subject: The Duchy of Zator was a small medieval Silesian duchy centered around the town of Zator in present-day southern Poland.
Referenced by (4)
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