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these uses include clan associations, their meeting houses, mining federations in western Borneo known as kongsi republics, and brotherhoods, some of which became secret societies, with the intended institution determined by context.", "what_it_is_for": "Community organisation and worship for Chinese clans.", "affordances": [ "explain history and functions", "relay architecture and heritage", "describe Borneo kongsi republics", "present interpretations with attribution" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Kongsi is a Hokkien transcription term meaning company.", "The term can refer to businesses and collective enterprises.", "Historical and regional uses include clan associations and mining federations.", "Some uses extend to association buildings with temple, assembly and welfare functions." ], "appearance": "Ornate temple-like halls with carved roofs, courtyards and ancestral tablets.", "visual_identification": [ "Kongsi denotes company in the supplied Hokkien sense.", "Context determines whether the term refers to a business, association, historical federation or association building.", "Clan house and clanhouse identify building-related uses rather than the full meaning of kongsi.", "Ancestral halls in China serve lineages, huiguan serve native-place groups, and secret societies were covert brotherhoods, with distinctions depending on institutional context." ], "physical_properties": [ { "quantity": "Khoo Kongsi current building", "typical_range": "1906", "unit": "year", "note": "George Town, Penang" }, { "quantity": "Lanfang Republic", "typical_range": "1777-1884", "unit": "years", "note": "western Borneo" }, { "quantity": "George Town World Heritage", "typical_range": "2008", "unit": "year", "note": "with Melaka" } ], "families_and_kinds": [ "surname clan kongsi", "dialect and place associations", "mining kongsi federations", "kongsi republics" ], "related_models": [ { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "meeting house", "why": "in registry terms" }, { "relation": "includes", "target": "Khoo Kongsi", "why": "instance" }, { "relation": "is related to", "target": "Lanfang Republic", "why": "" }, { "relation": "is contrasted with", "target": "secret society", "why": "" } ], "identifiers": [], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Malaysian heritage laws", "Societies registration rules", "UNESCO World Heritage listing of George Town" ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Conflating kongsi with secret societies", "Partisan framing of Borneo history", "Stale visitor information" ], "in_scope": [], "out_of_scope": [], "characteristics": [], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Explain kongsi as a Hokkien term meaning company and describe its business, associational and historical uses in context.", "Describe clan associations and meeting houses as particular uses of kongsi in Chinese communities in Southeast Asia.", "Share visitor information for kongsi houses with its date and source." ], "must_not": [ "Conflate kongsi with secret societies or criminal groups.", "Present one side of contested Borneo history as settled.", "Disregard rules for visitors at a kongsi temple or ancestral hall." ], "requires_human": [ "Publishing claims about the history or members of a named kongsi." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Kongsi that serve as cultural and religious places deserve respect from visitors and writers.", "Equating clan associations with secret societies stigmatises communities." ], "affected_parties": [ "Members and workers of companies and associations called kongsi.", "Clan members and descendants.", "Chinese communities in Southeast Asia." ] }, "owners": { "steward": "Nobody owns the term; each company or association is responsible for its own affairs, and heritage authorities protect listed kongsi buildings.", "master_systems": [] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q661441: Kongsi", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q661441", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Kongsi", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongsi", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "understand", "name": "Understand", "description": "What a kongsi is.", "rationale": "Attribution.", "layers": [ { "id": "definition", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition.", "findings": [ { "id": "definition-finding", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition.", "questions": [ { "text": "What is a kongsi, and how does it differ from ancestral halls, huiguan, secret societies and companies?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Is the question about visiting, history, community life or genealogy?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "forms", "name": "Forms", "description": "Forms.", "findings": [ { "id": "forms-finding", "name": "Forms", "description": "Forms.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do clan, dialect, mining and republic kongsi differ?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Which entry fits the specific kongsi?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "history", "name": "History", "description": "History.", "rationale": "Attribution.", "layers": [ { "id": "penang", "name": "Penang", "description": "Penang clan houses.", "findings": [ { "id": "penang-finding", "name": "Penang", "description": "Penang.", "questions": [ { "text": "How did clan kongsi develop in Penang and Singapore?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which references are standard?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "borneo", "name": "Borneo", "description": "Kongsi republics.", "findings": [ { "id": "borneo-finding", "name": "Borneo", "description": "Borneo.", "questions": [ { "text": "What were the kongsi federations of western Borneo, and how do historians interpret them, with views attributed?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which sources are cited?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "society", "name": "Society", "description": "Community roles.", "rationale": "Sources.", "layers": [ { "id": "welfare", "name": "Welfare", "description": "Welfare and worship.", "findings": [ { "id": "welfare-finding", "name": "Welfare", "description": "Welfare.", "questions": [ { "text": "What welfare, education and worship roles do kongsi serve?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits Chinese clan associations?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "societies", "name": "Secret societies", "description": "Secret society links.", "findings": [ { "id": "societies-finding", "name": "Secret societies", "description": "Secret societies.", "questions": [ { "text": "How did some brotherhoods become secret societies, and how is this distinguished from clan kongsi, with interpretations attributed?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is the presentation neutral and attributed?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "context", "name": "Context", "description": "Heritage.", "rationale": "Regulation.", "layers": [ { "id": "khoo", "name": "Khoo Kongsi", "description": "Khoo Kongsi.", "findings": [ { "id": "khoo-finding", "name": "Khoo Kongsi", "description": "Khoo Kongsi.", "questions": [ { "text": "What makes the Khoo Kongsi architecturally notable?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits Khoo Kongsi?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "visiting", "name": "Visiting", "description": "Visiting.", "findings": [ { "id": "visiting-finding", "name": "Visiting", "description": "Visiting.", "questions": [ { "text": "What visitor information and etiquette apply, checked against current sources?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is the information current?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should kongsi republics be a separate entry?", "Should notable kongsi be linked as instances?", "How should heritage sources be linked?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }