Band-e Kaisar
E1031761
Band-e Kaisar is an ancient Sasanian-era bridge-dam in Shushtar, Iran, renowned as a major feat of early engineering and hydraulic architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Band-e Kaisar canonical | 3 |
| Band-e Khak | 1 |
| Band-e Mizan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13276088 — 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: Band-e Kaisar Context triple: [Sasanian architecture, notableExample, Band-e Kaisar]
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A.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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B.
Taq Kasra
Taq Kasra is a monumental brick arch and palace ruin near Ctesiphon in modern-day Iraq, renowned as one of the largest single-span vaults of the ancient world and a key architectural legacy of the Sasanian era.
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C.
Takht-i Sangin
Takht-i Sangin is an ancient temple and fortress complex in modern-day Tajikistan, renowned as a key Hellenistic-era site illustrating the fusion of Greek and Central Asian cultures.
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D.
Sadaat-e-Kintoor
Sadaat-e-Kintoor are a distinguished lineage of Indian Sayyids historically based in Kintoor (in present-day Uttar Pradesh), known for their religious scholarship, social influence, and claims of descent from the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
خان العمدان
خان العمدان هو خان تاريخي عثماني في مدينة عكّا يُعد من أبرز معالمها المعمارية والتجارية القديمة.
- 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: Band-e Kaisar Target entity description: Band-e Kaisar is an ancient Sasanian-era bridge-dam in Shushtar, Iran, renowned as a major feat of early engineering and hydraulic architecture.
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A.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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B.
Taq Kasra
Taq Kasra is a monumental brick arch and palace ruin near Ctesiphon in modern-day Iraq, renowned as one of the largest single-span vaults of the ancient world and a key architectural legacy of the Sasanian era.
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C.
Takht-i Sangin
Takht-i Sangin is an ancient temple and fortress complex in modern-day Tajikistan, renowned as a key Hellenistic-era site illustrating the fusion of Greek and Central Asian cultures.
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D.
Sadaat-e-Kintoor
Sadaat-e-Kintoor are a distinguished lineage of Indian Sayyids historically based in Kintoor (in present-day Uttar Pradesh), known for their religious scholarship, social influence, and claims of descent from the Prophet Muhammad.
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E.
خان العمدان
خان العمدان هو خان تاريخي عثماني في مدينة عكّا يُعد من أبرز معالمها المعمارية والتجارية القديمة.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sasanian-era structure
ⓘ
ancient monument ⓘ bridge-dam ⓘ hydraulic engineering work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bridge of Caesar
ⓘ
Caesar’s Dam ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Sasanian architecture ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran ⓘ |
| crosses | Karun River ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bridge arches
ⓘ
dam foundation ⓘ spillways ⓘ water channels ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Sasanian
ⓘ
linked to:
Sasanian Empire
|
| hasFunction |
bridge
ⓘ
dam ⓘ irrigation control ⓘ weir ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | UNESCO cultural site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | ruin ⓘ |
| inception |
3rd century CE
ⓘ
reign of Shapur I ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iran
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Khuzestan Province ⓘ
linked to:
Khuzestan
Shushtar ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southwestern Iran ⓘ |
| locatedInSettlement | Shushtar ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gargar canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Gargar Canal
Shatit branch of Karun River ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Karun River ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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mortar ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Caesar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
ⓘ
UNESCO site Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System ⓘ
linked to:
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
ancient Shushtar irrigation network ⓘ
linked to:
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
|
| significance |
important example of hydraulic architecture
ⓘ
major feat of early engineering ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1315 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2009 ⓘ |
| use |
diversion of river water
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powering watermills ⓘ supplying agricultural irrigation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood control
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regulation of water level ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Band-e Kaisar Description of subject: Band-e Kaisar is an ancient Sasanian-era bridge-dam in Shushtar, Iran, renowned as a major feat of early engineering and hydraulic architecture.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.