Tashkurgan Stone City
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Tashkurgan Stone City is an ancient ruined fortress and Silk Road trading town in China’s Xinjiang region, notable for its stone-built walls and strategic location near the Pamir Plateau.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tashkurgan Stone City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16305625 — 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: Tashkurgan Stone City Context triple: [Tashkurgan, hasHistoricalSite, Tashkurgan Stone City]
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A.
Sultan Kala
Sultan Kala is the medieval walled urban core of the ancient oasis city of Merv in present-day Turkmenistan, notable for its extensive ruins and historical significance along the Silk Road.
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B.
Kyz Kala
Kyz Kala is a distinctive ancient mud-brick fortress structure located near the archaeological site of Merv in modern-day Turkmenistan.
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C.
Itchan Kala
Itchan Kala is the well-preserved walled inner town of Khiva in Uzbekistan, renowned for its historic Islamic architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Yar-khoto
Yar-khoto is an ancient ruined city in the Turpan region of Xinjiang, China, known for its well-preserved Buddhist and Silk Road archaeological remains.
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E.
Old Town of Tashkent
The Old Town of Tashkent is the historic quarter of Uzbekistan’s capital, characterized by traditional mahallas, ancient mosques and madrasas, and a preserved Islamic architectural heritage.
- 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: Tashkurgan Stone City Target entity description: Tashkurgan Stone City is an ancient ruined fortress and Silk Road trading town in China’s Xinjiang region, notable for its stone-built walls and strategic location near the Pamir Plateau.
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A.
Sultan Kala
Sultan Kala is the medieval walled urban core of the ancient oasis city of Merv in present-day Turkmenistan, notable for its extensive ruins and historical significance along the Silk Road.
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B.
Kyz Kala
Kyz Kala is a distinctive ancient mud-brick fortress structure located near the archaeological site of Merv in modern-day Turkmenistan.
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C.
Itchan Kala
Itchan Kala is the well-preserved walled inner town of Khiva in Uzbekistan, renowned for its historic Islamic architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Yar-khoto
Yar-khoto is an ancient ruined city in the Turpan region of Xinjiang, China, known for its well-preserved Buddhist and Silk Road archaeological remains.
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E.
Old Town of Tashkent
The Old Town of Tashkent is the historic quarter of Uzbekistan’s capital, characterized by traditional mahallas, ancient mosques and madrasas, and a preserved Islamic architectural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.