Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj
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The Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj was a powerful pre-Columbian Maya highland state centered at the city of Qʼumarkaj in present-day Guatemala, serving as the political and ceremonial heart of the Kʼicheʼ people until the Spanish conquest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj canonical | 3 |
| Kʼicheʼ kingdom | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17592308 — 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: Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj Context triple: [Quiché, associatedWithAncientPolity, Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj]
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A.
Kingdom of Chimor
The Kingdom of Chimor was a powerful pre-Columbian coastal empire in northern Peru, dominated by the Chimú culture before its conquest by the Inca in the 15th century.
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B.
Kaqchikel Maya kingdom
The Kaqchikel Maya kingdom was a powerful highland Maya polity centered in what is now Guatemala, known for its complex social organization, fortified cities, and resistance to early Spanish conquest.
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C.
Yalpanam Kingdom
The Yalpanam Kingdom, more commonly known as the Jaffna Kingdom, was a historic Tamil monarchy in northern Sri Lanka that flourished from the 13th to the early 17th century.
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D.
Chimú Kingdom
The Chimú Kingdom was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, metalwork, and monumental adobe architecture.
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E.
Kingdom of Vilcabamba
The Kingdom of Vilcabamba was the last stronghold of the Inca resistance against Spanish rule, a remote neo-Inca state that persisted in the Andean jungle after the fall of Cusco.
- 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: Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj Target entity description: The Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj was a powerful pre-Columbian Maya highland state centered at the city of Qʼumarkaj in present-day Guatemala, serving as the political and ceremonial heart of the Kʼicheʼ people until the Spanish conquest.
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A.
Kingdom of Chimor
The Kingdom of Chimor was a powerful pre-Columbian coastal empire in northern Peru, dominated by the Chimú culture before its conquest by the Inca in the 15th century.
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B.
Kaqchikel Maya kingdom
The Kaqchikel Maya kingdom was a powerful highland Maya polity centered in what is now Guatemala, known for its complex social organization, fortified cities, and resistance to early Spanish conquest.
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C.
Yalpanam Kingdom
The Yalpanam Kingdom, more commonly known as the Jaffna Kingdom, was a historic Tamil monarchy in northern Sri Lanka that flourished from the 13th to the early 17th century.
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D.
Chimú Kingdom
The Chimú Kingdom was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, metalwork, and monumental adobe architecture.
-
E.
Kingdom of Vilcabamba
The Kingdom of Vilcabamba was the last stronghold of the Inca resistance against Spanish rule, a remote neo-Inca state that persisted in the Andean jungle after the fall of Cusco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj
linked to: Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj