Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
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Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka is an ancient UNESCO-listed city renowned for its well-preserved medieval ruins, temples, and abundant wildlife, including the monkeys featured in the film "Monkey Kingdom."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20350811 — 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: Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka Context triple: [Monkey Kingdom, filmingLocation, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka]
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A.
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka is a locality best known as the birthplace of renowned Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas.
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B.
Walpola, Sri Lanka
Walpola, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka notable as the birthplace of the renowned Buddhist monk and scholar Walpola Rahula.
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C.
Matara, Sri Lanka
Matara, Sri Lanka is a major coastal city in the Southern Province known for its historic fort, beaches, and role as a regional commercial and cultural hub.
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D.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean known for its rich cultural heritage, diverse landscapes, and strategic location off the southern coast of India.
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E.
Lanka
Lanka is the island kingdom in the Ramayana epic ruled by the demon king Ravana, where Sita is held captive and Rama wages war to rescue her.
- 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: Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka Target entity description: Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka is an ancient UNESCO-listed city renowned for its well-preserved medieval ruins, temples, and abundant wildlife, including the monkeys featured in the film "Monkey Kingdom."
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A.
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka is a locality best known as the birthplace of renowned Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas.
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B.
Walpola, Sri Lanka
Walpola, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka notable as the birthplace of the renowned Buddhist monk and scholar Walpola Rahula.
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C.
Matara, Sri Lanka
Matara, Sri Lanka is a major coastal city in the Southern Province known for its historic fort, beaches, and role as a regional commercial and cultural hub.
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D.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean known for its rich cultural heritage, diverse landscapes, and strategic location off the southern coast of India.
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E.
Lanka
Lanka is the island kingdom in the Ramayana epic ruled by the demon king Ravana, where Sita is held captive and Rama wages war to rescue her.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.