Lankaran Uyezd
E145192
Lankaran Uyezd was an administrative district of the Russian Empire located in the southern part of present-day Azerbaijan along the Caspian Sea.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lankaran | 1 |
| Lankaran District | 1 |
| Lankaran Uyezd canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1242115 — 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: Lankaran Uyezd Context triple: [Baku Governorate, hadSubdivision, Lankaran Uyezd]
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A.
Baku Uyezd
Baku Uyezd was an administrative district centered on the city of Baku within the former Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire.
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B.
Jevanshir uezd
Jevanshir uezd was an administrative district of the Russian Empire located in the South Caucasus within the Elisavetpol Governorate.
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C.
Zangezur uezd
Zangezur uezd was a historical administrative district of the Russian Empire located in the South Caucasus, in the mountainous region now divided between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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D.
Baku Governorate
Baku Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire and later the early Soviet state, centered on the city of Baku in the South Caucasus region.
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E.
Namangan
Namangan is a major city in eastern Uzbekistan, known as an important cultural and economic center in the Fergana Valley.
- 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: Lankaran Uyezd Target entity description: Lankaran Uyezd was an administrative district of the Russian Empire located in the southern part of present-day Azerbaijan along the Caspian Sea.
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A.
Baku Uyezd
Baku Uyezd was an administrative district centered on the city of Baku within the former Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire.
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B.
Jevanshir uezd
Jevanshir uezd was an administrative district of the Russian Empire located in the South Caucasus within the Elisavetpol Governorate.
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C.
Zangezur uezd
Zangezur uezd was a historical administrative district of the Russian Empire located in the South Caucasus, in the mountainous region now divided between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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D.
Baku Governorate
Baku Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire and later the early Soviet state, centered on the city of Baku in the South Caucasus region.
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E.
Namangan
Namangan is a major city in eastern Uzbekistan, known as an important cultural and economic center in the Fergana Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
ⓘ
uyezd ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Lankaran Uyezd
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lankaran
|
| administrativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| borderedBy | other uyezds of Baku Governorate ⓘ |
| borders | Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| capital | Lankaran ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| economyType | agricultural ⓘ |
| governmentType | imperial administrative division ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Armenians
ⓘ
Azerbaijanis ⓘ Persians ⓘ Russians ⓘ Talysh ⓘ
surface form:
Talysh people
|
| hasReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
South Caucasus
ⓘ
Talysh region ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | abolished administrative unit ⓘ |
| legalSystem | laws of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baku Governorate
ⓘ
Caucasus Viceroyalty ⓘ South Caucasus ⓘ
surface form:
Transcaucasia
southern part of present-day Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
southern Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Caspian Sea coast ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lankaran ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
citrus fruits
ⓘ
tea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baku Governorate
ⓘ
Caucasus Viceroyalty ⓘ
surface form:
Caucasus administrative system of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| presentDayTerritoryIncludes |
Astara District
ⓘ
Lankaran Uyezd self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lankaran District
Lerik District ⓘ Masally District ⓘ |
| regionType | rural and coastal region ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedCalendar | Julian calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lankaran Uyezd Description of subject: Lankaran Uyezd was an administrative district of the Russian Empire located in the southern part of present-day Azerbaijan along the Caspian Sea.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lankaran
this entity surface form:
Lankaran District