Uighur Kingdom of Qocho period
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The Uighur Kingdom of Qocho period refers to the era (9th–13th centuries) when the Uyghur-led Buddhist kingdom centered at Qocho dominated the Turpan region of eastern Xinjiang as a major Silk Road polity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Uighur Kingdom of Qocho period canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21216267 — 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: Uighur Kingdom of Qocho period Context triple: [Gaochang, timePeriod, Uighur Kingdom of Qocho period]
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A.
Uyghur Khaganate
The Uyghur Khaganate was a powerful Turkic nomadic empire that dominated parts of Central Asia and Mongolia in the 8th–9th centuries, playing a key role in regional trade, politics, and the spread of Manichaeism and Buddhism.
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B.
Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom
The Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom was a medieval Uyghur state in what is now Gansu, China, that emerged after the collapse of the Uyghur Khaganate and became an important regional power along the Silk Road.
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C.
Tibetan Empire
The Tibetan Empire was a powerful medieval Central Asian kingdom that unified the Tibetan Plateau and expanded its influence across large parts of East and Central Asia between the 7th and 9th centuries.
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D.
Kirghiz Khaganate
The Kirghiz Khaganate was a medieval Turkic nomadic empire in Central Asia that rose to prominence in the 9th century after overthrowing the Uyghur Khaganate and controlling key stretches of the Eurasian steppe.
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E.
Kingdom of Kucha
The Kingdom of Kucha was a prominent ancient Buddhist oasis kingdom and cultural center along the northern Silk Road in the Tarim Basin, known for its rich artistic, musical, and religious traditions.
- 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: Uighur Kingdom of Qocho period Target entity description: The Uighur Kingdom of Qocho period refers to the era (9th–13th centuries) when the Uyghur-led Buddhist kingdom centered at Qocho dominated the Turpan region of eastern Xinjiang as a major Silk Road polity.
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A.
Uyghur Khaganate
The Uyghur Khaganate was a powerful Turkic nomadic empire that dominated parts of Central Asia and Mongolia in the 8th–9th centuries, playing a key role in regional trade, politics, and the spread of Manichaeism and Buddhism.
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B.
Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom
The Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom was a medieval Uyghur state in what is now Gansu, China, that emerged after the collapse of the Uyghur Khaganate and became an important regional power along the Silk Road.
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C.
Tibetan Empire
The Tibetan Empire was a powerful medieval Central Asian kingdom that unified the Tibetan Plateau and expanded its influence across large parts of East and Central Asia between the 7th and 9th centuries.
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D.
Kirghiz Khaganate
The Kirghiz Khaganate was a medieval Turkic nomadic empire in Central Asia that rose to prominence in the 9th century after overthrowing the Uyghur Khaganate and controlling key stretches of the Eurasian steppe.
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E.
Kingdom of Kucha
The Kingdom of Kucha was a prominent ancient Buddhist oasis kingdom and cultural center along the northern Silk Road in the Tarim Basin, known for its rich artistic, musical, and religious traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
ancient city of Gaochang