Pagan Kingdom
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The Pagan Kingdom was an early Burmese empire centered on the city of Bagan that unified much of present-day Myanmar and laid the foundations for Bamar culture, language, and Theravada Buddhism in the region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pagan Kingdom canonical | 17 |
| Bagan Kingdom | 1 |
| Pagan Kingdom (as major Burmese power) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1965760 — 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: Pagan Kingdom Context triple: [Bamar, associatedState, Pagan Kingdom]
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A.
Gauda Kingdom
The Gauda Kingdom was an early medieval polity in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent that laid the groundwork for later regional powers such as the Pala Empire.
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B.
Dimasa Kingdom
The Dimasa Kingdom was a historical polity in northeastern India ruled by the Dimasa people, known for its influence over parts of present-day Assam and surrounding regions.
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C.
Medang Kingdom
The Medang Kingdom was an early medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist polity in Central and later East Java, known for its temple complexes and role in the development of classical Javanese culture.
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D.
Lanna Kingdom
The Lanna Kingdom was a historic Tai state in what is now northern Thailand, known for its distinctive culture, language, and Buddhist artistic traditions centered in the region around present-day Chiang Mai.
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E.
Butua Kingdom
The Butua Kingdom was a precolonial Shona state in southwestern Zimbabwe, known for its control of regional gold trade and continuation of the cultural and political traditions of Great Zimbabwe.
- 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: Pagan Kingdom Target entity description: The Pagan Kingdom was an early Burmese empire centered on the city of Bagan that unified much of present-day Myanmar and laid the foundations for Bamar culture, language, and Theravada Buddhism in the region.
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A.
Gauda Kingdom
The Gauda Kingdom was an early medieval polity in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent that laid the groundwork for later regional powers such as the Pala Empire.
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B.
Dimasa Kingdom
The Dimasa Kingdom was a historical polity in northeastern India ruled by the Dimasa people, known for its influence over parts of present-day Assam and surrounding regions.
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C.
Medang Kingdom
The Medang Kingdom was an early medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist polity in Central and later East Java, known for its temple complexes and role in the development of classical Javanese culture.
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D.
Lanna Kingdom
The Lanna Kingdom was a historic Tai state in what is now northern Thailand, known for its distinctive culture, language, and Buddhist artistic traditions centered in the region around present-day Chiang Mai.
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E.
Butua Kingdom
The Butua Kingdom was a precolonial Shona state in southwestern Zimbabwe, known for its control of regional gold trade and continuation of the cultural and political traditions of Great Zimbabwe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Burmese kingdom
ⓘ
empire ⓘ historical kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pagan Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Bagan Kingdom
Pagan Empire ⓘ |
| capital |
Bagan temples
ⓘ
surface form:
Bagan
|
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coreCity |
Bagan temples
ⓘ
surface form:
Bagan
|
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| countryToday | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
establishment of Theravada Buddhism as dominant religion in Burma
ⓘ
foundation of Bamar culture ⓘ standardization of Burmese language ⓘ |
| currency | cowrie shells ⓘ |
| diplomaticRelations |
Khmer Empire
ⓘ
Song dynasty ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| economy |
irrigated rice agriculture
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| endTime |
1287
ⓘ
late 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bamar ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Myinsaing Kingdom
ⓘ
Pinya Kingdom ⓘ Sagaing ⓘ
surface form:
Sagaing Kingdom
|
| foundedBy |
Burman migrants from Nanzhao
ⓘ
Pyinbya ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bagan temples
ⓘ
surface form:
Bagan temple complex
brick stupas and pagodas ⓘ codification of Burmese customary law ⓘ |
| language |
Burmese
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Burmese
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Upper Burma ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Alaungsithu
ⓘ
Anawrahta ⓘ Kyansittha ⓘ Narathihapate ⓘ |
| officialReligion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| partOf | history of Myanmar ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Mon kingdoms
ⓘ
Pyu city-states ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Mahayana ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
indigenous animism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Mongol invasions of Burma
ⓘ
fall of Bagan in 1287 ⓘ spread of Theravada Buddhism in Burma ⓘ unification of Upper Burma ⓘ |
| startTime |
849
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Burmese script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pagan Kingdom Description of subject: The Pagan Kingdom was an early Burmese empire centered on the city of Bagan that unified much of present-day Myanmar and laid the foundations for Bamar culture, language, and Theravada Buddhism in the region.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bagan Kingdom
this entity surface form:
Pagan Kingdom (as major Burmese power)
subject surface form:
Royal Chronicles of Burma