King's Highway (ancient route)
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King's Highway (ancient route) was an important ancient trade and military road running north–south through the Levant, linking Egypt with Mesopotamia and the Arabian Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King's Highway (ancient route) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2360602 — 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: King's Highway (ancient route) Context triple: [Levant region, traversedBy, King's Highway (ancient route)]
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A.
Fosse Way
Fosse Way is an ancient Roman road in Britain that ran diagonally across the country, linking Exeter in the southwest to Lincoln in the northeast.
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B.
Great East Road
Great East Road is a principal arterial route in Zambia that runs eastward from Lusaka, connecting the capital to key towns and the border with Malawi.
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C.
Old King’s Highway
Old King’s Highway is a historic scenic route along Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for its colonial-era architecture, coastal villages, and cultural landmarks.
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D.
A92 road
The A92 road is a major trunk route in eastern Scotland that connects several key towns and cities, including linking the area around Glenrothes to the wider regional road network.
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E.
Great North Road
Great North Road is a principal arterial route running through Lusaka, Zambia, forming part of a key regional transport corridor.
- 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: King's Highway (ancient route) Target entity description: King's Highway (ancient route) was an important ancient trade and military road running north–south through the Levant, linking Egypt with Mesopotamia and the Arabian Peninsula.
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A.
Fosse Way
Fosse Way is an ancient Roman road in Britain that ran diagonally across the country, linking Exeter in the southwest to Lincoln in the northeast.
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B.
Great East Road
Great East Road is a principal arterial route in Zambia that runs eastward from Lusaka, connecting the capital to key towns and the border with Malawi.
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C.
Old King’s Highway
Old King’s Highway is a historic scenic route along Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for its colonial-era architecture, coastal villages, and cultural landmarks.
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D.
A92 road
The A92 road is a major trunk route in eastern Scotland that connects several key towns and cities, including linking the area around Glenrothes to the wider regional road network.
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E.
Great North Road
Great North Road is a principal arterial route running through Lusaka, Zambia, forming part of a key regional transport corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient road
ⓘ
ancient trade route ⓘ historical route ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Incense trade
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ammon ⓘ Edom ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Edom
Kingdom of Moab ⓘ Nabataean trade ⓘ |
| connects |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Egyptian civilization
ⓘ
Levantine civilizations ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form:
Mesopotamian civilizations
|
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| functionedAs | royal road ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Persian Gulf region
ⓘ
Red Sea ports ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| mentionedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Numbers ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| modernCountry |
Jordan
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| parallels | Via Maris ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Near Eastern trade network ⓘ |
| passesNear | Damascus ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Ammon
ⓘ
Edom ⓘ Moab ⓘ |
| region | ancient Near East ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of regional trade
ⓘ
military logistics in the Levant ⓘ |
| terminus |
Damascus
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ |
| traverses |
Transjordan
ⓘ
modern Jordan ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Arabian caravans
ⓘ
Egyptian traders ⓘ Mesopotamian traders ⓘ |
| usedFor |
caravan traffic
ⓘ
military movements ⓘ trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King's Highway (ancient route) Description of subject: King's Highway (ancient route) was an important ancient trade and military road running north–south through the Levant, linking Egypt with Mesopotamia and the Arabian Peninsula.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.