Late Horizon period
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The Late Horizon period was the final pre-Columbian era in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire and the construction of major imperial centers and monuments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Late Horizon period canonical | 4 |
| Late Horizon (Inca period) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2717437 — 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: Late Horizon period Context triple: [Temple of the Sun, timePeriod, Late Horizon period]
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A.
Ectasian Period
The Ectasian Period is a division of the Mesoproterozoic characterized by widespread stabilization of continental crust and the continued development of early eukaryotic life.
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B.
Late Intermediate Period
The Late Intermediate Period was a pre-Columbian era in Andean history marked by the rise of powerful regional states and cultures, including the Chimú, between the decline of the Wari and Tiwanaku empires and the expansion of the Inca.
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C.
Middle Horizon
The Middle Horizon was a major pre-Columbian archaeological period in the central Andes marked by the expansion and influence of powerful highland states such as Tiwanaku and Wari.
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D.
Orosirian Period
The Orosirian Period is a division of early Earth's history marked by significant crustal stabilization, widespread orogeny, and major impact events roughly 2.05 to 1.8 billion years ago.
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E.
Amoraic period
The Amoraic period was the era in Jewish history (roughly 3rd–5th centuries CE) during which rabbinic sages known as Amoraim developed and interpreted the Mishnah, producing the Talmud and shaping classical Rabbinic Judaism.
- 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: Late Horizon period Target entity description: The Late Horizon period was the final pre-Columbian era in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire and the construction of major imperial centers and monuments.
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A.
Ectasian Period
The Ectasian Period is a division of the Mesoproterozoic characterized by widespread stabilization of continental crust and the continued development of early eukaryotic life.
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B.
Late Intermediate Period
The Late Intermediate Period was a pre-Columbian era in Andean history marked by the rise of powerful regional states and cultures, including the Chimú, between the decline of the Wari and Tiwanaku empires and the expansion of the Inca.
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C.
Middle Horizon
The Middle Horizon was a major pre-Columbian archaeological period in the central Andes marked by the expansion and influence of powerful highland states such as Tiwanaku and Wari.
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D.
Orosirian Period
The Orosirian Period is a division of early Earth's history marked by significant crustal stabilization, widespread orogeny, and major impact events roughly 2.05 to 1.8 billion years ago.
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E.
Amoraic period
The Amoraic period was the era in Jewish history (roughly 3rd–5th centuries CE) during which rabbinic sages known as Amoraim developed and interpreted the Mishnah, producing the Talmud and shaping classical Rabbinic Judaism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological period
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Inca administrative centers
ⓘ
Inca imperial expansion campaigns ⓘ Inca causeways ⓘ
surface form:
Inca road system (Qhapaq Ñan)
Inca state religion ⓘ imperial storehouses (qullqas) ⓘ state-planned agricultural terraces ⓘ sun cult of Inti ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
expansion of the Inca Empire
ⓘ
imperial road construction ⓘ intensive terrace agriculture ⓘ political centralization under the Inca state ⓘ standardized administrative centers ⓘ state-managed labor tribute (mit’a) ⓘ state-sponsored architecture ⓘ |
| chronologyUsedBy | Andean archaeologists ⓘ |
| dominantCulture |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
Inca Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Tawantinsuyu
|
| economy |
redistributive economy
ⓘ
state-controlled production ⓘ |
| endedBy | Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| endTime |
1532 CE
ⓘ
1533 CE ⓘ |
| follows | Late Intermediate period ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Cusco ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Bolivia
ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ Peru ⓘ Central Andes ⓘ
surface form:
central Andes
northern Chile ⓘ northwestern Argentina ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Cusco
ⓘ
Huánuco Pampa ⓘ Ingapirca ⓘ Machu Picchu ⓘ Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ
surface form:
Ollantaytambo
Pisac ⓘ Raqchi ⓘ Sacsayhuamán ⓘ Tomebamba ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andean archaeology
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean chronology
|
| politicalStructure | highly centralized empire ⓘ |
| precedes | Colonial period in the Andes ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1470 CE ⓘ |
| timePeriodOf |
Inca imperial monuments
ⓘ
construction of major Inca centers ⓘ |
| writingSystem | quipu-based record keeping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Late Horizon period Description of subject: The Late Horizon period was the final pre-Columbian era in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire and the construction of major imperial centers and monuments.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Late Horizon (Inca period)