Akal Takht
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Akal Takht is the highest temporal seat of authority in Sikhism, serving as a central place for political and religious decision-making for the Sikh community.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akal Takht canonical | 14 |
| Akal Takht Sahib | 1 |
| Takhts of Sikhism | 1 |
| damage to Akal Takht | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2873341 — 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: Akal Takht Context triple: [Harmandir Sahib, hasPart, Akal Takht]
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A.
Patna Sahib
Patna Sahib is a major Sikh pilgrimage city in Bihar, India, revered as one of the holiest sites in Sikhism and home to the Takht Sri Patna Sahib gurdwara.
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B.
Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Chandigarh Capitol Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage–listed ensemble of government buildings and monuments in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier as a landmark of modernist architecture and urban planning.
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C.
Golden Temple, Amritsar
The Golden Temple in Amritsar is the holiest gurdwara of Sikhism, renowned for its gilded architecture, sacred sarovar (pool), and role as a major spiritual and cultural center.
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D.
Anandpur Sahib
Anandpur Sahib is a historic Sikh city in Punjab, India, renowned as the birthplace of the Khalsa and a major center of Sikh faith and heritage.
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E.
Gurudwara Hazur Sahib
Gurudwara Hazur Sahib is one of the five Takhts (seats of authority) in Sikhism, marking the site in Nanded, India, where Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, spent his final days.
- 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: Akal Takht Target entity description: Akal Takht is the highest temporal seat of authority in Sikhism, serving as a central place for political and religious decision-making for the Sikh community.
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A.
Patna Sahib
Patna Sahib is a major Sikh pilgrimage city in Bihar, India, revered as one of the holiest sites in Sikhism and home to the Takht Sri Patna Sahib gurdwara.
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B.
Chandigarh Capitol Complex
Chandigarh Capitol Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage–listed ensemble of government buildings and monuments in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier as a landmark of modernist architecture and urban planning.
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C.
Golden Temple, Amritsar
The Golden Temple in Amritsar is the holiest gurdwara of Sikhism, renowned for its gilded architecture, sacred sarovar (pool), and role as a major spiritual and cultural center.
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D.
Anandpur Sahib
Anandpur Sahib is a historic Sikh city in Punjab, India, renowned as the birthplace of the Khalsa and a major center of Sikh faith and heritage.
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E.
Gurudwara Hazur Sahib
Gurudwara Hazur Sahib is one of the five Takhts (seats of authority) in Sikhism, marking the site in Nanded, India, where Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, spent his final days.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sikh religious institution
ⓘ
seat of authority ⓘ temporal authority in Sikhism ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Golden Temple, Amritsar
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Temple
|
| architecturalStyle | Sikh architecture ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
Khalsa
ⓘ
surface form:
Sarbat Khalsa
|
| associatedWith |
Khalsa
ⓘ
Sikhism ⓘ
surface form:
Sikh Panth
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| damagedInEvent | Operation Blue Star ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Waheguru
ⓘ
surface form:
Akal Purakh
|
| establishedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| facing |
Golden Temple, Amritsar
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Temple
|
| foundedBy | Guru Hargobind ⓘ |
| governingBody | Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee ⓘ |
| governs | temporal affairs of the Sikh community ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Sikhs worldwide ⓘ |
| hasRole |
center of Sikh political decision-making
ⓘ
center of Sikh religious decision-making ⓘ highest temporal seat of authority in Sikhism ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder |
Akal Takht Jathedar
ⓘ
surface form:
Jathedar of Akal Takht
|
| heritage | central institution of Sikh Panth ⓘ |
| inception | 1606 ⓘ |
| issues | hukamnamas ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialEdicts | Punjabi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amritsar
ⓘ
Darbar Sahib ⓘ
surface form:
Harmandir Sahib complex
India ⓘ Punjab ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Throne of the Timeless One ⓘ |
| oneOf | five takhts in Sikhism ⓘ |
| overseenBy |
Akal Takht Jathedar
ⓘ
surface form:
Jathedar of Akal Takht
|
| partOf |
Golden Temple, Amritsar
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Temple complex
|
| pilgrimageSiteFor | Sikhs ⓘ |
| reconstructedAfter | Operation Blue Star ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| significance |
symbol of Sikh resistance
ⓘ
symbol of Sikh sovereignty ⓘ |
| status | primary takht in Sikhism ⓘ |
| symbolizes | unity of spiritual and temporal authority in Sikhism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deliberation on Sikh political matters
ⓘ
deliberation on Sikh religious matters ⓘ excommunication decisions ⓘ issuing religious directives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Akal Takht Description of subject: Akal Takht is the highest temporal seat of authority in Sikhism, serving as a central place for political and religious decision-making for the Sikh community.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
damage to Akal Takht
this entity surface form:
Takhts of Sikhism
this entity surface form:
Akal Takht Sahib