Otrar
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Otrar was an important medieval Central Asian city and trading hub located in present-day Kazakhstan, historically significant along the Silk Road.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Otrar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Otrar Context triple: [Timur, deathPlace, Otrar]
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Nogai
Nogai is a Turkic language spoken primarily by the Nogai people of the North Caucasus region in Russia.
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Botulf
Botulf is an alternate name for Saint Botolph, a 7th-century English abbot venerated as the patron saint of travelers and various towns in England.
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Gul'dan
Gul'dan is a powerful orc warlock and one of the primary antagonists in the Warcraft universe, known for his ruthless pursuit of demonic power and betrayal of his own people.
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Nogai Khan
Nogai Khan was a powerful Mongol general and de facto ruler in the western part of the Golden Horde during the late 13th century.
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Chuvan
The Chuvan are a small Indigenous Siberian people traditionally inhabiting parts of northeastern Russia, with a culture shaped by reindeer herding, hunting, and Arctic riverine environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Otrar Target entity description: Otrar was an important medieval Central Asian city and trading hub located in present-day Kazakhstan, historically significant along the Silk Road.
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A.
Nogai
Nogai is a Turkic language spoken primarily by the Nogai people of the North Caucasus region in Russia.
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B.
Botulf
Botulf is an alternate name for Saint Botolph, a 7th-century English abbot venerated as the patron saint of travelers and various towns in England.
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C.
Gul'dan
Gul'dan is a powerful orc warlock and one of the primary antagonists in the Warcraft universe, known for his ruthless pursuit of demonic power and betrayal of his own people.
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D.
Nogai Khan
Nogai Khan was a powerful Mongol general and de facto ruler in the western part of the Golden Horde during the late 13th century.
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E.
Chuvan
The Chuvan are a small Indigenous Siberian people traditionally inhabiting parts of northeastern Russia, with a culture shaped by reindeer herding, hunting, and Arctic riverine environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| abandonedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Farab
ⓘ
Fārāb ⓘ Turarband ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| attackedByLeader | Genghis Khan ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Islamic world
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic culture
Persian culture ⓘ Turkic culture ⓘ |
| declinedInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| destroyedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| event | Otrar Incident ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Kazakh archaeologists ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ |
| function |
caravan city
ⓘ
fortified city ⓘ trading hub ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Kara-Khanid Khanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Karakhanid dynasty
Kazakh Khanate ⓘ Khwarazmian Empire ⓘ Timurid dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Timurid Empire
|
| hasStructureType |
baths
ⓘ
citadel ⓘ city walls ⓘ craft workshops ⓘ mosques ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological reserve of Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
ceramic production ⓘ irrigation systems ⓘ metalworking ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
South Kazakhstan Region ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aris River
ⓘ
Syr Darya ⓘ
surface form:
Syr Darya River
|
| locatedOn |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
|
| nearModernSettlement | Shaulder ⓘ |
| onTradeRoute |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
route between Central Asia and Persia ⓘ route between China and the Middle East ⓘ |
| partiallyRebuiltInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Transoxiana ⓘ |
| producedNotablePerson | Al-Farabi ⓘ |
| regionHistoric |
Turkestan
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkestan region
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| siege | Siege of Otrar ⓘ |
| siegeYear | 1219 ⓘ |
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Subject: Otrar Description of subject: Otrar was an important medieval Central Asian city and trading hub located in present-day Kazakhstan, historically significant along the Silk Road.
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