Sultaniyeh

E350699

city historic city

Sultaniyeh is a historic city in northwestern Iran best known for its UNESCO-listed Ilkhanid-era mausoleum, one of the largest brick domes in the world.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Soltaniyeh	6
Sultaniyeh canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3227472 — 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: Sultaniyeh
Context triple: [Ulugh Beg, birthPlace, Sultaniyeh]

A. Kerman
Kerman is a major city in southeastern Iran known for its rich history, traditional bazaars, and proximity to desert landscapes.
B. Kerman
Kerman is a small city in California’s San Joaquin Valley, known for its agricultural economy and location west of Fresno.
C. Margilan
Margilan is a historic city in eastern Uzbekistan renowned as a traditional center of silk production and trade along the Silk Road.
D. Maragheh
Maragheh is a historic city in northwestern Iran known for its rich cultural heritage and notable astronomical observatory from the Ilkhanid era.
E. Khorramabad
Khorramabad is a city in western Iran and the capital of Lorestan Province, known for its mountainous surroundings and historical sites such as Falak-ol-Aflak Castle.
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: Sultaniyeh
Target entity description: Sultaniyeh is a historic city in northwestern Iran best known for its UNESCO-listed Ilkhanid-era mausoleum, one of the largest brick domes in the world.

A. Kerman
Kerman is a small city in California’s San Joaquin Valley, known for its agricultural economy and location west of Fresno.
B. Kerman
Kerman is a major city in southeastern Iran known for its rich history, traditional bazaars, and proximity to desert landscapes.
C. Margilan
Margilan is a historic city in eastern Uzbekistan renowned as a traditional center of silk production and trade along the Silk Road.
D. Maragheh
Maragheh is a historic city in northwestern Iran known for its rich cultural heritage and notable astronomical observatory from the Ilkhanid era.
E. Khorramabad
Khorramabad is a city in western Iran and the capital of Lorestan Province, known for its mountainous surroundings and historical sites such as Falak-ol-Aflak Castle.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ historic city ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Ilkhanid art ⓘ surface form: Ilkhanid architecture
coordinateLocation	36.435°N 48.793°E ⓘ
country	Iran ⓘ
countryCapitalDistance	about 240 km northwest of Tehran ⓘ
domeDiameterApprox	about 25 metres ⓘ
domeHeightApprox	about 48 metres ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel	about 1800 metres ⓘ
foundedBy	Ilkhan ⓘ surface form: Ilkhanid rulers
hasBuildingStoreys	two-storey octagonal structure (mausoleum) ⓘ
hasClimate	continental climate ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	under restoration and preservation programs ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hasLanguage	Azerbaijani language ⓘ surface form: Azerbaijani Persian language ⓘ surface form: Persian
hasPopulation	several thousand inhabitants ⓘ
hasUNESCOSiteComponent	Mausoleum of Öljaitü ⓘ
hasUNESCOSiteName	Sultaniyeh self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Soltaniyeh
heritageCriteria	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO cultural site
historicalPeriod	Mongol Ilkhanate ⓘ surface form: Ilkhanate
influenced	later Timurid and Safavid architecture ⓘ
knownFor	Ilkhanid-era mausoleum ⓘ Soltaniyeh Dome ⓘ surface form: Sultaniyeh Dome one of the largest brick domes in the world ⓘ
locatedIn	Zanjan Province ⓘ northwestern Iran ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Iranian Azerbaijan ⓘ surface form: Iranian Azerbaijan cultural region
locatedInTimeZone	Iran Standard Time ⓘ
locatedOn	Sultaniyeh plain ⓘ
materialUsedInLandmark	brick ⓘ
near	Zanjan ⓘ
partOf	Zanjan County ⓘ
religionMajority	Shia Islam ⓘ
significance	masterpiece of Persian Ilkhanid architecture ⓘ
significantBuilding	Mausoleum of Öljaitü ⓘ Soltaniyeh Dome ⓘ surface form: Sultaniyeh Dome
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2005 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType	architectural ensemble ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageID	1188 ⓘ
UTCOffset	+3:30 ⓘ
UTCOffsetDST	+4:30 ⓘ
wasCapitalOf	Mongol Ilkhanate ⓘ surface form: Ilkhanate

How these facts were elicited