Po Nagar temple complex
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The Po Nagar temple complex is an ancient Cham Hindu temple site in Nha Trang, Vietnam, renowned for its brick towers dedicated primarily to the goddess Po Nagar.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Po Nagar temple complex canonical | 3 |
| Cham temples | 1 |
| Po Nagar main tower | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3417319 — 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: Po Nagar temple complex Context triple: [Champa, hasSite, Po Nagar temple complex]
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A.
Plaosan temple complex
Plaosan temple complex is a 9th-century Buddhist temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned for its twin main shrines and intricate stone reliefs.
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B.
Sewu temple complex
Sewu temple complex is a large 8th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple compound near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, notable as one of the oldest and second-largest Buddhist temple complexes on the island.
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C.
Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple complex in Central Java renowned for its towering, intricately carved shrines dedicated primarily to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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D.
Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java renowned for its massive stepped pyramid structure and intricate stone reliefs, and is one of the most important archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Southeast Asia.
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E.
Sambisari temple
Sambisari Temple is a 9th-century Hindu Shiva temple buried for centuries under volcanic ash near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and later excavated and restored as an important archaeological site of the Medang Kingdom.
- 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: Po Nagar temple complex Target entity description: The Po Nagar temple complex is an ancient Cham Hindu temple site in Nha Trang, Vietnam, renowned for its brick towers dedicated primarily to the goddess Po Nagar.
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A.
Plaosan temple complex
Plaosan temple complex is a 9th-century Buddhist temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned for its twin main shrines and intricate stone reliefs.
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B.
Sewu temple complex
Sewu temple complex is a large 8th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple compound near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, notable as one of the oldest and second-largest Buddhist temple complexes on the island.
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C.
Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple complex in Central Java renowned for its towering, intricately carved shrines dedicated primarily to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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D.
Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java renowned for its massive stepped pyramid structure and intricate stone reliefs, and is one of the most important archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Southeast Asia.
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E.
Sambisari temple
Sambisari Temple is a 9th-century Hindu Shiva temple buried for centuries under volcanic ash near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and later excavated and restored as an important archaeological site of the Medang Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cham temple
ⓘ
Hindu temple complex ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Cham architecture ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Cham people ⓘ |
| builder |
Champa
ⓘ
surface form:
Champa civilization
|
| constructionTechnique | dry brick masonry ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| culture | Cham culture ⓘ |
| currentUse |
active place of worship
ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Po Nagar
ⓘ
Yan Po Nagar ⓘ |
| elevation | hill above the Cai River ⓘ |
| era |
Cham period
ⓘ
surface form:
Champa period
|
| hasFestival | annual Po Nagar festival ⓘ |
| hasGoddessRole |
Po Nagar as Mother of the Kingdom
ⓘ
Po Nagar as protector of seafarers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
East tower
ⓘ
Northwest tower ⓘ Po Nagar temple complex self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Po Nagar main tower
South tower ⓘ gate tower ⓘ mandapa ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Cham cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khánh Hòa province
ⓘ
surface form:
Khanh Hoa province
Nha Trang ⓘ South Central Coast ⓘ
surface form:
South Central Coast region of Vietnam
|
| locatedOn | Cai River ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Nha Trang ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
brick towers with sandstone sculptures
ⓘ
inscriptions in Cham and Sanskrit ⓘ intricate Cham carvings ⓘ |
| poNagarfestivalObservedBy |
Cham people
ⓘ
Kinh ⓘ
surface form:
Kinh Vietnamese
|
| poNagarfestivalPurpose | honoring the goddess Po Nagar ⓘ |
| region | Central Vietnam ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most important Cham temple sites in Vietnam ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Nha Trang ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilgrimage
ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Ganesha
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganesh
Po Nagar ⓘ Shiva ⓘ Yan Po Nagar as Mother Goddess ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Po Nagar temple complex Description of subject: The Po Nagar temple complex is an ancient Cham Hindu temple site in Nha Trang, Vietnam, renowned for its brick towers dedicated primarily to the goddess Po Nagar.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cham temples
this entity surface form:
Po Nagar main tower