Institute of Asian and African Studies
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The Institute of Asian and African Studies is an academic unit of Moscow State University specializing in the languages, cultures, history, and politics of Asian and African regions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Institute of African and Asian Studies | 1 |
| Institute of Asian and African Countries | 1 |
| Institute of Asian and African Studies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3907307 — 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: Institute of Asian and African Studies Context triple: [MSU, hasInstitute, Institute of Asian and African Studies]
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A.
Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies
The Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies is a specialized research and education institution at Kyoto University focused on the societies, cultures, and environments of Asia and Africa.
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B.
Institute of Indology and Central Asian Studies
The Institute of Indology and Central Asian Studies is an academic department specializing in the languages, cultures, histories, and religions of South Asia and Central Asia.
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C.
Institute of Japanese Studies
The Institute of Japanese Studies is an academic department dedicated to the research and teaching of Japanese language, culture, history, and society.
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D.
Institute of Oriental Studies
The Institute of Oriental Studies is an academic department dedicated to the research and teaching of Asian and Middle Eastern languages, cultures, histories, and societies.
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E.
Institute of Regional Studies
The Institute of Regional Studies is an academic and research center at the University of Peshawar focused on the study of regional issues, politics, and socio-economic developments.
- 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: Institute of Asian and African Studies Target entity description: The Institute of Asian and African Studies is an academic unit of Moscow State University specializing in the languages, cultures, history, and politics of Asian and African regions.
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A.
Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies
The Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies is a specialized research and education institution at Kyoto University focused on the societies, cultures, and environments of Asia and Africa.
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B.
Institute of Indology and Central Asian Studies
The Institute of Indology and Central Asian Studies is an academic department specializing in the languages, cultures, histories, and religions of South Asia and Central Asia.
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C.
Institute of Japanese Studies
The Institute of Japanese Studies is an academic department dedicated to the research and teaching of Japanese language, culture, history, and society.
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D.
Institute of Oriental Studies
The Institute of Oriental Studies is an academic department dedicated to the research and teaching of Asian and Middle Eastern languages, cultures, histories, and societies.
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E.
Institute of Regional Studies
The Institute of Regional Studies is an academic and research center at the University of Peshawar focused on the study of regional issues, politics, and socio-economic developments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic institute
ⓘ
educational organization ⓘ faculty ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Oriental studies
ⓘ
area studies ⓘ |
| affiliation | Moscow State University ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
MSU
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surface form:
IAAS MSU
Institute of Asian and African Countries of Moscow State University ⓘ |
| continentFocus |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural studies
ⓘ
history ⓘ linguistics ⓘ political science ⓘ regional studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African studies
ⓘ
Asian studies ⓘ Oriental studies ⓘ |
| hasAcademicFocus |
languages of Africa
ⓘ
languages of Asia ⓘ political systems of Africa ⓘ political systems of Asia ⓘ societies of Africa ⓘ societies of Asia ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization |
Moscow State University
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surface form:
Lomonosov Moscow State University
|
| hasType | university institute ⓘ |
| isInEducationalSystem | higher education in Russia ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moscow
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Moscow State University ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow State University campus
|
| offersProgram |
graduate education
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postgraduate education ⓘ undergraduate education ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Moscow State University ⓘ |
| partOf | Moscow State University ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Eurasia
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| researchArea |
African cultures
ⓘ
African history ⓘ African languages ⓘ African politics ⓘ Asian cultures ⓘ Asian history ⓘ Asian languages ⓘ Asian politics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Institute of Asian and African Studies Description of subject: The Institute of Asian and African Studies is an academic unit of Moscow State University specializing in the languages, cultures, history, and politics of Asian and African regions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Institute of Asian and African Countries
this entity surface form:
Institute of African and Asian Studies