Kistna River
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The Kistna River, more commonly known as the Krishna River, is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kistna | 1 |
| Kistna River canonical | 1 |
| Krishna drainage basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T247348 — 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: Kistna River Context triple: [Krishna River, alsoKnownAs, Kistna River]
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A.
Bhima River
The Bhima River is a significant river in southern India that flows through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana, supporting extensive agriculture and numerous settlements along its course.
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B.
Ghataprabha River
The Ghataprabha River is a significant river in southern India that flows through Karnataka and Maharashtra, supporting irrigation, agriculture, and hydroelectric projects before joining the Krishna River.
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C.
Malaprabha River
The Malaprabha River is a significant river in the Indian state of Karnataka, known for supporting irrigation, agriculture, and historic temple sites such as those at Pattadakal and Aihole.
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D.
Ghaghara
Ghaghara is a major Himalayan river in northern India and Nepal that significantly contributes to the flow of the Ganges.
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E.
Paleru River
Paleru River is a significant tributary in southern India that feeds into the Krishna River system, supporting regional agriculture and local ecosystems.
- 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: Kistna River Target entity description: The Kistna River, more commonly known as the Krishna River, is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
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A.
Bhima River
The Bhima River is a significant river in southern India that flows through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana, supporting extensive agriculture and numerous settlements along its course.
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B.
Ghataprabha River
The Ghataprabha River is a significant river in southern India that flows through Karnataka and Maharashtra, supporting irrigation, agriculture, and hydroelectric projects before joining the Krishna River.
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C.
Malaprabha River
The Malaprabha River is a significant river in the Indian state of Karnataka, known for supporting irrigation, agriculture, and historic temple sites such as those at Pattadakal and Aihole.
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D.
Ghaghara
Ghaghara is a major Himalayan river in northern India and Nepal that significantly contributes to the flow of the Ganges.
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E.
Paleru River
Paleru River is a significant tributary in southern India that feeds into the Krishna River system, supporting regional agriculture and local ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kistna River Description of subject: The Kistna River, more commonly known as the Krishna River, is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Krishna River
this entity surface form:
Kistna
this entity surface form:
Krishna drainage basin