Bagan temples
E421953
The Bagan temples are a vast complex of thousands of ancient Buddhist monuments in Myanmar, renowned for their historic significance and striking architecture spread across the plains of Bagan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bagan | 5 |
| Bagan temple complex | 1 |
| Bagan temples canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4211717 — 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: Bagan temples Context triple: [Chinthe, hasNotableExampleAt, Bagan temples]
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A.
Mahabodhi Temple complex
The Mahabodhi Temple complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Buddhist pilgrimage site in Bodh Gaya, India, marking the location where Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment.
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B.
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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C.
Po Nagar temple complex
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Bagan temples Target entity description: The Bagan temples are a vast complex of thousands of ancient Buddhist monuments in Myanmar, renowned for their historic significance and striking architecture spread across the plains of Bagan.
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A.
Mahabodhi Temple complex
The Mahabodhi Temple complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Buddhist pilgrimage site in Bodh Gaya, India, marking the location where Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment.
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B.
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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C.
Po Nagar temple complex
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple complex
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
brick stupas
ⓘ
hollow gu-style temples ⓘ terraced temples ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Burmese Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Pagan Kingdom ⓘ |
| builtUnderDynasty |
Pagan Dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Pagan Empire
|
| conservationStatus | ongoing restoration and conservation ⓘ |
| constructionEndCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Buddha statues
ⓘ
murals ⓘ stucco carvings ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| damageType | earthquake damage to structures and murals ⓘ |
| facedNaturalDisaster |
1975 Bagan earthquake
ⓘ
2016 Bagan earthquake ONNED2 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Department of Archaeology and National Museum of Myanmar ONNED2 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Pagan period ONNED2 ⓘ |
| knownFor | dense concentration of Buddhist monuments on a single plain ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bagan
ONNED2
ⓘ
Mandalay Region ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
left bank of the Irrawaddy River
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plains of Bagan ONNED2 ⓘ |
| mainReligion |
Theravada Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| material |
brick
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stucco ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Nyaung-U ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
New Bagan
NERFINISHED
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Old Bagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTemple |
Ananda Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhammayangyi Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Shwezigon Pagoda ⓘ Sulamani Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Thatbyinnyu Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMonuments | over 2000 surviving structures ⓘ |
| partOf | Bagan Archaeological Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakNumberOfMonuments | over 10000 temples pagodas and monasteries ⓘ |
| region |
Upper Myanmar
ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Burma
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
major center of Buddhist learning in medieval Southeast Asia
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one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
hot air balloon rides
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sunrise viewing over temple plain ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural site ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Bagan temples Description of subject: The Bagan temples are a vast complex of thousands of ancient Buddhist monuments in Myanmar, renowned for their historic significance and striking architecture spread across the plains of Bagan.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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