Ayutthaya, Thailand

E422223

city former capital historical city

Ayutthaya, Thailand is a historic city north of Bangkok known for its ancient temple ruins and status as a former capital of the Kingdom of Siam.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Ayutthaya	42
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya	5
Ayutthaya, Thailand canonical	4
Ayutthaya city	2
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya city	2
Ayutthaya (in present-day Thailand)	1
Ayutthaya (traditional royal cremation context)	1
Ayutthaya City	1
Ayutthaya town	1
City of Ayutthaya	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4214242 — 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: Ayutthaya, Thailand
Context triple: [Honda CR-V, assemblyLocation, Ayutthaya, Thailand]

A. Korat, Thailand
Korat, Thailand—formally known as Nakhon Ratchasima—is a major city in northeastern Thailand that serves as a regional economic and transportation hub.
B. Hat Yai
Hat Yai is a major commercial and transportation hub city in southern Thailand, known for its bustling markets and proximity to the Malaysian border.
C. Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is a historic city in northern Thailand known for its ancient temples, vibrant night markets, and surrounding mountainous landscapes.
D. Nakhon Si Thammarat
Nakhon Si Thammarat is a historic coastal city in southern Thailand known for its ancient temples, particularly Wat Phra Mahathat, and its role as a regional cultural and economic center.
E. Nakhon Pathom
Nakhon Pathom is a historic city in central Thailand known for its ancient Mon heritage and the towering Phra Pathom Chedi, one of the tallest Buddhist stupas in the world.
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: Ayutthaya, Thailand
Target entity description: Ayutthaya, Thailand is a historic city north of Bangkok known for its ancient temple ruins and status as a former capital of the Kingdom of Siam.

A. Korat, Thailand
Korat, Thailand—formally known as Nakhon Ratchasima—is a major city in northeastern Thailand that serves as a regional economic and transportation hub.
B. Hat Yai
Hat Yai is a major commercial and transportation hub city in southern Thailand, known for its bustling markets and proximity to the Malaysian border.
C. Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is a historic city in northern Thailand known for its ancient temples, vibrant night markets, and surrounding mountainous landscapes.
D. Nakhon Si Thammarat
Nakhon Si Thammarat is a historic coastal city in southern Thailand known for its ancient temples, particularly Wat Phra Mahathat, and its role as a regional cultural and economic center.
E. Nakhon Pathom
Nakhon Pathom is a historic city in central Thailand known for its ancient Mon heritage and the towering Phra Pathom Chedi, one of the tallest Buddhist stupas in the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ former capital ⓘ historical city ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya ⓘ linked to: Ayutthaya, Thailand
capitalFromYear	1350 ⓘ
capitalUntilYear	1767 ⓘ
contains	Ayutthaya Historical Park ⓘ Bang Pa-In Royal Palace ⓘ linked to: Bang Pa-in Royal Palace Wat Chaiwatthanaram ⓘ Wat Mahathat (Ayutthaya) ⓘ Wat Phra Si Sanphet ⓘ Wat Ratchaburana (Ayutthaya) ⓘ Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon ⓘ
country	Thailand ⓘ
destroyedBy	Burmese army ⓘ linked to: Myanmar Army
destructionYear	1767 ⓘ
distanceFromBangkok_km	about 80 ⓘ
foundedBy	King Ramathibodi I ⓘ
foundedInYear	1350 ⓘ
hasTransportConnection	State Railway of Thailand Northern Line ⓘ linked to: Northern Line of the State Railway of Thailand
historicalEra	Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
knownFor	Buddhist temples ⓘ ancient temple ruins ⓘ archaeological sites ⓘ historical parks ⓘ palace ruins ⓘ
languageHistoricallyUsed	Thai ⓘ
localName	พระนครศรีอยุธยา ⓘ
locatedIn	Ayutthaya Province ⓘ Central Thailand ⓘ
locatedNearRiver	Lopburi River ⓘ Pa Sak River ⓘ
locatedNorthOf	Bangkok ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Chao Phraya River ⓘ
primaryReligion	Theravada Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Theravada
regionCode	TH-14 ⓘ
replacedAsCapitalBy	Thonburi ⓘ linked to: Thonburi district
servedAs	major trading hub ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ
tradedWith	China ⓘ France ⓘ Japan ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Portugal ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1991 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	Ayutthaya Historical Park ⓘ
wasCapitalOf	Kingdom of Ayutthaya ⓘ linked to: Ayutthaya Kingdom Siam ⓘ

How these facts were elicited