Koh Ker
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Koh Ker is an ancient archaeological site in northern Cambodia that served as a former capital of the Khmer Empire, renowned for its distinctive stepped pyramid temple and remote forested setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koh Ker canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4336439 — 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: Koh Ker Context triple: [Khmer Empire, notableSite, Koh Ker]
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A.
Angkor Archaeological Park
Angkor Archaeological Park is a vast UNESCO World Heritage site in northwestern Cambodia renowned for its monumental Khmer temple complexes, including Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom.
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B.
East Mebon
East Mebon is a 10th-century temple-mountain in Angkor, Cambodia, built under King Rajendravarman and renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and former location on an artificial island in the East Baray reservoir.
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C.
Baphuon
Baphuon is an 11th-century Hindu temple mountain in Angkor, Cambodia, renowned for its grand pyramidal architecture and later conversion into a Buddhist site.
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D.
Prasat Hin Phanom Wan
Prasat Hin Phanom Wan is an ancient Khmer-style temple complex in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand, known for its sandstone sanctuaries and historical religious significance.
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E.
Wat Si Saket
Wat Si Saket is a historic Buddhist temple in Vientiane, Laos, renowned for its cloister walls filled with thousands of Buddha images and its well-preserved traditional architecture.
- 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: Koh Ker Target entity description: Koh Ker is an ancient archaeological site in northern Cambodia that served as a former capital of the Khmer Empire, renowned for its distinctive stepped pyramid temple and remote forested setting.
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A.
Angkor Archaeological Park
Angkor Archaeological Park is a vast UNESCO World Heritage site in northwestern Cambodia renowned for its monumental Khmer temple complexes, including Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom.
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B.
East Mebon
East Mebon is a 10th-century temple-mountain in Angkor, Cambodia, built under King Rajendravarman and renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and former location on an artificial island in the East Baray reservoir.
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C.
Baphuon
Baphuon is an 11th-century Hindu temple mountain in Angkor, Cambodia, renowned for its grand pyramidal architecture and later conversion into a Buddhist site.
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D.
Prasat Hin Phanom Wan
Prasat Hin Phanom Wan is an ancient Khmer-style temple complex in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand, known for its sandstone sanctuaries and historical religious significance.
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E.
Wat Si Saket
Wat Si Saket is a historic Buddhist temple in Vientiane, Laos, renowned for its cloister walls filled with thousands of Buddha images and its well-preserved traditional architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chok Gargyar
ⓘ
Lingapura ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
King Harshavarman II
ⓘ
King Jayavarman IV ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Khmer Empire ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 120 kilometres northeast of Angkor
ⓘ
about 500 kilometres northwest of Phnom Penh ⓘ |
| elevation | about 70 metres ⓘ |
| era |
Angkorian period
ⓘ
linked to:
Khmer Empire
|
| floruitCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| formerCapitalOf | Khmer Empire ⓘ |
| governingDynasty |
Khmer dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Khmer Empire
|
| hasNearbyCity |
Siem Reap
ⓘ
linked to:
Siem Reap Province
|
| hasNotableFeature |
Prang pyramid
ⓘ
Prasat Thom ⓘ barays ⓘ lingas ⓘ remote forested setting ⓘ sandstone temples ⓘ stepped pyramid temple ⓘ |
| hasStructureCount | over 180 sanctuaries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kulen District
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Preah Vihear Province ⓘ Srayang Commune ⓘ northern Cambodia ⓘ
linked to:
Preah Vihear Province
|
| materialUsed |
brick
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laterite ⓘ sandstone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive seven-tier pyramid
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large-scale Shiva linga cult ⓘ monumental sculpture ⓘ remote and less-visited Angkorian capital ⓘ |
| partOf | Khmer Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| style | Koh Ker style ⓘ |
| threat | landmines in surrounding area ⓘ |
| timeAsCapitalEnd | 944 ⓘ |
| timeAsCapitalStart | 928 ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
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heritage tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Koh Ker Description of subject: Koh Ker is an ancient archaeological site in northern Cambodia that served as a former capital of the Khmer Empire, renowned for its distinctive stepped pyramid temple and remote forested setting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.