Ujjayini
E523643
Ujjayini is the ancient name of the historic Indian city of Ujjain, a major cultural and religious center known for its prominence in Hindu tradition and astronomy.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5241485 — 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: Ujjayini Context triple: [Ujjain, historicalName, Ujjayini]
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A.
Bharuch
Bharuch is an ancient port city in the Indian state of Gujarat, historically significant as a major trading hub on the banks of the Narmada River.
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B.
Mathura
Mathura is an ancient city in northern India revered in Hinduism as the birthplace of Lord Krishna and a major pilgrimage center.
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C.
Purushapura
Purushapura was the ancient name of the city now known as Peshawar, a major historical center in the Gandhara region of present-day Pakistan.
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D.
Shajapur
Shajapur is a town and administrative center in central India known for being the headquarters of Shajapur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
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E.
Shrivardhan
Shrivardhan is a coastal town in Maharashtra, India, historically notable as the birthplace of Balaji Vishwanath, the first Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.
- 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: Ujjayini Target entity description: Ujjayini is the ancient name of the historic Indian city of Ujjain, a major cultural and religious center known for its prominence in Hindu tradition and astronomy.
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A.
Bharuch
Bharuch is an ancient port city in the Indian state of Gujarat, historically significant as a major trading hub on the banks of the Narmada River.
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B.
Mathura
Mathura is an ancient city in northern India revered in Hinduism as the birthplace of Lord Krishna and a major pilgrimage center.
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C.
Purushapura
Purushapura was the ancient name of the city now known as Peshawar, a major historical center in the Gandhara region of present-day Pakistan.
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D.
Shajapur
Shajapur is a town and administrative center in central India known for being the headquarters of Shajapur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
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E.
Shrivardhan
Shrivardhan is a coastal town in Maharashtra, India, historically notable as the birthplace of Balaji Vishwanath, the first Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Ozene (classical Greco-Roman sources)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Oiniadai
Ujjayinī ⓘ
linked to:
Ujjayini
Ujjeni ⓘ
linked to:
Ujaini
|
| appearsIn | works of Kalidasa ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Mahakaleshwar (Shiva)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
|
| associatedWith |
King Vikramaditya (legendary)
ⓘ
linked to:
Vikramaditya
Ujjain school of astronomy ⓘ |
| astronomicalRole |
reference city for Indian astronomical calculations
ⓘ
traditional prime meridian in some Indian astronomical texts ⓘ |
| civilization | ancient Indian civilization ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | Sanskrit drama and poetry ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Malwa culture ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic city of India ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFunction | site of major Hindu pilgrimage ⓘ |
| hasRole |
important pilgrimage site
ⓘ
major cultural center ⓘ major religious center ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga (in modern Ujjain)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
|
| historicalPeriod |
ancient India
ⓘ
classical India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kumbh Mela (Simhastha)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kumbh Mela
astronomical observations ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit (historical) ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Hindu calendrical traditions
ⓘ
Indian mathematical astronomy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madhya Pradesh
ⓘ
Ujjain district ⓘ central India ⓘ region of Malwa ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ classical Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| modernName | Ujjain ⓘ |
| onRiver | Shipra River ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient trade routes in India ⓘ |
| regionType | urban center ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significanceIn |
Hindu tradition
ⓘ
Indian astronomy ⓘ Jyotisha ⓘ |
| timeReference | flourished in early historic period ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Avanti ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ujjayini Description of subject: Ujjayini is the ancient name of the historic Indian city of Ujjain, a major cultural and religious center known for its prominence in Hindu tradition and astronomy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ujjayini
linked to: Ujjayini