People of the Clouds
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People of the Clouds is the name given to the Chachapoya, an ancient Andean civilization known for inhabiting the cloud forests of northern Peru and building mountaintop settlements and cliffside tombs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| People of the Clouds canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5617482 — 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: People of the Clouds Context triple: [Chachapoya culture, ethnonymMeaning, People of the Clouds]
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A.
The Silken Tent
"The Silken Tent" is a contemplative lyric poem by Robert Frost that uses the image of a tent in a summer breeze to explore themes of freedom, restraint, and the complexities of human relationships.
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B.
High in the Clouds
High in the Clouds is a children’s adventure story created by Paul McCartney about a young squirrel’s quest to find a fabled animal sanctuary after his home is destroyed.
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C.
The City of Seven Mountains
The City of Seven Mountains is a picturesque coastal city in western Norway known for its surrounding hills, historic harbor, and role as a gateway to the fjords.
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D.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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E.
Book from the Sky
Book from the Sky is a landmark conceptual art installation by Chinese artist Xu Bing, featuring hand-printed books and scrolls filled with thousands of invented Chinese characters that resemble real script but are entirely unreadable.
- 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: People of the Clouds Target entity description: People of the Clouds is the name given to the Chachapoya, an ancient Andean civilization known for inhabiting the cloud forests of northern Peru and building mountaintop settlements and cliffside tombs.
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A.
The Silken Tent
"The Silken Tent" is a contemplative lyric poem by Robert Frost that uses the image of a tent in a summer breeze to explore themes of freedom, restraint, and the complexities of human relationships.
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B.
High in the Clouds
High in the Clouds is a children’s adventure story created by Paul McCartney about a young squirrel’s quest to find a fabled animal sanctuary after his home is destroyed.
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C.
The City of Seven Mountains
The City of Seven Mountains is a picturesque coastal city in western Norway known for its surrounding hills, historic harbor, and role as a gateway to the fjords.
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D.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
-
E.
Book from the Sky
Book from the Sky is a landmark conceptual art installation by Chinese artist Xu Bing, featuring hand-printed books and scrolls filled with thousands of invented Chinese characters that resemble real script but are entirely unreadable.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient civilization
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ethnic group ⓘ pre-Columbian culture ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice | terrace farming ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
maize
ⓘ
potatoes ⓘ quinoa ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chachapoya
ⓘ
linked to:
Chachapoya culture
Chachapoyas culture ⓘ
linked to:
Chachapoya culture
|
| approximateConquestDate | late 15th century CE ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
anthropomorphic sarcophagi
ⓘ
cliff tombs ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
Tupac Inca Yupanqui ⓘ
linked to:
Topa Inca Yupanqui
|
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| demography | population reduced after Spanish conquest ⓘ |
| economy | agriculture ⓘ |
| environment |
cloud forest
ⓘ
steep mountain slopes ⓘ |
| flourished | c. 9th century CE ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological culture studied in Peru ⓘ |
| knownFor |
circular stone houses
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cliffside tombs ⓘ elaborate funerary practices ⓘ mountaintop settlements ⓘ sarcophagi placed on cliff faces ⓘ stone architecture ⓘ |
| languageFamily | possibly Chacha (poorly attested) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazonian cloud forests
ⓘ
Andes ⓘ northern Peru ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
ceramics
ⓘ
stonework ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| neighboringCulture |
Inca
ⓘ
linked to:
Inca people
Wari (Huari) ⓘ
linked to:
Wari people
|
| notableSite |
Karajía sarcophagi
ⓘ
Kuélap ⓘ Leymebamba area ⓘ Revash tombs ⓘ
linked to:
Revash mausoleums
|
| partOf |
Andean civilizations
ⓘ
linked to:
Andean civilization
|
| region |
Amazonas Region
ⓘ
Cajamarca Region ⓘ |
| religion | Andean polytheism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Intermediate Period
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pre-Inca era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: People of the Clouds Description of subject: People of the Clouds is the name given to the Chachapoya, an ancient Andean civilization known for inhabiting the cloud forests of northern Peru and building mountaintop settlements and cliffside tombs.
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