Hyphasis River
E534436
The Hyphasis River, known today as the Beas River in northern India, marked the easternmost point of Alexander the Great’s advance during his Indian campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hyphasis River canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507870 — 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: Hyphasis River Context triple: [Indian campaign, hasLocation, Hyphasis River]
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A.
Jordanne River
The Jordanne River is a watercourse in south-central France that flows through the Cantal region, carving valleys in the Massif Central before joining larger river systems.
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B.
Lotru River
The Lotru River is a mountain river in Romania that flows through the Southern Carpathians and is known for its hydroelectric developments and scenic valley.
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C.
Hasdeo River
The Hasdeo River is a significant tributary of the Mahanadi River in central India, known for flowing through coal-rich and forested regions of Chhattisgarh.
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D.
Obva River
The Obva River is a tributary watercourse in Russia that feeds into the Kama River within the Volga basin.
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E.
Syas River
The Syas River is a waterway in northwestern Russia that flows from the Valdai Hills through the Leningrad Oblast before emptying into Lake Ladoga.
- 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: Hyphasis River Target entity description: The Hyphasis River, known today as the Beas River in northern India, marked the easternmost point of Alexander the Great’s advance during his Indian campaign.
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A.
Jordanne River
The Jordanne River is a watercourse in south-central France that flows through the Cantal region, carving valleys in the Massif Central before joining larger river systems.
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B.
Lotru River
The Lotru River is a mountain river in Romania that flows through the Southern Carpathians and is known for its hydroelectric developments and scenic valley.
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C.
Hasdeo River
The Hasdeo River is a significant tributary of the Mahanadi River in central India, known for flowing through coal-rich and forested regions of Chhattisgarh.
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D.
Obva River
The Obva River is a tributary watercourse in Russia that feeds into the Kama River within the Volga basin.
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E.
Syas River
The Syas River is a waterway in northwestern Russia that flows from the Valdai Hills through the Leningrad Oblast before emptying into Lake Ladoga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical geographic feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Beas River ⓘ |
| ancientNameOf | Beas River ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hellenistic accounts of India ⓘ |
| associatedWithCampaign |
Alexander's Indian campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexander’s Asian campaign
|
| associatedWithEvent | mutiny of Alexander's troops to refuse further eastward march ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| coordinateRole | reference point in ancient geographies of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally west and south ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Himachal Pradesh
ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariantName |
Beas (modern Hindi/Punjabi)
ⓘ
Vipāśā (Sanskrit) ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreekSources | Hyphasis ⓘ |
| historicalRole | easternmost point of Alexander the Great's advance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Punjab region ⓘ
linked to:
Punjab
northern India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Arrian's Anabasis of Alexander
ⓘ
linked to:
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
Plutarch's Life of Alexander ⓘ
linked to:
Life of Alexander
Quintus Curtius Rufus' Histories of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | confluence with the Sutlej River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indus River basin
ⓘ
Punjab river system ⓘ
linked to:
Five Rivers of Punjab
|
| regionInAntiquity | northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| significance |
important river of the Punjab plains
ⓘ
natural boundary of Alexander's empire in the east ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Himalayan foothills ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfKeyEvent | 326 BCE ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Sutlej River ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Hyphasis River Description of subject: The Hyphasis River, known today as the Beas River in northern India, marked the easternmost point of Alexander the Great’s advance during his Indian campaign.
Referenced by (2)
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