Naqsh-e Rostam
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Naqsh-e Rostam is an ancient necropolis near Persepolis in Iran, renowned for its rock-cut Achaemenid royal tombs and Sasanian reliefs.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5792187 — 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: Naqsh-e Rostam Context triple: [Pars, hasNotableSite, Naqsh-e Rostam]
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A.
Takht-e Jamshid
Takht-e Jamshid is the Persian name for Persepolis, the monumental ceremonial capital of the ancient Achaemenid Empire in present-day Iran.
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B.
Palace of Ardashir
The Palace of Ardashir is a grand 3rd-century royal residence in present-day Iran, renowned as one of the earliest and most impressive examples of Sasanian imperial architecture.
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C.
Takht-e Soleyman
Takht-e Soleyman is an ancient archaeological complex in northwestern Iran renowned for its Sasanian-era Zoroastrian fire temple and royal sanctuary, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Pasargadae
Pasargadae is the ancient capital of the Achaemenid Empire in present-day Iran, renowned for its archaeological remains and the tomb of Cyrus the Great.
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E.
Persepolis archaeological site
Persepolis archaeological site is the monumental ruined ceremonial capital of the ancient Achaemenid Empire in present-day Iran, renowned for its grand palaces, reliefs, and terraces.
- 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: Naqsh-e Rostam Target entity description: Naqsh-e Rostam is an ancient necropolis near Persepolis in Iran, renowned for its rock-cut Achaemenid royal tombs and Sasanian reliefs.
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A.
Takht-e Jamshid
Takht-e Jamshid is the Persian name for Persepolis, the monumental ceremonial capital of the ancient Achaemenid Empire in present-day Iran.
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B.
Palace of Ardashir
The Palace of Ardashir is a grand 3rd-century royal residence in present-day Iran, renowned as one of the earliest and most impressive examples of Sasanian imperial architecture.
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C.
Takht-e Soleyman
Takht-e Soleyman is an ancient archaeological complex in northwestern Iran renowned for its Sasanian-era Zoroastrian fire temple and royal sanctuary, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Pasargadae
Pasargadae is the ancient capital of the Achaemenid Empire in present-day Iran, renowned for its archaeological remains and the tomb of Cyrus the Great.
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E.
Persepolis archaeological site
Persepolis archaeological site is the monumental ruined ceremonial capital of the ancient Achaemenid Empire in present-day Iran, renowned for its grand palaces, reliefs, and terraces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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necropolis ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 12 km northwest of Persepolis ⓘ |
| earliestPhase | Elamite period ⓘ |
| hasCulture |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Elamite civilization ⓘ
linked to:
Elam
Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bas-relief panels
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cross-shaped tomb façades ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ rock-cut chambers ⓘ |
| hasRelief |
Ardashir I's investiture scene
ⓘ
Bahram II family scene ⓘ
linked to:
Bahram II
Sasanian equestrian battle scenes ⓘ Shapur I's victory over Roman emperors ⓘ royal investiture scenes ⓘ |
| hasReliefOf |
Ardashir I
ⓘ
Bahram II ⓘ Hormizd II ⓘ Narseh ⓘ Shapur I ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Ka'ba-ye Zartosht
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tomb of Artaxerxes I ⓘ tomb of Darius I ⓘ tomb of Darius II ⓘ tomb of Xerxes I ⓘ
linked to:
tomb of Darius I
|
| hasTombOf |
Artaxerxes I
ⓘ
linked to:
Artaxerxes I of Persia
Darius I ⓘ
linked to:
Darius I of Persia
Darius II ⓘ
linked to:
Darius II of Persia
Xerxes I ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage site Persepolis complex vicinity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Achaemenid royal tombs
ⓘ
Ka'ba-ye Zartosht ⓘ Sasanian rock reliefs ⓘ rock-cut royal tombs ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Fars Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | ancient Persis ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Marvdasht
ⓘ
Persepolis ⓘ |
| material | rock ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Rostam (hero of the Shahnameh)
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linked to:
Rostam
|
| nameMeaning | Picture of Rostam ⓘ |
| periodOfMainConstruction |
Achaemenid period
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid Empire
Sasanian period ⓘ
linked to:
Sasanian Empire
|
| primaryFunction |
royal burial site
ⓘ
royal propaganda monument ⓘ |
| religionAssociated | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| touristActivity | archaeological tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Naqsh-e Rostam Description of subject: Naqsh-e Rostam is an ancient necropolis near Persepolis in Iran, renowned for its rock-cut Achaemenid royal tombs and Sasanian reliefs.
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