Scupi
E559809
Scupi was an ancient city that served as a major political and administrative center in the region of Dardania, in the central Balkans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scupi canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5973661 — 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: Scupi Context triple: [Dardania, capital, Scupi]
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A.
Gurnard
Gurnard is a coastal village on the Isle of Wight in England, known for its beach, sailing activities, and views across the Solent.
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B.
Pomfret
Pomfret is a small, historic town in northeastern Connecticut known for its rural character, scenic landscapes, and prestigious boarding schools.
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C.
Ika
Ika is a Sanskrit-derived word meaning “one” or “unity,” used in the Indonesian national motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” to express the idea of oneness amid diversity.
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D.
Lamut
Lamut is an indigenous Siberian people of northeastern Russia, more commonly known as the Even.
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E.
Melichthys
Melichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies and vibrant coloration, found in tropical and subtropical ocean waters.
- 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: Scupi Target entity description: Scupi was an ancient city that served as a major political and administrative center in the region of Dardania, in the central Balkans.
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A.
Gurnard
Gurnard is a coastal village on the Isle of Wight in England, known for its beach, sailing activities, and views across the Solent.
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B.
Pomfret
Pomfret is a small, historic town in northeastern Connecticut known for its rural character, scenic landscapes, and prestigious boarding schools.
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C.
Ika
Ika is a Sanskrit-derived word meaning “one” or “unity,” used in the Indonesian national motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” to express the idea of oneness amid diversity.
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D.
Lamut
Lamut is an indigenous Siberian people of northeastern Russia, more commonly known as the Even.
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E.
Melichthys
Melichthys is a genus of triggerfishes known for their laterally compressed bodies and vibrant coloration, found in tropical and subtropical ocean waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximately 42.03°N 21.39°E ⓘ |
| country | North Macedonia ⓘ |
| culture |
Early Byzantine
ⓘ
Late Roman ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | earthquake of 518 CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from North Macedonia ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Dardanians
ⓘ
linked to:
Dardania
Romans ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
basilicas
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ necropolis ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological site of national importance in North Macedonia ⓘ |
| inception | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dardania
ⓘ
central Balkans ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | North Macedonia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Skopje ⓘ |
| locatedOn | terrace above the Vardar River valley ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Zlokukjani ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman province of Moesia
ⓘ
Roman province of Moesia Superior ⓘ region of Dardania ⓘ |
| presentDayFunction |
archaeological research site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| religion |
early Christianity
ⓘ
paganism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center of Dardania
ⓘ
political center of Dardania ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Gothic invasions
ⓘ
Roman conquest of Dardania ⓘ
linked to:
Illyrian Wars
earthquake of 518 CE ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Roman era ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military camp
ⓘ
municipal center ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Scupi Description of subject: Scupi was an ancient city that served as a major political and administrative center in the region of Dardania, in the central Balkans.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.