Guppee
E619903
Guppee is a fictional kingdom from Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," known for its talkative, freedom-loving inhabitants and its opposition to the land of Chup.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guppee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6792261 — 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: Guppee Context triple: [Prince Bolo, side, Guppee]
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A.
Nagara Khanda
Nagara Khanda is a major section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on sacred cities, their legends, and associated religious practices in Hindu tradition.
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B.
Velavadar
Velavadar is a village in Gujarat, India, known primarily as the gateway to the nearby Blackbuck National Park.
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C.
Kisan Ghat
Kisan Ghat is a memorial in Delhi dedicated to Indian farmers, located near the Raj Ghat complex.
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D.
Suraj Kund
Suraj Kund is an ancient sun temple tank and sacred water reservoir located within the historic Gwalior Fort complex in Madhya Pradesh, India.
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E.
Baghat
Baghat was a small princely state in colonial India that was incorporated into British-controlled territory during the 19th century.
- 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: Guppee Target entity description: Guppee is a fictional kingdom from Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," known for its talkative, freedom-loving inhabitants and its opposition to the land of Chup.
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A.
Nagara Khanda
Nagara Khanda is a major section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on sacred cities, their legends, and associated religious practices in Hindu tradition.
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B.
Velavadar
Velavadar is a village in Gujarat, India, known primarily as the gateway to the nearby Blackbuck National Park.
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C.
Kisan Ghat
Kisan Ghat is a memorial in Delhi dedicated to Indian farmers, located near the Raj Ghat complex.
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D.
Suraj Kund
Suraj Kund is an ancient sun temple tank and sacred water reservoir located within the historic Gwalior Fort complex in Madhya Pradesh, India.
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E.
Baghat
Baghat was a small princely state in colonial India that was incorporated into British-controlled territory during the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional kingdom
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Haroun and the Sea of Stories ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Butt the Hoopoe
ⓘ
General Kitab ⓘ Haroun ⓘ
linked to:
Haroun Khalifa
Iff the Water Genie ⓘ Prince Bolo ⓘ Rashid ⓘ Walrus ⓘ |
| characteristic |
freedom-loving inhabitants
ⓘ
love of debate ⓘ open discussion of ideas ⓘ support for free speech ⓘ talkative inhabitants ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Chup ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Chup ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1990 ⓘ |
| genreContext |
children's fantasy
ⓘ
political allegory ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Gup army
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Prince Bolo ⓘ Walrus ⓘ |
| hasAllegoricalRoleIn |
commentary on censorship
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political commentary ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
daylight-oriented realm
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open meetings and arguments ⓘ realm of constant talk ⓘ |
| inhabitants | Guppees ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sea of Stories ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
base of the protagonists
ⓘ
source of the rescue expedition ⓘ |
| opposes | Chup ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sea of Stories region
ⓘ
linked to:
Sea of Stories
|
| politicalSystem | democratic council ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
democracy
ⓘ
free expression ⓘ public discourse ⓘ |
| themeRepresents |
freedom of speech
ⓘ
light ⓘ openness ⓘ |
| universe | Haroun and the Sea of Stories universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guppee Description of subject: Guppee is a fictional kingdom from Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," known for its talkative, freedom-loving inhabitants and its opposition to the land of Chup.
Referenced by (1)
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