Victory City
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Victory City is a 2023 novel by Salman Rushdie that blends history and fantasy to chronicle the rise and fall of a mythical empire in 14th-century southern India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Victory City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6919831 — 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: Victory City Context triple: [Salman Rushdie bibliography, includesWork, Victory City]
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A.
Crown City
Crown City is a nickname for Pasadena, California, highlighting its reputation as an elegant, historically rich city known for events like the Rose Parade.
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B.
South City
South City is a colloquial name for South San Francisco, a suburban city in San Mateo County, California, known for its industrial history and proximity to San Francisco.
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C.
Redshore City
Redshore City is a glitzy, entertainment-focused metropolis in the animated film "Sing 2," inspired by places like Las Vegas and Hollywood.
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D.
Bogo City
Bogo City is a component city in the northern part of Cebu province in the Philippines, known as a commercial and transport hub for surrounding rural municipalities.
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E.
Imperial City
Imperial City was the inner, walled palace and administrative core of the Yuan dynasty capital Dadu (present-day Beijing), housing the emperor’s residence and central government institutions.
- 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: Victory City Target entity description: Victory City is a 2023 novel by Salman Rushdie that blends history and fantasy to chronicle the rise and fall of a mythical empire in 14th-century southern India.
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A.
Crown City
Crown City is a nickname for Pasadena, California, highlighting its reputation as an elegant, historically rich city known for events like the Rose Parade.
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B.
South City
South City is a colloquial name for South San Francisco, a suburban city in San Mateo County, California, known for its industrial history and proximity to San Francisco.
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C.
Redshore City
Redshore City is a glitzy, entertainment-focused metropolis in the animated film "Sing 2," inspired by places like Las Vegas and Hollywood.
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D.
Bogo City
Bogo City is a component city in the northern part of Cebu province in the Philippines, known as a commercial and transport hub for surrounding rural municipalities.
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E.
Imperial City
Imperial City was the inner, walled palace and administrative core of the Yuan dynasty capital Dadu (present-day Beijing), housing the emperor’s residence and central government institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| authorFullName |
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie
ⓘ
linked to:
Salman Rushdie
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| authorNationality | Indian-born British-American ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
creation of empire
ⓘ
feminism ⓘ mortality ⓘ myth and history ⓘ power and politics ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| firstPublisherImprint |
Jonathan Cape (UK)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jonathan Cape
Random House (US) ⓘ
linked to:
Random House
|
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ magical realism ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalElements | yes ⓘ |
| hasMagicRealistElements | yes ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalElements | yes ⓘ |
| imaginaryEmpire | Bisnaga ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ |
| isbn10USHardcover | 0593243396 ⓘ |
| isbn13USHardcover | 9780593243398 ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Indian English influences ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Pampa Kampana ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | found manuscript ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegorical treatment of power
ⓘ
blend of history and fantasy ⓘ strong female protagonist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountUSHardcover | 352 ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Jonathan Cape
ⓘ
Random House ⓘ |
| publisherCountryUK | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| publisherCountryUS |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| releaseDateUS | 2023-02-07 ⓘ |
| setInRegion |
southern India
ⓘ
linked to:
South India
|
| setInTimePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Victory City Description of subject: Victory City is a 2023 novel by Salman Rushdie that blends history and fantasy to chronicle the rise and fall of a mythical empire in 14th-century southern India.
Referenced by (1)
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