Khocho
E675036
Khocho was an important ancient oasis city in the Turpan region of present-day Xinjiang, China, known as a key Silk Road hub and a major center of Buddhist culture and manuscripts.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7579210 — 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: Khocho Context triple: [German Turfan expeditions, significantPlace, Khocho]
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A.
Nushki
Nushki is a town in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, known as a key junction on routes linking the region to Afghanistan and Iran.
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B.
Khora
Khora is one of the now nearly extinct indigenous languages once spoken by the Great Andamanese people of the Andaman Islands in India.
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C.
Chelkash
"Chelkash" is a short story by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that portrays a cynical dockside thief and explores themes of freedom, poverty, and moral ambiguity in late 19th-century Russia.
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D.
Ishkoman
Ishkoman is a remote valley settlement in the Ghizer District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, known for its rugged mountainous terrain and traditional highland communities.
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E.
Khar Balgas
Khar Balgas was the capital city and political center of the Uyghur Khaganate in central Mongolia during the early medieval period.
- 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: Khocho Target entity description: Khocho was an important ancient oasis city in the Turpan region of present-day Xinjiang, China, known as a key Silk Road hub and a major center of Buddhist culture and manuscripts.
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A.
Nushki
Nushki is a town in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, known as a key junction on routes linking the region to Afghanistan and Iran.
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B.
Khora
Khora is one of the now nearly extinct indigenous languages once spoken by the Great Andamanese people of the Andaman Islands in India.
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C.
Chelkash
"Chelkash" is a short story by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that portrays a cynical dockside thief and explores themes of freedom, poverty, and moral ambiguity in late 19th-century Russia.
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D.
Ishkoman
Ishkoman is a remote valley settlement in the Ghizer District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, known for its rugged mountainous terrain and traditional highland communities.
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E.
Khar Balgas
Khar Balgas was the capital city and political center of the Uyghur Khaganate in central Mongolia during the early medieval period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Silk Road site
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ oasis city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Idiqut city
ⓘ
Qocho ⓘ
linked to:
Khocho
Qočo ⓘ
linked to:
Choyo
|
| artifactsHeldAt |
Berlin State Museums
ⓘ
linked to:
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
British Library ⓘ National Library of China ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Kingdom of Qocho ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Uyghur Kingdom of Qocho
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Qocho
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| culture |
Sogdian influence
ⓘ
Tocharian culture ⓘ
linked to:
Tocharians
Uyghur culture ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German Turfan expeditions ⓘ |
| excavatedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Buddhist temples
ⓘ
cave temples ⓘ city walls ⓘ irrigation systems ⓘ stupas ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Silk Roads UNESCO World Heritage serial nomination ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist culture
ⓘ
Buddhist manuscripts ⓘ multilingual manuscripts ⓘ oasis agriculture ⓘ trade on the Silk Road ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Chinese
ⓘ
Old Uyghur ⓘ
linked to:
Old Turkic language
Sanskrit ⓘ Sogdian ⓘ
linked to:
Sogdian language
Tocharian ⓘ
linked to:
Tocharian languages
|
| locatedIn |
Turpan Depression
ⓘ
Turpan region ⓘ
linked to:
Turfan region
Xinjiang ⓘ northwestern China ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest China
|
| near | Turpan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Silk Road
ⓘ
linked to:
Silk Road routes
Tarim Basin cultural sphere ⓘ
linked to:
Tarim Basin
|
| politicalEntity | Kingdom of Qocho ⓘ |
| predecessor | Gaochang ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Manichaeism ⓘ Nestorian Christianity ⓘ
linked to:
Nestorianism
|
| timePeriod | first millennium CE ⓘ |
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: Khocho Description of subject: Khocho was an important ancient oasis city in the Turpan region of present-day Xinjiang, China, known as a key Silk Road hub and a major center of Buddhist culture and manuscripts.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.