Yar-khoto
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Yar-khoto is an ancient ruined city in the Turpan region of Xinjiang, China, known for its well-preserved Buddhist and Silk Road archaeological remains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yar-khoto canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7579214 — 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: Yar-khoto Context triple: [German Turfan expeditions, significantPlace, Yar-khoto]
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A.
Kyz Kala
Kyz Kala is a distinctive ancient mud-brick fortress structure located near the archaeological site of Merv in modern-day Turkmenistan.
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B.
Sultan Kala
Sultan Kala is the medieval walled urban core of the ancient oasis city of Merv in present-day Turkmenistan, notable for its extensive ruins and historical significance along the Silk Road.
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C.
Takht-i-Bahi
Takht-i-Bahi is a well-preserved ancient Buddhist monastic complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwestern Pakistan, renowned for its Gandharan architecture and archaeological significance.
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D.
Kalat
Kalat is a historic town and district in Balochistan, Pakistan, known as a traditional center of the Brahui people and former seat of the Khanate of Kalat.
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E.
Takht-i Sangin
Takht-i Sangin is an ancient temple and fortress complex in modern-day Tajikistan, renowned as a key Hellenistic-era site illustrating the fusion of Greek and Central Asian cultures.
- 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: Yar-khoto Target entity description: Yar-khoto is an ancient ruined city in the Turpan region of Xinjiang, China, known for its well-preserved Buddhist and Silk Road archaeological remains.
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A.
Kyz Kala
Kyz Kala is a distinctive ancient mud-brick fortress structure located near the archaeological site of Merv in modern-day Turkmenistan.
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B.
Sultan Kala
Sultan Kala is the medieval walled urban core of the ancient oasis city of Merv in present-day Turkmenistan, notable for its extensive ruins and historical significance along the Silk Road.
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C.
Takht-i-Bahi
Takht-i-Bahi is a well-preserved ancient Buddhist monastic complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwestern Pakistan, renowned for its Gandharan architecture and archaeological significance.
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D.
Kalat
Kalat is a historic town and district in Balochistan, Pakistan, known as a traditional center of the Brahui people and former seat of the Khanate of Kalat.
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E.
Takht-i Sangin
Takht-i Sangin is an ancient temple and fortress complex in modern-day Tajikistan, renowned as a key Hellenistic-era site illustrating the fusion of Greek and Central Asian cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ ruined city ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Jiaohe Ruins
ⓘ
linked to:
Jiaohe ruins
Yarkhoto ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gaochang Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaochang
Uyghur peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Uyghurs
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Turpan region culture ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Chinese archaeologists
ⓘ
foreign expeditions to Central Asia ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Xinjiang regional authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
Xinjiang regional government
|
| hasFeature |
cave shrines
ⓘ
fortified walls ⓘ irrigation remains ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ stupas ⓘ temple complexes ⓘ |
| hasNameInChinese |
交河故城
ⓘ
linked to:
Jiaohe ruins
|
| heritageStatus | part of Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist art
ⓘ
Buddhist ruins ⓘ Silk Road archaeological remains ⓘ ancient city walls ⓘ cave temples ⓘ manuscript finds ⓘ well-preserved ruins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Turpan
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Turpan Depression ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ northwestern China ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Turpan city
ⓘ
linked to:
Turpan
|
| locatedOn | northern bank of the Tuyuk River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese section of the Silk Road
ⓘ
Silk Road ⓘ
linked to:
Silk Road routes
|
| periodOfFlourishing | 1st millennium CE ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Han dynasty period
ⓘ
Tang dynasty period ⓘ Uyghur period ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyPracticed |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Manichaeism ⓘ Nestorian Christianity ⓘ
linked to:
Nestorianism
|
| significance |
evidence of cultural exchange between China and Central Asia
ⓘ
important site for Buddhist archaeology ⓘ important site for Silk Road studies ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yar-khoto Description of subject: Yar-khoto is an ancient ruined city in the Turpan region of Xinjiang, China, known for its well-preserved Buddhist and Silk Road archaeological remains.
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