Mainamati
E677822
Mainamati is an important archaeological site in Bangladesh known for its extensive Buddhist ruins and ancient monasteries dating from the 7th–12th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mainamati canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7640218 — 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: Mainamati Context triple: [Varendra Research Museum, notableCollectionFrom, Mainamati]
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A.
Kasarani
Kasarani is a residential and commercial suburb in northeastern Nairobi, Kenya, known for hosting major sports and educational facilities.
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B.
Benipur
Benipur is a town in the Darbhanga region of the Indian state of Bihar, known as a local center of trade and daily commerce.
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C.
Rogdai
Rogdai is a fierce warrior antagonist from Alexander Pushkin’s narrative poem "Ruslan and Ludmila."
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D.
Kadamtala
Kadamtala is a small settlement located on Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
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E.
Tathra
Tathra is a coastal town on the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, Australia, known for its historic wharf, scenic beaches, and fishing.
- 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: Mainamati Target entity description: Mainamati is an important archaeological site in Bangladesh known for its extensive Buddhist ruins and ancient monasteries dating from the 7th–12th centuries.
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A.
Kasarani
Kasarani is a residential and commercial suburb in northeastern Nairobi, Kenya, known for hosting major sports and educational facilities.
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B.
Benipur
Benipur is a town in the Darbhanga region of the Indian state of Bihar, known as a local center of trade and daily commerce.
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C.
Rogdai
Rogdai is a fierce warrior antagonist from Alexander Pushkin’s narrative poem "Ruslan and Ludmila."
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D.
Kadamtala
Kadamtala is a small settlement located on Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
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E.
Tathra
Tathra is a coastal town on the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, Australia, known for its historic wharf, scenic beaches, and fishing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist archaeological site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFinds |
bronze statues
ⓘ
coins ⓘ copperplate inscriptions ⓘ pottery ⓘ stone sculptures ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Buddhist monastic complex ⓘ |
| contains |
Ananda Vihara
ⓘ
Charpatra Mura ⓘ Itakhola Mura ⓘ Kutila Mura ⓘ Mainamati Mound ⓘ Mainamati Museum ⓘ Rupban Mura ⓘ Salban Vihara ⓘ |
| country | Bangladesh ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
eastern Bengal
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Bengal
|
| distanceFromDhaka | approximately 114 km ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Bangladeshi archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 1950s ⓘ |
| governedBy | Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist ruins
ⓘ
Buddhist stupas ⓘ ancient monasteries ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ terracotta plaques ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Gumti River
ⓘ
Meghna River ⓘ
linked to:
Meghna
|
| locatedIn |
Chattogram Division
ⓘ
linked to:
Chittagong Division
Cumilla District ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cumilla city
ⓘ
linked to:
Cumilla District
|
| locatedOn | low hills ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Mainamati (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure | Dhaka–Chattogram Highway ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Samatata region ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance | major early medieval Buddhist center in Bengal ⓘ |
| terrain | Lalmai–Mainamati hill range ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination in Bangladesh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mainamati Description of subject: Mainamati is an important archaeological site in Bangladesh known for its extensive Buddhist ruins and ancient monasteries dating from the 7th–12th centuries.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.