Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar
E745573
Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar is the grand royal residence and ceremonial palace of the Sultan of Perak, renowned for its distinctive architecture and historical significance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar canonical | 1 |
| Istana Kenangan, Kuala Kangsar | 1 |
| royal palaces of Perak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8604761 — 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: Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar Context triple: [Sultan of Perak, notablePalace, Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar]
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A.
Sultan Abu Bakar Complex
Sultan Abu Bakar Complex is a major land border crossing and immigration checkpoint in Johor, Malaysia, serving road traffic between Malaysia and Singapore.
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B.
Bagan Datuk
Bagan Datuk is a coastal town and district in southwestern Perak, Malaysia, known for its fishing communities, mangrove-lined shores, and proximity to the Strait of Malacca.
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C.
Istana Nurul Iman
Istana Nurul Iman is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei and one of the largest royal palaces in the world, located in Bandar Seri Begawan.
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D.
Royal Mausoleum, Seri Menanti
The Royal Mausoleum in Seri Menanti is the traditional burial site of the rulers of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, and a key symbol of the state's royal heritage.
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E.
Masjid Jamek Kuching
Masjid Jamek Kuching is a prominent mosque in Kuching, Sarawak, serving as an important center for Muslim worship and community activities in the city.
- 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: Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar Target entity description: Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar is the grand royal residence and ceremonial palace of the Sultan of Perak, renowned for its distinctive architecture and historical significance.
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A.
Sultan Abu Bakar Complex
Sultan Abu Bakar Complex is a major land border crossing and immigration checkpoint in Johor, Malaysia, serving road traffic between Malaysia and Singapore.
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B.
Bagan Datuk
Bagan Datuk is a coastal town and district in southwestern Perak, Malaysia, known for its fishing communities, mangrove-lined shores, and proximity to the Strait of Malacca.
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C.
Istana Nurul Iman
Istana Nurul Iman is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei and one of the largest royal palaces in the world, located in Bandar Seri Begawan.
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D.
Royal Mausoleum, Seri Menanti
The Royal Mausoleum in Seri Menanti is the traditional burial site of the rulers of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, and a key symbol of the state's royal heritage.
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E.
Masjid Jamek Kuching
Masjid Jamek Kuching is a prominent mosque in Kuching, Sarawak, serving as an important center for Muslim worship and community activities in the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | royal palace ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Indo-Saracenic architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malay vernacular architecture ⓘ Moorish Revival architecture ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Perak royal household NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 4.776°N 100.938°E ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| function |
residence of reigning Sultan of Perak
ⓘ
venue for royal audiences ⓘ venue for state banquets ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balconies overlooking Perak River
ⓘ
formal gardens ⓘ large ceremonial hall ⓘ royal audience chamber ⓘ royal mausoleum nearby ⓘ royal private apartments ⓘ |
| hasGardenType | formal landscaped grounds ⓘ |
| hasMinaretLikeTowers | yes ⓘ |
| hasView | Perak River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important state heritage building of Perak ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kuala Kangsar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Perak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Peninsular Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Perak River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
stucco ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sultan Iskandar Shah of Perak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Kuala Kangsar town centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Mausoleum of Perak NERFINISHED ⓘ Ubudiah Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDomes | multiple ⓘ |
| occupant | Sultan of Perak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Perak state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionAssociated | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofStyle | traditional Malay pitched roof ⓘ |
| significance |
important historical landmark in Perak
ⓘ
principal palace of the Sultan of Perak ⓘ symbol of Perak monarchy ⓘ venue for installation of Sultan of Perak ⓘ |
| use |
ceremonial palace
ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ site of royal funerals ⓘ site of royal investitures ⓘ site of royal weddings ⓘ site of state ceremonies ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar Description of subject: Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar is the grand royal residence and ceremonial palace of the Sultan of Perak, renowned for its distinctive architecture and historical significance.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Istana Kenangan, Kuala Kangsar
this entity surface form:
royal palaces of Perak