Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
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The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is a monumental 14th-century Timurid-era Islamic shrine in present-day Turkestan, Kazakhstan, built by Timur to honor the revered Sufi poet and mystic Khoja Ahmed Yasawi and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi canonical | 3 |
| Ahmad Yasawi’s shrine in Turkestan | 1 |
| shrine of Ahmad Yasawi in Turkistan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10762323 — 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: Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Context triple: [Turkestan region (historical), containsReligiousSite, Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi]
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Samanid Mausoleum
The Samanid Mausoleum is a 10th-century brick funerary monument in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, celebrated as one of the finest and earliest examples of Islamic architecture in Central Asia.
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Pahlavon Mahmud Mausoleum
Pahlavon Mahmud Mausoleum is a prominent historic shrine and architectural complex in Khiva, Uzbekistan, dedicated to the revered poet, philosopher, and city patron Pahlavon Mahmud.
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Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum
The Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum is a 12th-century Seljuk funerary monument in the ancient city of Merv, renowned for its grand brick dome and significance as a masterpiece of Islamic architecture in Central Asia.
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Yusuf Hamadani Mausoleum
The Yusuf Hamadani Mausoleum is a historic Islamic shrine in the ancient city of Merv, Turkmenistan, dedicated to the revered Sufi mystic Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani.
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Mausoleum of Momine Khatun
The Mausoleum of Momine Khatun is a 12th-century Seljuk-era funerary monument in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, renowned for its intricate brickwork and Kufic inscriptions.
- 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: Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Target entity description: The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is a monumental 14th-century Timurid-era Islamic shrine in present-day Turkestan, Kazakhstan, built by Timur to honor the revered Sufi poet and mystic Khoja Ahmed Yasawi and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Samanid Mausoleum
The Samanid Mausoleum is a 10th-century brick funerary monument in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, celebrated as one of the finest and earliest examples of Islamic architecture in Central Asia.
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B.
Pahlavon Mahmud Mausoleum
Pahlavon Mahmud Mausoleum is a prominent historic shrine and architectural complex in Khiva, Uzbekistan, dedicated to the revered poet, philosopher, and city patron Pahlavon Mahmud.
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C.
Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum
The Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum is a 12th-century Seljuk funerary monument in the ancient city of Merv, renowned for its grand brick dome and significance as a masterpiece of Islamic architecture in Central Asia.
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D.
Yusuf Hamadani Mausoleum
The Yusuf Hamadani Mausoleum is a historic Islamic shrine in the ancient city of Merv, Turkmenistan, dedicated to the revered Sufi mystic Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani.
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E.
Mausoleum of Momine Khatun
The Mausoleum of Momine Khatun is a 12th-century Seljuk-era funerary monument in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, renowned for its intricate brickwork and Kufic inscriptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic shrine
ⓘ
Timurid architectural monument ⓘ World Heritage Site ⓘ mausoleum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Timurid architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sufism
ⓘ
Yasawiyya Sufi order ⓘ
linked to:
Yasawiyya order
|
| builder | Timur ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahmad Yasawi
|
| burialPlaceOf |
Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahmad Yasawi
|
| commissionedBy | Timur ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1405 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 1389 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Central Asia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahmad Yasawi
|
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
auxiliary rooms for pilgrims
ⓘ
kitchen ⓘ library ⓘ main prayer hall ⓘ mosque section ⓘ tomb chamber ⓘ well room ⓘ |
| heightOfMainDome | approximately 38 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kazakhstan
ⓘ
Turkestan ⓘ Turkistan Region ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
baked brick
ⓘ
glazed tiles ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahmad Yasawi
|
| notableFeature |
large central dome
ⓘ
massive portal iwan ⓘ muqarnas decoration ⓘ turquoise and blue tilework ⓘ |
| numberOfDomes | multiple ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
major pilgrimage site in Central Asia
ⓘ
one of the largest surviving Timurid monuments ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageID | 1103 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2003 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Description of subject: The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is a monumental 14th-century Timurid-era Islamic shrine in present-day Turkestan, Kazakhstan, built by Timur to honor the revered Sufi poet and mystic Khoja Ahmed Yasawi and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi