Porbandar stone
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Porbandar stone is a creamy-yellow limestone from the Porbandar region of Gujarat, India, traditionally used as a durable and decorative building material in notable colonial-era architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Porbandar stone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10780399 — 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: Porbandar stone Context triple: [Rajabai Clock Tower, materialUsed, Porbandar stone]
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A.
Mormugao
Mormugao is a coastal city and major port in the Indian state of Goa, known for its strategic harbor and maritime trade.
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B.
Mandapam
Mandapam is a coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, known as a gateway to Rameswaram and for its fishing and marine activities.
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C.
Devgad
Devgad is a coastal town in Maharashtra, India, known for its historic sea fort and as a major center of Alphonso mango cultivation.
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D.
Pachora
Pachora is a town in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India, known as a local commercial and agricultural center in the region.
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E.
Tiruvalangadu plates
The Tiruvalangadu plates are an 11th-century Chola copper-plate inscription set that records the achievements and conquests of the Chola emperor Rajendra I, including his overseas expedition to Southeast Asia.
- 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: Porbandar stone Target entity description: Porbandar stone is a creamy-yellow limestone from the Porbandar region of Gujarat, India, traditionally used as a durable and decorative building material in notable colonial-era architecture.
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A.
Mormugao
Mormugao is a coastal city and major port in the Indian state of Goa, known for its strategic harbor and maritime trade.
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B.
Mandapam
Mandapam is a coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, known as a gateway to Rameswaram and for its fishing and marine activities.
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C.
Devgad
Devgad is a coastal town in Maharashtra, India, known for its historic sea fort and as a major center of Alphonso mango cultivation.
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D.
Pachora
Pachora is a town in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, India, known as a local commercial and agricultural center in the region.
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E.
Tiruvalangadu plates
The Tiruvalangadu plates are an 11th-century Chola copper-plate inscription set that records the achievements and conquests of the Chola emperor Rajendra I, including his overseas expedition to Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building material
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dimension stone ⓘ limestone ⓘ |
| appearance | uniform ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Indian building stones
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limestones of India ⓘ |
| color | creamy-yellow ⓘ |
| foundInCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | Porbandar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInState | Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalType | sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | calcium carbonate ⓘ |
| notableUseRegion | western India GENERATED ⓘ |
| property |
durable
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weather-resistant ⓘ workable ⓘ |
| quarriedNear | Porbandar city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| texture | fine-grained ⓘ |
| usedFor |
architectural detailing
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building construction ⓘ decorative cladding ⓘ |
| usedIn |
balustrades
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columns ⓘ cornices ⓘ facades ⓘ interior flooring ⓘ wall cladding ⓘ |
| usedInArchitectureStyle | colonial architecture ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Porbandar stone Description of subject: Porbandar stone is a creamy-yellow limestone from the Porbandar region of Gujarat, India, traditionally used as a durable and decorative building material in notable colonial-era architecture.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.