Sacred City of Anuradhapura
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The Sacred City of Anuradhapura is an ancient Sri Lankan capital renowned for its well-preserved ruins of early Buddhist civilization and monumental religious structures.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anuradhapura | 2 |
| Sacred City of Anuradhapura canonical | 2 |
| Anuradhapura Kingdom | 1 |
| Royal Gardens of Anuradhapura | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1132716 — 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: Sacred City of Anuradhapura Context triple: [Sri Lanka, hasWorldHeritageSite, Sacred City of Anuradhapura]
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A.
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa is a well-preserved medieval capital of Sri Lanka renowned for its monumental ruins, sophisticated urban planning, and impressive Buddhist art and architecture.
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B.
Ancient City of Sigiriya
The Ancient City of Sigiriya is a renowned archaeological site in central Sri Lanka, famous for its dramatic rock fortress, elaborate water gardens, and well-preserved frescoes dating back to the 5th century.
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C.
Jaffna Fort
Jaffna Fort is a historic coastal fortress in northern Sri Lanka, originally built by the Portuguese and later expanded by the Dutch, known for its colonial-era architecture and strategic military significance.
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D.
Colombo Fort
Colombo Fort is the historic commercial and administrative district of Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as the city’s financial hub.
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E.
Jaffna
Jaffna is a historic city in northern Sri Lanka, known as a cultural and political center of Sri Lankan Tamils and for its strategic coastal location.
- 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: Sacred City of Anuradhapura Target entity description: The Sacred City of Anuradhapura is an ancient Sri Lankan capital renowned for its well-preserved ruins of early Buddhist civilization and monumental religious structures.
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A.
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa is a well-preserved medieval capital of Sri Lanka renowned for its monumental ruins, sophisticated urban planning, and impressive Buddhist art and architecture.
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B.
Ancient City of Sigiriya
The Ancient City of Sigiriya is a renowned archaeological site in central Sri Lanka, famous for its dramatic rock fortress, elaborate water gardens, and well-preserved frescoes dating back to the 5th century.
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C.
Jaffna Fort
Jaffna Fort is a historic coastal fortress in northern Sri Lanka, originally built by the Portuguese and later expanded by the Dutch, known for its colonial-era architecture and strategic military significance.
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D.
Colombo Fort
Colombo Fort is the historic commercial and administrative district of Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as the city’s financial hub.
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E.
Jaffna
Jaffna is a historic city in northern Sri Lanka, known as a cultural and political center of Sri Lankan Tamils and for its strategic coastal location.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist pilgrimage site
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ ancient city ⓘ |
| abandonedAsCapitalInCentury | 11th century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashoka
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Ashoka
Mahinda Thera ⓘ Sanghamitta Theri ⓘ Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Anuradhapura Kingdom ⓘ |
| contains |
Abhayagiri Dagaba
ⓘ
Bodhi Tree Shrine ⓘ Isurumuniya Vihara ⓘ Jetavanaramaya ⓘ Lankarama ⓘ Mirisawetiya Stupa ⓘ Sacred City of Anuradhapura self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Gardens of Anuradhapura
Ruwanwelisaya ⓘ Sri Maha Bodhi ⓘ Thuparamaya ⓘ Twin Ponds (Kuttam Pokuna) ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| governedBy | Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancient irrigation works
ⓘ
monasteries ⓘ monastic complexes ⓘ reservoirs and tanks ⓘ stone carvings ⓘ stupas ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | archaeological protected monument of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| knownFor |
monumental Buddhist religious structures
ⓘ
well-preserved ruins of ancient Sri Lankan civilization ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anuradhapura District
ⓘ
North Central Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| managedBy | Central Cultural Fund of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| partOf | Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | circa 4th century BCE to 11th century CE ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOcriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOinscriptionYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageID | 200 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sacred City of Anuradhapura Description of subject: The Sacred City of Anuradhapura is an ancient Sri Lankan capital renowned for its well-preserved ruins of early Buddhist civilization and monumental religious structures.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anuradhapura Kingdom
this entity surface form:
Anuradhapura
this entity surface form:
Anuradhapura
this entity surface form:
Royal Gardens of Anuradhapura