Yagul
E159837
Yagul is an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its well-preserved Zapotec ruins and hilltop fortress.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yagul canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1388709 — 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: Yagul Context triple: [Zapotec civilization, hasMajorSite, Yagul]
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A.
Fagasa
Fagasa is a coastal village on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa, known for its scenic bay and surrounding rainforest-covered hills.
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B.
Jandali
Jandali is an Arabic family name most notably associated with Abdulfattah Jandali, the biological father of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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C.
Kuyaway
Kuyaway is a song featured on the album "Legend of the Sun Virgin," known for its evocative, folkloric Andean style.
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D.
Yabu
Yabu is a small city in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its rural landscapes, hot springs, and access to mountainous outdoor recreation.
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E.
Urunga
Urunga is a small coastal town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its scenic boardwalks, estuary views, and relaxed seaside atmosphere.
- 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: Yagul Target entity description: Yagul is an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its well-preserved Zapotec ruins and hilltop fortress.
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A.
Fagasa
Fagasa is a coastal village on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa, known for its scenic bay and surrounding rainforest-covered hills.
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B.
Jandali
Jandali is an Arabic family name most notably associated with Abdulfattah Jandali, the biological father of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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C.
Kuyaway
Kuyaway is a song featured on the album "Legend of the Sun Virgin," known for its evocative, folkloric Andean style.
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D.
Yabu
Yabu is a small city in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its rural landscapes, hot springs, and access to mountainous outdoor recreation.
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E.
Urunga
Urunga is a small coastal town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its scenic boardwalks, estuary views, and relaxed seaside atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zapotec archaeological site
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archaeological site ⓘ pre-Columbian site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | agricultural development in Oaxaca valleys ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Zapotec civilization ⓘ |
| evidenceOf |
complex urban planning
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defensive architecture ⓘ elite residential areas ⓘ long-term human occupation ⓘ ritual activities ⓘ |
| governedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| hasAccessType | tourist site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ballcourt
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defensive walls ⓘ fortified hilltop fortress ⓘ palace complex ⓘ stone platforms ⓘ terraces ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| hasFunctionInPast |
administrative center
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ceremonial center ⓘ defensive stronghold ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
prehistoric caves
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rock shelters ⓘ |
| hasViewOver | Tlacolula Valley ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Mexican cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oaxaca
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State of Oaxaca ⓘ Tlacolula Valley ⓘ Oaxaca Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Valles Centrales de Oaxaca
southern Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mitla
ⓘ
Tlacolula de Matamoros ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| material |
adobe
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stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
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surface form:
Central Valleys of Oaxaca archaeological tradition
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| period |
Classic period Mesoamerica
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Postclassic period Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | archaeological monument zone ⓘ |
| UNESCOCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| UNESCOListing | Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion |
Latin America
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surface form:
Latin America and the Caribbean
|
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | World Heritage Site ⓘ |
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: Yagul Description of subject: Yagul is an important pre-Columbian archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its well-preserved Zapotec ruins and hilltop fortress.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oaxaca (state)