Ibn Battuta (region of Sindh)
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Ibn Battuta (region of Sindh) refers to the famous 14th-century Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta in the context of his travels through the Sindh region of present-day Pakistan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ibn Battuta (region of Sindh) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1517825 — 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: Ibn Battuta (region of Sindh) Context triple: [Thatta, visitedBy, Ibn Battuta (region of Sindh)]
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A.
Hyderabad, Sindh
Hyderabad, Sindh is a major city in southeastern Pakistan known for its historical role as a regional capital and its rich Sindhi cultural and architectural heritage.
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B.
Sindh
Sindh is a southeastern province of Pakistan known for its historical Indus Valley heritage, major cities like Karachi and Hyderabad, and a rich Sindhi cultural and linguistic tradition.
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C.
Multan
Multan is a historic city in southern Punjab, Pakistan, renowned as a major cultural, commercial, and Sufi spiritual center with a legacy spanning over two millennia.
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D.
Khuldabad
Khuldabad is a historic town in Maharashtra, India, renowned as the burial site of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and several prominent Sufi saints.
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E.
Banawali
Banawali is an archaeological site in Haryana, India, known for its well-preserved remains of the Indus Valley Civilization, including planned settlements and distinctive Harappan artifacts.
- 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: Ibn Battuta (region of Sindh) Target entity description: Ibn Battuta (region of Sindh) refers to the famous 14th-century Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta in the context of his travels through the Sindh region of present-day Pakistan.
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A.
Hyderabad, Sindh
Hyderabad, Sindh is a major city in southeastern Pakistan known for its historical role as a regional capital and its rich Sindhi cultural and architectural heritage.
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B.
Sindh
Sindh is a southeastern province of Pakistan known for its historical Indus Valley heritage, major cities like Karachi and Hyderabad, and a rich Sindhi cultural and linguistic tradition.
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C.
Multan
Multan is a historic city in southern Punjab, Pakistan, renowned as a major cultural, commercial, and Sufi spiritual center with a legacy spanning over two millennia.
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D.
Khuldabad
Khuldabad is a historic town in Maharashtra, India, renowned as the burial site of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and several prominent Sufi saints.
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E.
Banawali
Banawali is an archaeological site in Haryana, India, known for its well-preserved remains of the Indus Valley Civilization, including planned settlements and distinctive Harappan artifacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
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geographer ⓘ human ⓘ traveler ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tangier ⓘ |
| birthRegion | Morocco ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1304 ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Marinid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Marinid Sultanate
|
| deathYear | 1368 or 1369 ⓘ |
| described |
political conditions in Sindh
ⓘ
social and religious life in Sindh ⓘ trade routes through Sindh ⓘ |
| documentedSindh | in his Rihla ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Berbers
ⓘ
surface form:
Berber
|
| fieldOfWork |
geography
ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ibn Battuta
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battuta
|
| knownFor |
detailed travel narrative of 14th-century Afro-Eurasia
ⓘ
extensive travels across the Islamic world and beyond ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| name | Ibn Battuta ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Traveling
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surface form:
A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling
Rihla ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
ⓘ
qadi ⓘ |
| positionHeld | qadi in Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| serviceUnder |
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad bin Tughluq
|
| traveledThrough |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ China ⓘ Delhi Sultanate ⓘ East Africa ⓘ India ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Maldives ⓘ
surface form:
Maldive Islands
Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Sindh ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| travelEndYear | 1354 ⓘ |
| travelStartYear | 1325 ⓘ |
| visitedCities |
Delhi
ⓘ
Multan ⓘ |
| visitedRegion | Sindh ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Ibn Battuta (region of Sindh) Description of subject: Ibn Battuta (region of Sindh) refers to the famous 14th-century Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta in the context of his travels through the Sindh region of present-day Pakistan.
Referenced by (1)
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