Kalibangan
E174737
Kalibangan is an important archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization in Rajasthan, India, known for its well-planned urban layout and early evidence of ploughed fields.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalibangan canonical | 3 |
| Kalibangan I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1457454 — 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: Kalibangan Context triple: [Indus Valley, containsSite, Kalibangan]
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A.
Rakhigarhi
Rakhigarhi is one of the largest and most significant archaeological sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Haryana, India.
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B.
Harappa
Harappa is an ancient urban settlement in present-day Pakistan that was a major center of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization, known for its advanced city planning and material culture.
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C.
Dholavira
Dholavira is a major archaeological site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization in present-day Gujarat, India, known for its sophisticated urban planning and water management systems.
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D.
Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city in present-day Pakistan, renowned for its advanced urban planning, architecture, and archaeological significance.
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E.
Hastinapura
Hastinapura is the ancient royal capital of the Kuru kingdom in Indian epic tradition, serving as the primary political and familial setting of the Mahabharata.
- 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: Kalibangan Target entity description: Kalibangan is an important archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization in Rajasthan, India, known for its well-planned urban layout and early evidence of ploughed fields.
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A.
Rakhigarhi
Rakhigarhi is one of the largest and most significant archaeological sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Haryana, India.
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B.
Harappa
Harappa is an ancient urban settlement in present-day Pakistan that was a major center of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization, known for its advanced city planning and material culture.
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C.
Dholavira
Dholavira is a major archaeological site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization in present-day Gujarat, India, known for its sophisticated urban planning and water management systems.
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D.
Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city in present-day Pakistan, renowned for its advanced urban planning, architecture, and archaeological significance.
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E.
Hastinapura
Hastinapura is the ancient royal capital of the Kuru kingdom in Indian epic tradition, serving as the primary political and familial setting of the Mahabharata.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indus Valley Civilization site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culture |
Indus Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Harappan
pre-Harappan ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Amlānand Ghosh ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Archaeological Survey of India
ⓘ
B. B. Lal ⓘ B. K. Thapar ⓘ |
| excavationEnd | 1969 ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ bead making ⓘ craft production ⓘ faience objects ⓘ pottery production ⓘ seals and sealings ⓘ standardized weights ⓘ terracotta figurines ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bathing platforms
ⓘ
citadel ⓘ drainage system ⓘ fire altars in a row ⓘ lower town ⓘ mud-brick fortification walls ⓘ ploughed field with criss-cross furrows ⓘ streets laid out in grid pattern ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Harappan settlement
ⓘ
pre-Harappan settlement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinct cemetery areas
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early evidence of ploughed fields ⓘ evidence of earthquake damage ⓘ fire altars ⓘ fortified settlement ⓘ unique brick proportions ⓘ well-planned urban layout ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Indus script ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hanumangarh district
ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ northwestern India ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ghaggar River ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Pilibanga ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indus Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Harappan civilization
Indus Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Indus Valley Civilization
|
| region |
Thar Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Thar Desert margin
|
| timePeriod |
Early Harappan phase of the Indus Valley Civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Harappan period
Mature Harappan period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kalibangan Description of subject: Kalibangan is an important archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization in Rajasthan, India, known for its well-planned urban layout and early evidence of ploughed fields.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northwestern India
this entity surface form:
Kalibangan I