Chota
E193042
Chota was a prominent Overhill Cherokee town in present-day Tennessee that served as a major political and diplomatic center for the Cherokee in the 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chota canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1742068 — 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: Chota Context triple: [Cherokee Nation (historical), capital, Chota]
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A.
Chatti
The Chatti were an ancient Germanic tribe known from Roman sources, associated with the region of central Germany and often noted for their military prowess and conflicts with Rome.
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B.
Pischa
Pischa is a mountain area and ski region near Davos in the Swiss Alps, known for its freeride terrain and winter sports opportunities.
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C.
Kinana
Kinana is an ancient Arab tribal confederation regarded as one of the major ancestral tribes of the Quraysh and other prominent groups in the Arabian Peninsula.
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D.
Kanak
The Kanak are the indigenous Melanesian people of New Caledonia, known for their distinct languages, customs, and long struggle for cultural recognition and political self-determination.
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E.
Palikir
Palikir is the small, inland capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia, located on the island of Pohnpei in the western Pacific Ocean.
- 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: Chota Target entity description: Chota was a prominent Overhill Cherokee town in present-day Tennessee that served as a major political and diplomatic center for the Cherokee in the 18th century.
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A.
Chatti
The Chatti were an ancient Germanic tribe known from Roman sources, associated with the region of central Germany and often noted for their military prowess and conflicts with Rome.
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B.
Pischa
Pischa is a mountain area and ski region near Davos in the Swiss Alps, known for its freeride terrain and winter sports opportunities.
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C.
Kinana
Kinana is an ancient Arab tribal confederation regarded as one of the major ancestral tribes of the Quraysh and other prominent groups in the Arabian Peninsula.
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D.
Kanak
The Kanak are the indigenous Melanesian people of New Caledonia, known for their distinct languages, customs, and long struggle for cultural recognition and political self-determination.
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E.
Palikir
Palikir is the small, inland capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia, located on the island of Pohnpei in the western Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Overhill Cherokee town
ⓘ
historic Native American settlement ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Tellico Dam project ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chote
ⓘ
Chota ⓘ
surface form:
Choto
|
| archaeologicalSite | Chota archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Attakullakulla
ⓘ
Oconostota ⓘ |
| category |
Cherokee towns
ⓘ
Former populated places in Tennessee ⓘ Native American history of Tennessee ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culture | Cherokee culture ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
diplomacy with British colonies
ⓘ
diplomacy with other Native American groups ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cherokee ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of Cherokee political leadership
ⓘ
de facto capital of the Overhill Cherokee in the 18th century ⓘ site of diplomatic councils between Cherokee and British colonial officials ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Overhill Cherokee ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
present-day Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Little Tennessee River ⓘ |
| modernCounty | Monroe County, Tennessee ⓘ |
| NRHPType | archaeological site ⓘ |
| partOf | Overhill Cherokee ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | council house at town center ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tanasi ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| region |
Appalachia
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian region
Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ |
| replaced | Tanasi as leading Overhill Cherokee town ⓘ |
| servedAs |
major diplomatic center of the Cherokee
ⓘ
major political center of the Cherokee ⓘ |
| submergedBy | Tellico Lake ⓘ |
| timeOfProminence | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | Cherokee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chota Description of subject: Chota was a prominent Overhill Cherokee town in present-day Tennessee that served as a major political and diplomatic center for the Cherokee in the 18th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.