Takht-i-Bahi

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Buddhist monastic complex UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site

Takht-i-Bahi is a well-preserved ancient Buddhist monastic complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwestern Pakistan, renowned for its Gandharan architecture and archaeological significance.

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Label	Occurrences
Takht-i-Bahi canonical	5
Sahr-i-Bahlol ruins	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2807728 — 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: Takht-i-Bahi
Context triple: [Mardan, nearbyArchaeologicalSite, Takht-i-Bahi]

A. Bada Bagh
Bada Bagh is a historic garden complex near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its sandstone cenotaphs (chhatris) of the region’s royal family set amid a stark desert landscape.
B. Khusro Bagh
Khusro Bagh is a historic walled garden and Mughal-era burial complex in Prayagraj (Allahabad), India, known for its ornate sandstone mausoleums of Prince Khusrau and other members of Emperor Jahangir’s family.
C. Sikandra
Sikandra is a historic suburb of Agra in India best known for housing the grand mausoleum of the Mughal emperor Akbar.
D. Baltit Fort
Baltit Fort is an ancient, multi-story stone fortress and former royal residence overlooking the Hunza Valley in northern Pakistan, renowned for its strategic location and blend of Tibetan, Balti, and local architectural styles.
E. Kamar-Taj
Kamar-Taj is a hidden mystical sanctuary and training ground for sorcerers in the Marvel universe, where masters of the mystic arts teach magic and defend reality from supernatural threats.
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: Takht-i-Bahi
Target entity description: Takht-i-Bahi is a well-preserved ancient Buddhist monastic complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwestern Pakistan, renowned for its Gandharan architecture and archaeological significance.

A. Bada Bagh
Bada Bagh is a historic garden complex near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its sandstone cenotaphs (chhatris) of the region’s royal family set amid a stark desert landscape.
B. Khusro Bagh
Khusro Bagh is a historic walled garden and Mughal-era burial complex in Prayagraj (Allahabad), India, known for its ornate sandstone mausoleums of Prince Khusrau and other members of Emperor Jahangir’s family.
C. Sikandra
Sikandra is a historic suburb of Agra in India best known for housing the grand mausoleum of the Mughal emperor Akbar.
D. Baltit Fort
Baltit Fort is an ancient, multi-story stone fortress and former royal residence overlooking the Hunza Valley in northern Pakistan, renowned for its strategic location and blend of Tibetan, Balti, and local architectural styles.
E. Kamar-Taj
Kamar-Taj is a hidden mystical sanctuary and training ground for sorcerers in the Marvel universe, where masters of the mystic arts teach magic and defend reality from supernatural threats.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist monastic complex ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gandhara civilization ⓘ surface form: Gandharan
associatedWith	Greco-Buddhist art ⓘ surface form: Gandharan Buddhist art
builtOn	hilltop ⓘ
conservationStatus	protected archaeological site ⓘ
country	Pakistan ⓘ
dateOfInscriptionAsWorldHeritageSite	1980 ⓘ
elevation	approximately 500 meters above surrounding plain ⓘ
era	Kushan Empire ⓘ surface form: Kushan period
flourishedInCentury	2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ 4th century CE ⓘ
foundedInCentury	1st century CE ⓘ
hasCountry	Pakistan ⓘ
hasLanguageOfInscriptions	Kharoṣṭhī script ⓘ surface form: Kharosthi Sanskrit ⓘ
hasNearbyWorldHeritageComponent	Sarai Bahlol archaeological remains ⓘ
hasPart	assembly hall ⓘ courtyards ⓘ meditation cells ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ stupa court ⓘ viharas ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus	well-preserved ⓘ
knownFor	Gandharan architecture ⓘ archaeological significance ⓘ state of preservation ⓘ
locatedIn	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ Mardan District ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Northwestern Pakistan ⓘ surface form: northwestern Pakistan
management	Department of Archaeology, Pakistan ⓘ surface form: Department of Archaeology and Museums, Pakistan
materialUsed	schist ⓘ stone ⓘ
nameMeaning	Throne of the Water Spring ⓘ
near	Mardan ⓘ surface form: Mardan city Sarai Bahlol ⓘ
partOf	Gandhara civilization ⓘ surface form: Gandhara region
region	South Asia ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory	Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	239 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty	Pakistan ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mardan → nearbyArchaeologicalSite → Takht-i-Bahi ⓘ

Sahr-i-Bahlol → locatedNear → Takht-i-Bahi ⓘ

Sahr-i-Bahlol → hasAlternateName → Takht-i-Bahi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sahr-i-Bahlol ruins

Mardan District → containsSettlement → Takht-i-Bahi ⓘ

Mardan District → hasHeritageSite → Takht-i-Bahi ⓘ

Mardan District → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Takht-i-Bahi ⓘ

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