Dhol
E30593
The Dhol is a traditional double-headed drum widely used across India, especially in Assam, to provide powerful rhythmic accompaniment in folk and festive music.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dhol canonical | 2 |
| Dol (drum) | 1 |
| Khram (drum) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T237001 — 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: Dhol Context triple: [Assam, traditionalInstrument, Dhol]
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A.
Gamelan
Gamelan is a traditional Indonesian ensemble music form, primarily from Java and Bali, featuring tuned percussion instruments such as metallophones, gongs, and drums played in intricate, interlocking patterns.
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B.
Palashi
Palashi is a town in West Bengal, India, historically renowned as the site of the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in India.
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C.
Bauta
Bauta is a municipality in western Cuba known for its proximity to Havana and its mix of rural communities and small urban centers.
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D.
Pkhali
Pkhali is a traditional Georgian dish of finely chopped vegetables or greens mixed with ground walnuts, garlic, herbs, and spices, often served as a cold appetizer.
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E.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
- 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: Dhol Target entity description: The Dhol is a traditional double-headed drum widely used across India, especially in Assam, to provide powerful rhythmic accompaniment in folk and festive music.
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A.
Gamelan
Gamelan is a traditional Indonesian ensemble music form, primarily from Java and Bali, featuring tuned percussion instruments such as metallophones, gongs, and drums played in intricate, interlocking patterns.
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B.
Palashi
Palashi is a town in West Bengal, India, historically renowned as the site of the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in India.
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C.
Bauta
Bauta is a municipality in western Cuba known for its proximity to Havana and its mix of rural communities and small urban centers.
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D.
Pkhali
Pkhali is a traditional Georgian dish of finely chopped vegetables or greens mixed with ground walnuts, garlic, herbs, and spices, often served as a cold appetizer.
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E.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
membranophone
ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ percussion instrument ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important in Assamese culture
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important in Punjabi culture ⓘ symbol of celebration in North India ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
tension ropes
ⓘ
tuning rings ⓘ two drumheads ⓘ wooden shell ⓘ |
| hasDrumheadCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPlayingMethod |
struck with hands
ⓘ
struck with sticks ⓘ |
| hasType | double-headed drum ⓘ |
| material |
animal skin
ⓘ
synthetic drumhead ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| playedBy | dholi ⓘ |
| playedInEnsembleWith |
algoza
ⓘ
shehnai ⓘ tumbi ⓘ |
| provides | powerful rhythmic accompaniment ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
dholak
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nagara ⓘ tasha ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic |
bass-heavy
ⓘ
highly rhythmic ⓘ loud ⓘ |
| typicalShape | cylindrical ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
festivals
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harvest festivals ⓘ religious processions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
dance accompaniment
ⓘ
festive music ⓘ folk music ⓘ processions ⓘ wedding celebrations ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
Assamese folk music
ⓘ
Bhangra ⓘ
surface form:
Bhangra music
Garba dance ⓘ
surface form:
Garba music
|
| usedInRegion |
Assam
ⓘ
Gujarat ⓘ India ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Punjab ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
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: Dhol Description of subject: The Dhol is a traditional double-headed drum widely used across India, especially in Assam, to provide powerful rhythmic accompaniment in folk and festive music.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khram (drum)
this entity surface form:
Dol (drum)