Mỹ Sơn temple complex
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Mỹ Sơn temple complex is an ancient Hindu temple sanctuary in central Vietnam, renowned as a major religious and political center of the Champa civilization and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary | 2 |
| Mỹ Sơn temple complex canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3417318 — 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: Mỹ Sơn temple complex Context triple: [Champa, hasSite, Mỹ Sơn temple complex]
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A.
Tran Quoc Pagoda
Tran Quoc Pagoda is an ancient and historically significant Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its picturesque setting on a small islet in West Lake.
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B.
Ngoc Son Temple
Ngoc Son Temple is a historic and picturesque Vietnamese temple situated on a small island in Hanoi’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake, dedicated to national heroes and Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist deities.
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C.
Angkor Archaeological Park
Angkor Archaeological Park is a vast UNESCO World Heritage site in northwestern Cambodia renowned for its monumental Khmer temple complexes, including Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom.
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D.
Dien Huu Pagoda
Dien Huu Pagoda, better known as the One Pillar Pagoda, is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, famed for its unique lotus-shaped structure rising from a single stone pillar.
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E.
Bach Ma Temple
Bach Ma Temple is one of Hanoi’s oldest and most revered temples, dedicated to a white horse spirit and situated in the historic Old Quarter.
- 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: Mỹ Sơn temple complex Target entity description: Mỹ Sơn temple complex is an ancient Hindu temple sanctuary in central Vietnam, renowned as a major religious and political center of the Champa civilization and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Tran Quoc Pagoda
Tran Quoc Pagoda is an ancient and historically significant Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its picturesque setting on a small islet in West Lake.
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B.
Ngoc Son Temple
Ngoc Son Temple is a historic and picturesque Vietnamese temple situated on a small island in Hanoi’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake, dedicated to national heroes and Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist deities.
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C.
Angkor Archaeological Park
Angkor Archaeological Park is a vast UNESCO World Heritage site in northwestern Cambodia renowned for its monumental Khmer temple complexes, including Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom.
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D.
Dien Huu Pagoda
Dien Huu Pagoda, better known as the One Pillar Pagoda, is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, famed for its unique lotus-shaped structure rising from a single stone pillar.
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E.
Bach Ma Temple
Bach Ma Temple is one of Hanoi’s oldest and most revered temples, dedicated to a white horse spirit and situated in the historic Old Quarter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple complex
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Cham architecture
ⓘ
Hindu temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cham people
ⓘ
Champa ⓘ
surface form:
Champa civilization
|
| conservationActivity | subject to restoration and preservation projects ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | partially ruined ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| damage | heavily damaged during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| function |
political center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ royal burial site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Cham inscriptions
ⓘ
Sanskrit inscriptions ⓘ bas-relief carvings ⓘ gopura gateways ⓘ mandapa halls ⓘ stone lingas ⓘ tower-temples (kalan) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Vietnam
ⓘ
Duy Xuyên District ⓘ Quảng Nam province ⓘ
surface form:
Quảng Nam Province
Trà Kiệu region ⓘ valley surrounded by mountains ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Bhadresvara (local form of Shiva) ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
baked brick
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| near |
Hoi An
ⓘ
surface form:
Hội An
Da Nang ⓘ
surface form:
Đà Nẵng
|
| numberOfStructures | over 70 temples and structures originally ⓘ |
| partOf | historic Champa kingdom ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | 4th to 13th centuries ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significantRebuilding |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ |
| startTime | 4th century ⓘ |
| tourism | popular cultural tourism destination in Vietnam ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 949 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteRegion | Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Champa
ⓘ
surface form:
Champa kings
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mỹ Sơn temple complex Description of subject: Mỹ Sơn temple complex is an ancient Hindu temple sanctuary in central Vietnam, renowned as a major religious and political center of the Champa civilization and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary
this entity surface form:
Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary