Bagan temples

E421953

Buddhist temple complex archaeological site tourist attraction

The Bagan temples are a vast complex of thousands of ancient Buddhist monuments in Myanmar, renowned for their historic significance and striking architecture spread across the plains of Bagan.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bagan	5
Bagan temple complex	1
Bagan temples canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4211717 — 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: Bagan temples
Context triple: [Chinthe, hasNotableExampleAt, Bagan temples]

A. Mahabodhi Temple complex
The Mahabodhi Temple complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Buddhist pilgrimage site in Bodh Gaya, India, marking the location where Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment.
B. Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java renowned for its massive stepped pyramid structure and intricate stone reliefs, and is one of the most important archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Southeast Asia.
C. Po Nagar temple complex
The Po Nagar temple complex is an ancient Cham Hindu temple site in Nha Trang, Vietnam, renowned for its brick towers dedicated primarily to the goddess Po Nagar.
D. Sewu temple complex
Sewu temple complex is a large 8th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple compound near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, notable as one of the oldest and second-largest Buddhist temple complexes on the island.
E. Plaosan temple complex
Plaosan temple complex is a 9th-century Buddhist temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned for its twin main shrines and intricate stone reliefs.
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: Bagan temples
Target entity description: The Bagan temples are a vast complex of thousands of ancient Buddhist monuments in Myanmar, renowned for their historic significance and striking architecture spread across the plains of Bagan.

A. Mahabodhi Temple complex
The Mahabodhi Temple complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Buddhist pilgrimage site in Bodh Gaya, India, marking the location where Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment.
B. Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java renowned for its massive stepped pyramid structure and intricate stone reliefs, and is one of the most important archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Southeast Asia.
C. Po Nagar temple complex
The Po Nagar temple complex is an ancient Cham Hindu temple site in Nha Trang, Vietnam, renowned for its brick towers dedicated primarily to the goddess Po Nagar.
D. Sewu temple complex
Sewu temple complex is a large 8th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple compound near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, notable as one of the oldest and second-largest Buddhist temple complexes on the island.
E. Plaosan temple complex
Plaosan temple complex is a 9th-century Buddhist temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned for its twin main shrines and intricate stone reliefs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple complex ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalFeature	brick stupas ⓘ hollow gu-style temples ⓘ terraced temples ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Burmese Buddhist architecture ⓘ
builtBy	Pagan Kingdom ⓘ
builtUnderDynasty	Pagan Empire ⓘ surface form: Pagan Dynasty
conservationStatus	ongoing restoration and conservation ⓘ
constructionEndCentury	13th century ⓘ
constructionStartCentury	9th century ⓘ
contains	Buddha statues ⓘ murals ⓘ stucco carvings ⓘ
country	Myanmar ⓘ
damageType	earthquake damage to structures and murals ⓘ
facedNaturalDisaster	1975 Bagan earthquake ⓘ 2016 Bagan earthquake ONNED2 ⓘ
governingBody	Department of Archaeology and National Museum of Myanmar ONNED2 ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Pagan period ONNED2 ⓘ
knownFor	dense concentration of Buddhist monuments on a single plain ⓘ
locatedIn	Bagan ONNED2 ⓘ Mandalay Region ⓘ
locatedOn	left bank of the Irrawaddy River ⓘ plains of Bagan ONNED2 ⓘ
mainReligion	Theravada ⓘ surface form: Theravada Buddhism
material	brick ⓘ stucco ⓘ
nearbyCity	Nyaung-U ⓘ
nearbySettlement	New Bagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Bagan NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableTemple	Ananda Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Dhammayangyi Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Shwezigon Pagoda ⓘ Sulamani Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Thatbyinnyu Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfMonuments	over 2000 surviving structures ⓘ
partOf	Bagan Archaeological Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
peakNumberOfMonuments	over 10000 temples pagodas and monasteries ⓘ
region	Upper Burma ⓘ surface form: Upper Myanmar
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
significance	major center of Buddhist learning in medieval Southeast Asia ⓘ one of the richest archaeological sites in Asia ⓘ
tourismActivity	hot air balloon rides ⓘ sunrise viewing over temple plain ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2019 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType	cultural site ⓘ

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