Lal Qila

E423656

UNESCO World Heritage Site fortress historic monument tourist attraction

Lal Qila, or the Red Fort, is a 17th-century Mughal fortress in Old Delhi renowned for its massive red sandstone walls and its role as a symbol of India’s history and independence.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
लाल किला परिसर	2
Lal Qila canonical	1
लाल किला	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4231122 — 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: Lal Qila
Context triple: [Shahjahanabad, hasLandmark, Lal Qila]

A. Bala Qila
Bala Qila is a historic hilltop fort overlooking the city of Alwar in Rajasthan, India, known for its massive ramparts and strategic location in the Aravalli hills.
B. Pakka Qila
Pakka Qila is a historic fortified complex in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, known for its Mughal-era architecture and significant role in the region’s cultural and political history.
C. Junagarh Fort
Junagarh Fort is a massive, ornately decorated 16th-century fort complex in Bikaner, Rajasthan, renowned for its well-preserved palaces, temples, and rich Rajput architecture.
D. Jamrud Fort
Jamrud Fort is a historic 19th-century military stronghold located at the eastern entrance of the Khyber Pass in present-day Pakistan, long serving as a strategic gateway between South and Central Asia.
E. Dayal Bagh
Dayal Bagh is a prominent spiritual and residential colony in Agra, India, known as the headquarters of the Radha Soami Satsang and for its ornate marble memorial temple.
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: Lal Qila
Target entity description: Lal Qila, or the Red Fort, is a 17th-century Mughal fortress in Old Delhi renowned for its massive red sandstone walls and its role as a symbol of India’s history and independence.

A. Bala Qila
Bala Qila is a historic hilltop fort overlooking the city of Alwar in Rajasthan, India, known for its massive ramparts and strategic location in the Aravalli hills.
B. Pakka Qila
Pakka Qila is a historic fortified complex in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, known for its Mughal-era architecture and significant role in the region’s cultural and political history.
C. Junagarh Fort
Junagarh Fort is a massive, ornately decorated 16th-century fort complex in Bikaner, Rajasthan, renowned for its well-preserved palaces, temples, and rich Rajput architecture.
D. Jamrud Fort
Jamrud Fort is a historic 19th-century military stronghold located at the eastern entrance of the Khyber Pass in present-day Pakistan, long serving as a strategic gateway between South and Central Asia.
E. Dayal Bagh
Dayal Bagh is a prominent spiritual and residential colony in Agra, India, known as the headquarters of the Radha Soami Satsang and for its ornate marble memorial temple.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ fortress ⓘ historic monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Lal Qalʿah NERFINISHED ⓘ Lal Quila NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Mughal architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian independence movement ⓘ Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
builder	Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtFor	Mughal emperor Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ
capturedBy	British forces in 1857 ⓘ
cityFoundedBy	Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionEnd	1648 ⓘ
constructionStart	1638 ⓘ
contains	Delhi Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Diwan-i-Aam NERFINISHED ⓘ Diwan-i-Khas NERFINISHED ⓘ Hayat Bakhsh Bagh NERFINISHED ⓘ Lahori Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Moti Masjid NERFINISHED ⓘ Mumtaz Mahal NERFINISHED ⓘ Nahr-i-Bihisht NERFINISHED ⓘ Naubat Khana NERFINISHED ⓘ Rang Mahal NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
designedAs	palace-fort ⓘ
event	Prime Minister of India delivers Independence Day address from its ramparts ⓘ
function	ceremonial site ⓘ military fortification ⓘ royal residence ⓘ
governingBody	Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArea	about 255 acres ⓘ
hasSoundAndLightShow	yes ⓘ
hasWallHeight	about 18–33 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument of National Importance in India ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1648 ⓘ
IndependenceDaySpeechTraditionStart	1947 ⓘ
locatedIn	Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ India ⓘ Old Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	marble ⓘ red sandstone ⓘ
near	Chandni Chowk NERFINISHED ⓘ Jama Masjid, Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Shahjahanabad NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	site of India’s Independence Day celebrations ⓘ symbol of India’s independence ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2007 ⓘ
usedFor	trial of Bahadur Shah Zafar ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Shahjahanabad → hasLandmark → Lal Qila ⓘ

मोती मस्जिद → स्थान → Lal Qila ⓘ

this entity surface form: लाल किला परिसर

मोती मस्जिद → संबंधित स्मारक → Lal Qila ⓘ

this entity surface form: लाल किला

मोती मस्जिद → यूनेस्को विश्व धरोहर परिसर का हिस्सा → Lal Qila ⓘ