Shrine of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi
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The Shrine of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi is a revered religious site in Kufa, Iraq, dedicated to Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, the historical figure known for leading an uprising to avenge the martyrdom of Imam Husayn and his companions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maqam of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi | 1 |
| Shrine of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10399435 — 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: Shrine of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi Context triple: [Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil, near, Shrine of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi]
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Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil
The Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil is an important Shia Islamic holy site and mausoleum in Kufa, Iraq, dedicated to the cousin and envoy of Imam Husayn.
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Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali
The Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali is a major Shia Islamic holy site and pilgrimage destination in Karbala, Iraq, dedicated to Abbas ibn Ali, the half-brother of Husayn ibn Ali and standard-bearer at the Battle of Karbala.
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Yaarab Shrine
Yaarab Shrine is a fraternal organization of Shriners based in Atlanta, Georgia, known for its philanthropic work and distinctive Middle Eastern–themed temple building.
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Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
The Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir is the holiest Yazidi pilgrimage site, housing the tomb of the faith’s central saint and serving as the spiritual heart of Yazidism.
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E.
Shrine of the Cloak of the Prophet Muhammad
The Shrine of the Cloak of the Prophet Muhammad is a revered Islamic sanctuary in Kandahar, Afghanistan, believed to house a cloak once worn by the Prophet and serving as a major religious and historical pilgrimage site.
- 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: Shrine of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi Target entity description: The Shrine of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi is a revered religious site in Kufa, Iraq, dedicated to Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, the historical figure known for leading an uprising to avenge the martyrdom of Imam Husayn and his companions.
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A.
Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil
The Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil is an important Shia Islamic holy site and mausoleum in Kufa, Iraq, dedicated to the cousin and envoy of Imam Husayn.
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B.
Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali
The Shrine of Abbas ibn Ali is a major Shia Islamic holy site and pilgrimage destination in Karbala, Iraq, dedicated to Abbas ibn Ali, the half-brother of Husayn ibn Ali and standard-bearer at the Battle of Karbala.
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C.
Yaarab Shrine
Yaarab Shrine is a fraternal organization of Shriners based in Atlanta, Georgia, known for its philanthropic work and distinctive Middle Eastern–themed temple building.
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D.
Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
The Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir is the holiest Yazidi pilgrimage site, housing the tomb of the faith’s central saint and serving as the spiritual heart of Yazidism.
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E.
Shrine of the Cloak of the Prophet Muhammad
The Shrine of the Cloak of the Prophet Muhammad is a revered Islamic sanctuary in Kandahar, Afghanistan, believed to house a cloak once worn by the Prophet and serving as a major religious and historical pilgrimage site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy site
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religious shrine ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Imam Husayn ibn Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBranch | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
aftermath of the Battle of Karbala
ⓘ
uprising to avenge the martyrdom of Imam Husayn ⓘ |
| associatedWithHistoricalFigure | Mukhtar al-Thaqafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedPersonRole | leader of an uprising in Kufa ⓘ |
| commemorates | supporters of Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| commemorativeFunction | honors Mukhtar’s role in avenging Karbala ⓘ |
| contains | tomb of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Iraqi Shia heritage ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mukhtar al-Thaqafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
place of prayer
ⓘ
place of religious visitation ⓘ place of supplication ⓘ |
| governedBy | Iraqi religious authorities ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Maqam Mukhtar al-Thaqafi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tomb of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociation |
Karbala narrative
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
revenge for Imam Husayn’s killing ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
dome ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ ziyarat area ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
supplications for Mukhtar al-Thaqafi
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ziyarat recitations ⓘ |
| hasTitleInArabic | مرقد المختار الثقفي NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfStructure | mosque-like complex ⓘ |
| historicalEraReferenced | Umayyad period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importanceFor | Shia collective memory ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedTo | memory of the martyrs of Karbala ⓘ |
| linkedToConcept | vengeance for the blood of Husayn ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Great Mosque of Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSiteFor | Shia Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Najaf Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance | commemorates Mukhtar al-Thaqafi’s uprising to avenge Imam Husayn ⓘ |
| visitedBy | pilgrims ⓘ |
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: Shrine of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi Description of subject: The Shrine of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi is a revered religious site in Kufa, Iraq, dedicated to Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, the historical figure known for leading an uprising to avenge the martyrdom of Imam Husayn and his companions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maqam of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi