Maski
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Maski is a historic town in Karnataka, India, known for yielding one of the earliest Ashokan rock edicts that explicitly names the Mauryan emperor Ashoka.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maski canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10691210 — 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: Maski Context triple: [Raichur Doab, containsTown, Maski]
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A.
Maskun
Maskun was an Indonesian politician associated with the nationalist movement and the Indonesian National Party.
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B.
Marichi
Marichi is a revered Vedic sage (one of the Saptarishi) regarded as a mind-born son of Brahma and an important progenitor in Hindu cosmology.
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C.
Masca
Masca is a small, picturesque mountain village on the island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for its dramatic ravine landscapes and popular hiking routes.
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D.
Maskall
Maskall is a small rural village in the Belize District of Belize, known for its traditional Creole community and proximity to natural and archaeological attractions.
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E.
Mesharu
Mesharu is a minor Mesopotamian deity associated with justice and righteousness, traditionally regarded as a child of the sun god Shamash.
- 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: Maski Target entity description: Maski is a historic town in Karnataka, India, known for yielding one of the earliest Ashokan rock edicts that explicitly names the Mauryan emperor Ashoka.
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A.
Maskun
Maskun was an Indonesian politician associated with the nationalist movement and the Indonesian National Party.
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B.
Marichi
Marichi is a revered Vedic sage (one of the Saptarishi) regarded as a mind-born son of Brahma and an important progenitor in Hindu cosmology.
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C.
Masca
Masca is a small, picturesque mountain village on the island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for its dramatic ravine landscapes and popular hiking routes.
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D.
Maskall
Maskall is a small rural village in the Belize District of Belize, known for its traditional Creole community and proximity to natural and archaeological attractions.
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E.
Mesharu
Mesharu is a minor Mesopotamian deity associated with justice and righteousness, traditionally regarded as a child of the sun god Shamash.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Lingsugur taluk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCategory | rock edict site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashoka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mauryan inscriptions ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | C. Beadon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestExplicitNamingOf | Ashoka as Devanampiya Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Government of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyForMonument | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFinding |
Ashokan minor rock edict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inscriptions mentioning Devanampiya Ashoka ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
mining ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
Mauryan administration in Karnataka
ⓘ
spread of Buddhism in Deccan ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | granite hillocks ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Lingsugur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raichur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | Buddhist heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key site for identification of Ashoka ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | edict of Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ashokan rock edict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
earliest inscription explicitly naming Ashoka ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Prakrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karnataka
ⓘ
Raichur district NERFINISHED ⓘ southern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearRiver | Tungabhadra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Deccan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Hyderabad-Karnataka region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptOfInscriptions | Brahmi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateLanguage | Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| transport |
connected by road to Lingsugur
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connected by road to Raichur ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maski Description of subject: Maski is a historic town in Karnataka, India, known for yielding one of the earliest Ashokan rock edicts that explicitly names the Mauryan emperor Ashoka.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.