Kapilavastu

E940303

Buddhist pilgrimage site ancient city historical place

Kapilavastu was the ancient capital city of the Shakya clan and is traditionally regarded as the childhood home of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Kapilavastu canonical	10
Kapilavatthu	1
Kapilvastu	1
ancient Kapilavastu region	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673805 — 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: Kapilavastu
Context triple: [Shakya, hasCapital, Kapilavastu]

A. Kirtipur
Kirtipur is a historic hill town in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, known for its Newar culture, traditional architecture, and role as an academic hub.
B. Sarnath
Sarnath is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India, where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon after attaining enlightenment.
C. Raxaul
Raxaul is a border town in Bihar, India, known as a major transit and trade gateway between India and Nepal.
D. Gelephu
Gelephu is a prominent border town in southern Bhutan known for its trade, transport links, and gateway role between Bhutan and India.
E. Kaundinya
Kaundinya was one of the Buddha’s first disciples and is traditionally regarded as the first person to attain enlightenment after hearing the Buddha’s initial sermon.
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: Kapilavastu
Target entity description: Kapilavastu was the ancient capital city of the Shakya clan and is traditionally regarded as the childhood home of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.

A. Kirtipur
Kirtipur is a historic hill town in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, known for its Newar culture, traditional architecture, and role as an academic hub.
B. Sarnath
Sarnath is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India, where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon after attaining enlightenment.
C. Raxaul
Raxaul is a border town in Bihar, India, known as a major transit and trade gateway between India and Nepal.
D. Gelephu
Gelephu is a prominent border town in southern Bhutan known for its trade, transport links, and gateway role between Bhutan and India.
E. Kaundinya
Kaundinya was one of the Buddha’s first disciples and is traditionally regarded as the first person to attain enlightenment after hearing the Buddha’s initial sermon.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ ancient city ⓘ historical place ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence	ancient fortifications at Tilaurakot (proposed) ⓘ stupas and monastic remains in proposed locations ⓘ
associatedWith	Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakya clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Siddhartha Gautama NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalContext	Shakya republic NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Kosala region ⓘ
disputedLocation	Piprahwa–Ganwaria, India (proposed site) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilaurakot, Nepal (proposed site) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Kapila-vastu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kapilavatthu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguage	Pali (in textual references) ⓘ Sanskrit (in textual references) ⓘ
hasNotableResident	King Suddhodana NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahapajapati Gotami NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Yasodhara NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Rahula NERFINISHED ⓘ Siddhartha Gautama NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	recognized as a key site in Buddhist pilgrimage circuits ⓘ
linkedEvent	Buddha’s later visits to Shakya clan ⓘ Siddhartha Gautama’s renunciation ⓘ
locatedInTime	ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn	Buddhist texts ⓘ Jataka tales NERFINISHED ⓘ Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinaya Pitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	sage Kapila (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyTraditionalSite	Devadaha NERFINISHED ⓘ Lumbini NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramagrama NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Greater Magadhan cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakya territory NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalStructure	republican clan state (Shakya) ⓘ
region	Terai region of the India–Nepal border area (traditional identification) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
significance	important early Buddhist historical site ⓘ site of Buddha’s early life ⓘ
subjectOf	archaeological research ⓘ historical geography debates ⓘ
timePeriod	1st millennium BCE ⓘ
traditionalRole	capital of the Shakya clan ⓘ childhood home of Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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

Shakya → hasCapital → Kapilavastu ⓘ

Shakya republic → capital → Kapilavastu ⓘ

Śuddhodana → residence → Kapilavastu ⓘ

Śuddhodana → associatedWith → Kapilavastu ⓘ

Śuddhodana → deathPlace → Kapilavastu ⓘ

Māyādevī → childhoodResidenceOfSon → Kapilavastu ⓘ

Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī → associatedPlace → Kapilavastu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kapilavatthu

Rāhula → birthPlace → Kapilavastu ⓘ

Yaśodharā → associatedWith → Kapilavastu ⓘ

Queen Maya Devi → associatedPlace → Kapilavastu ⓘ

Queen Maya Devi → region → Kapilavastu ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient Kapilavastu region

Greater Lumbini Area → associatedWith → Kapilavastu ⓘ

Lumbini Province → containsCity → Kapilavastu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kapilvastu

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Referenced by (13)

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