Senkadagala
E1043278
Senkadagala is the historic city in Sri Lanka that served as the capital and cultural center of the Kandyan Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senkadagala canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13493860 — 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: Senkadagala Context triple: [Kandyan Kingdom, mainCity, Senkadagala]
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A.
Sagala
Sagala was an important ancient city in the Punjab region, historically known as a major political and cultural center under Indo-Greek rule.
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B.
Dagana
Dagana is a historic town in the Senegal River valley that served as an important center in the former Futa Tooro region.
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C.
Kadensho
Kadensho is a seminal treatise on Noh theatre aesthetics and performance theory traditionally attributed to the playwright and actor Zeami Motokiyo.
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D.
Farkadona
Farkadona is a town and municipality in central Greece, situated in the Thessaly region.
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E.
Darganata
Darganata is a town in eastern Turkmenistan situated along the Amu Darya River in the Lebap Region.
- 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: Senkadagala Target entity description: Senkadagala is the historic city in Sri Lanka that served as the capital and cultural center of the Kandyan Kingdom.
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A.
Sagala
Sagala was an important ancient city in the Punjab region, historically known as a major political and cultural center under Indo-Greek rule.
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B.
Dagana
Dagana is a historic town in the Senegal River valley that served as an important center in the former Futa Tooro region.
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C.
Kadensho
Kadensho is a seminal treatise on Noh theatre aesthetics and performance theory traditionally attributed to the playwright and actor Zeami Motokiyo.
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D.
Farkadona
Farkadona is a town and municipality in central Greece, situated in the Thessaly region.
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E.
Darganata
Darganata is a town in eastern Turkmenistan situated along the Amu Darya River in the Lebap Region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former capital city
ⓘ
historic city ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | capital of Central Province (modern era, as Kandy) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kandy
ⓘ
Maha Nuwara ⓘ
linked to:
Mahanuwara
Mahanuwara ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | British Empire ⓘ |
| conquestEvent |
Kandyan Convention of 1815
ⓘ
linked to:
Kandyan Convention
|
| contains |
Gadaladeniya Vihara vicinity
ⓘ
Kandy Lake ⓘ Lankatilaka Vihara vicinity ⓘ
linked to:
Lankatilaka Vihara
Royal Palace of Kandy ⓘ Sri Dalada Maligawa ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Dalada Maligawa complex
Temple of the Tooth ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Buddhist monastic institutions
ⓘ
Kandyan royal traditions ⓘ |
| economy |
education
ⓘ
services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 500 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as the Sacred City of Kandy)
ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| heritageType | living Buddhist heritage city ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Pali (religious and literary) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Kandyan Kingdom era
ⓘ
linked to:
Kandyan Kingdom
|
| knownFor |
Esala Perahera festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Esala Perahera
Kandyan architecture ⓘ Kandyan dance ⓘ |
| language | Sinhala ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Province
ⓘ
Kandy District ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mahaweli River
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahaweli Ganga
|
| locatedOn |
Kandy Plateau
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
|
| nearbyAttraction |
Peradeniya Botanical Garden
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya
Udawattakele Forest Reserve ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sacred City of Kandy World Heritage property
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacred City of Kandy
|
| politicalStatus | last royal capital of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| region | Central Highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major Buddhist pilgrimage center ⓘ |
| role | cultural center of the Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| transportRole | major transport hub in central Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| urbanForm | hill city ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Senkadagala Description of subject: Senkadagala is the historic city in Sri Lanka that served as the capital and cultural center of the Kandyan Kingdom.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.