Little Hagia Sophia Mosque
E163550
Little Hagia Sophia Mosque is a former Byzantine church in Istanbul, renowned for its early 6th-century architecture and significance as a precursor to the design of the great Hagia Sophia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Hagia Sophia Mosque canonical | 4 |
| Little Hagia Sophia | 3 |
| Little Hagia Sophia Church | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1435446 — 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: Little Hagia Sophia Mosque Context triple: [Historic Areas of Istanbul, contains, Little Hagia Sophia Mosque]
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A.
Old Mosque (Eski Camii)
Old Mosque (Eski Camii) is a prominent early 15th-century Ottoman mosque in Edirne, Turkey, noted for its multiple domes and large calligraphic inscriptions.
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B.
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque is a prominent 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul, renowned for its elegant classical design and association with Mihrimah Sultan, daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent.
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C.
Rustem Pasha Mosque
The Rustem Pasha Mosque is a 16th-century Istanbul mosque renowned for its exquisite Iznik tilework and elegant design by the famed Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan.
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D.
Sulayman Pasha Mosque
Sulayman Pasha Mosque is an early Ottoman-style mosque in Cairo, Egypt, notable for being one of the first mosques built within the Cairo Citadel.
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E.
Alaeddin Mosque
Alaeddin Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era congregational mosque in Konya, Turkey, renowned for its architectural significance and role as a former royal mosque and burial place of Seljuk sultans.
- 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: Little Hagia Sophia Mosque Target entity description: Little Hagia Sophia Mosque is a former Byzantine church in Istanbul, renowned for its early 6th-century architecture and significance as a precursor to the design of the great Hagia Sophia.
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A.
Old Mosque (Eski Camii)
Old Mosque (Eski Camii) is a prominent early 15th-century Ottoman mosque in Edirne, Turkey, noted for its multiple domes and large calligraphic inscriptions.
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B.
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque is a prominent 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul, renowned for its elegant classical design and association with Mihrimah Sultan, daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent.
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C.
Rustem Pasha Mosque
The Rustem Pasha Mosque is a 16th-century Istanbul mosque renowned for its exquisite Iznik tilework and elegant design by the famed Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan.
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D.
Sulayman Pasha Mosque
Sulayman Pasha Mosque is an early Ottoman-style mosque in Cairo, Egypt, notable for being one of the first mosques built within the Cairo Citadel.
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E.
Alaeddin Mosque
Alaeddin Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era congregational mosque in Konya, Turkey, renowned for its architectural significance and role as a former royal mosque and burial place of Seljuk sultans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine church building
ⓘ
former church ⓘ historical monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Byzantine architecture
ⓘ
Early Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | central-plan church ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Emperor Justinian I
ⓘ
linked to:
Justinian I
Empress Theodora ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Justinian I ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | c. 536 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | c. 527 ⓘ |
| conversionToMosqueDate | 16th century ⓘ |
| convertedBy | Hüseyin Ağa ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Bacchus
ⓘ
Saint Sergius ⓘ
linked to:
Sergius
|
| era | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| floorPlanShape | octagonal interior within rectangular exterior ⓘ |
| formerReligion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Küçük Ayasofya Camii
ⓘ
linked to:
Küçük Ayasofya
Little Hagia Sophia Church ⓘ
linked to:
Little Hagia Sophia Mosque
|
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inscription praising Justinian and Theodora
ⓘ
two-storey ambulatory ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
marble ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inspired | Hagia Sophia ⓘ |
| isPrecursorOf | Hagia Sophia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
European side of Istanbul
ⓘ
Fatih district ⓘ Istanbul ⓘ Sultanahmet area ⓘ
linked to:
Sultanahmet neighborhood
|
| locatedNear |
Hippodrome of Constantinople
ⓘ
Sea of Marmara ⓘ Sultanahmet Square ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Byzantine capitals and columns
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early 6th-century architecture ⓘ innovative central-plan design ⓘ rich interior decoration ⓘ |
| originalName | Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Areas of Istanbul ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1985 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
mosque
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museum and tourist site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Hagia Sophia Mosque Description of subject: Little Hagia Sophia Mosque is a former Byzantine church in Istanbul, renowned for its early 6th-century architecture and significance as a precursor to the design of the great Hagia Sophia.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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