Lothal
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Lothal is an important archaeological site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, known for its well-planned urban layout and one of the earliest known dockyards.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lothal canonical | 13 |
| Lothal archaeological site | 4 |
| Lothal City | 1 |
| ancient port city of Lothal | 1 |
| dockyard at Lothal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1457455 — 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: Lothal Context triple: [Indus Valley, containsSite, Lothal]
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A.
Dholavira
Dholavira is a major archaeological site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization in present-day Gujarat, India, known for its sophisticated urban planning and water management systems.
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B.
Rakhigarhi
Rakhigarhi is one of the largest and most significant archaeological sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Haryana, India.
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C.
Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city in present-day Pakistan, renowned for its advanced urban planning, architecture, and archaeological significance.
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D.
Harappa
Harappa is an ancient urban settlement in present-day Pakistan that was a major center of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization, known for its advanced city planning and material culture.
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E.
Kalibangan
Kalibangan is an important archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization in Rajasthan, India, known for its well-planned urban layout and early evidence of ploughed fields.
- 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: Lothal Target entity description: Lothal is an important archaeological site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, known for its well-planned urban layout and one of the earliest known dockyards.
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A.
Dholavira
Dholavira is a major archaeological site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization in present-day Gujarat, India, known for its sophisticated urban planning and water management systems.
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B.
Rakhigarhi
Rakhigarhi is one of the largest and most significant archaeological sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in present-day Haryana, India.
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C.
Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city in present-day Pakistan, renowned for its advanced urban planning, architecture, and archaeological significance.
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D.
Harappa
Harappa is an ancient urban settlement in present-day Pakistan that was a major center of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization, known for its advanced city planning and material culture.
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E.
Kalibangan
Kalibangan is an important archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization in Rajasthan, India, known for its well-planned urban layout and early evidence of ploughed fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indus Valley Civilization site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culture |
Harappan
ⓘ
linked to:
Indus Valley
|
| distanceFromAhmedabad | about 80 km ⓘ |
| estimatedEndDate | c. 1900 BCE ⓘ |
| estimatedStartDate | c. 2400 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| excavationDirectedBy | S. R. Rao ⓘ |
| excavationEnd | 1960 ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1955 ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
Indus script seals
ⓘ
long-distance trade with Mesopotamia ⓘ standardized weights and measures ⓘ trade in beads ⓘ trade in semi-precious stones ⓘ trade in shells ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
acropolis
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baked brick structures ⓘ bead factory ⓘ burial areas ⓘ drainage channels ⓘ drains with soak-pits ⓘ lower town ⓘ private and public baths ⓘ rectangular dockyard ⓘ residential houses ⓘ ring wells ⓘ streets laid out in a grid pattern ⓘ warehouse on a high platform ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Lothal Archaeological Museum ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bead-making industry
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drainage system ⓘ early dockyard ⓘ faience production ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ seal-making ⓘ shell-working industry ⓘ warehouse structures ⓘ well-planned urban layout ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bhal region
ⓘ
Gujarat ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bhogavo River
ⓘ
Gulf of Khambhat ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Ahmedabad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indus Valley Civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Indus Valley
|
| period | Mature Harappan period ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Lothal Description of subject: Lothal is an important archaeological site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, known for its well-planned urban layout and one of the earliest known dockyards.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
northwestern India
subject linked to:
Gujarat is considered a valuable and prominent state in Western India
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