Purushapura
E266740
Purushapura was the ancient name of the city now known as Peshawar, a major historical center in the Gandhara region of present-day Pakistan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Purushapura canonical | 7 |
| Puruṣapura (Peshawar region) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2440281 — 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: Purushapura Context triple: [Peshawar, hasAncientName, Purushapura]
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A.
Hastinapura
Hastinapura is the ancient royal capital of the Kuru kingdom in Indian epic tradition, serving as the primary political and familial setting of the Mahabharata.
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B.
Shajapur
Shajapur is a town and administrative center in central India known for being the headquarters of Shajapur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
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C.
Pataliputra
Pataliputra was an ancient Indian city on the Ganges that served as a major political and cultural center, especially under powerful dynasties like the Maurya and Gupta empires.
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D.
Bharathipura
Bharathipura is a landmark Kannada novel by U. R. Ananthamurthy that critically explores caste, modernity, and social reform in a South Indian village.
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E.
Pavapuri
Pavapuri is a revered Jain pilgrimage site in Bihar, India, best known as the place where Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, attained nirvana.
- 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: Purushapura Target entity description: Purushapura was the ancient name of the city now known as Peshawar, a major historical center in the Gandhara region of present-day Pakistan.
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A.
Hastinapura
Hastinapura is the ancient royal capital of the Kuru kingdom in Indian epic tradition, serving as the primary political and familial setting of the Mahabharata.
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B.
Shajapur
Shajapur is a town and administrative center in central India known for being the headquarters of Shajapur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
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C.
Pataliputra
Pataliputra was an ancient Indian city on the Ganges that served as a major political and cultural center, especially under powerful dynasties like the Maurya and Gupta empires.
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D.
Bharathipura
Bharathipura is a landmark Kannada novel by U. R. Ananthamurthy that critically explores caste, modernity, and social reform in a South Indian village.
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E.
Pavapuri
Pavapuri is a revered Jain pilgrimage site in Bihar, India, best known as the place where Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, attained nirvana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist Gandhara civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Gandhara civilization
Kushan Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Kanishka I ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Central Asian cultures
ⓘ
Greco-Buddhist art ⓘ South Asian cultures ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Greater Gandhara
ⓘ
linked to:
Gandhara civilization
|
| flourishedDuring |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ Kushan period ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsIn | Peshawar ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | ancient period ⓘ |
| hasModernEquivalent |
Peshawar, Pakistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Peshawar
|
| historicalRegion |
Gandhara
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamboja–Gandhara region
|
| historicalSuccessor | Islamic-era Peshawar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist monasteries
ⓘ
Gandharan art ⓘ
linked to:
Greco-Buddhist art
Kanishka stupa ⓘ stupas ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gandhara
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamboja–Gandhara region
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ present-day Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Peshawar Valley ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Khyber Pass ⓘ |
| locatedOn | trade routes through Khyber Pass ⓘ |
| modernName | Peshawar ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
City of Purusha
ⓘ
City of men ⓘ |
| onTradeRoute |
Silk Road network
ⓘ
linked to:
Silk Road routes
routes linking India and Central Asia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gandhara region
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamboja–Gandhara region
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| predecessorOf | Peshawar ⓘ |
| regionHistoric | northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| regionNow |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
|
| religiousSignificance |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
major urban center of Gandhara
ⓘ
trade hub on routes between Central Asia and South Asia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | gateway between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| timeDepth | at least 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Kushan Empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Purushapura Description of subject: Purushapura was the ancient name of the city now known as Peshawar, a major historical center in the Gandhara region of present-day Pakistan.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.