Alexandria Ultima
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Alexandria Ultima is the Latin name for Alexandria Eschate, an ancient city founded by Alexander the Great at the far northeastern edge of his empire in Central Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexandria Ultima canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507790 — 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: Alexandria Ultima Context triple: [Alexandria Eschate, hasAlternativeName, Alexandria Ultima]
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A.
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B.
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C.
Arular
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D.
The Wanderer
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E.
The Wanderer
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- 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: Alexandria Ultima Target entity description: Alexandria Ultima is the Latin name for Alexandria Eschate, an ancient city founded by Alexander the Great at the far northeastern edge of his empire in Central Asia.
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A.
City of a Hundred Spires
City of a Hundred Spires is a poetic nickname for Prague, highlighting its skyline filled with historic church towers and spires.
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B.
City of Dreaming Spires
City of Dreaming Spires is a poetic nickname for Oxford, England, evoking its skyline of historic university towers and spires.
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C.
Arular
Arular is the critically acclaimed debut studio album by British-Sri Lankan artist M.I.A., known for its politically charged lyrics and innovative fusion of electronic, hip hop, and world music.
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D.
The Wanderer
The Wanderer is an Old English elegiac poem reflecting on exile, loss, and the search for wisdom in a transient world.
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E.
The Wanderer
"The Wanderer" is a 1814 novel by Frances Burney that explores themes of identity, social class, and female autonomy against the backdrop of the French Revolution and English society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic foundation
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithCampaign | Alexander's Sogdian campaign ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Scythian territories ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| foundedAs |
frontier garrison
ⓘ
military colony ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alexander III of Macedon
ⓘ
Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 329 BC ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Alexandreia Eschate
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexandria Eschate
Alexandria Eschate ⓘ |
| hasCounterpartNameLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasFoundingCivilization |
Greek
ⓘ
Macedonian ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonians
|
| hasGreekName |
Alexandreia Eschate
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexandria Eschate
|
| hasLanguageOfAdministration | Greek ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Alexandria Ultima ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
frontier city
ⓘ
garrison town ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Sogdiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Sogdia
|
| inhabitedBy |
Greek colonists
ⓘ
local Sogdian population ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Khujand ⓘ |
| locatedAtEdgeOf | northeastern frontier of Alexander's empire ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Tajikistan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Asia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fergana Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Ferghana Valley
modern Khujand ⓘ
linked to:
Khujand
|
| locatedOnRiver |
Jaxartes River
ⓘ
linked to:
Syr Darya
Syr Darya ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Alexandria the Farthest
ⓘ
the furthest Alexandria ⓘ
linked to:
Alexandria Eschate
|
| partOf |
Hellenistic world
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenistic period
Macedonian Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
|
| purpose |
to control local Sogdian and Scythian tribes
ⓘ
to secure the northeastern frontier of Alexander's empire ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of Jaxartes crossings
ⓘ
defense against nomadic incursions ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Alexandria Ultima Description of subject: Alexandria Ultima is the Latin name for Alexandria Eschate, an ancient city founded by Alexander the Great at the far northeastern edge of his empire in Central Asia.
Referenced by (3)
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