Tughlaqabad Fort

E368316

archaeological site fortress historical monument

Tughlaqabad Fort is a massive 14th-century ruined fortress complex in Delhi, India, known for its imposing stone walls and as the earliest major stronghold of the Tughlaq dynasty.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Tughlaqabad Fort canonical	3
Tughlakabad	2
Tughlaqabad	2
Tughlaqabad Fort area	1
Tughlaqabad area	1
Tughlaqabad defensive complex	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3545405 — 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: Tughlaqabad Fort
Context triple: [Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, built, Tughlaqabad Fort]

A. Bala Hissar Fort
Bala Hissar Fort is a historic citadel in Peshawar, Pakistan, long used as a strategic military stronghold and symbol of the region’s political power.
B. Bala Qila
Bala Qila is a historic hilltop fort overlooking the city of Alwar in Rajasthan, India, known for its massive ramparts and strategic location in the Aravalli hills.
C. Jamrud Fort
Jamrud Fort is a historic 19th-century military stronghold located at the eastern entrance of the Khyber Pass in present-day Pakistan, long serving as a strategic gateway between South and Central Asia.
D. Bada Bagh
Bada Bagh is a historic garden complex near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its sandstone cenotaphs (chhatris) of the region’s royal family set amid a stark desert landscape.
E. Ibrahim Lodhi Tomb
Ibrahim Lodhi Tomb is a historic mausoleum in Panipat, India, marking the burial place of Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi, the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty who was defeated in the First Battle of Panipat.
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: Tughlaqabad Fort
Target entity description: Tughlaqabad Fort is a massive 14th-century ruined fortress complex in Delhi, India, known for its imposing stone walls and as the earliest major stronghold of the Tughlaq dynasty.

A. Bala Hissar Fort
Bala Hissar Fort is a historic citadel in Peshawar, Pakistan, long used as a strategic military stronghold and symbol of the region’s political power.
B. Bala Qila
Bala Qila is a historic hilltop fort overlooking the city of Alwar in Rajasthan, India, known for its massive ramparts and strategic location in the Aravalli hills.
C. Jamrud Fort
Jamrud Fort is a historic 19th-century military stronghold located at the eastern entrance of the Khyber Pass in present-day Pakistan, long serving as a strategic gateway between South and Central Asia.
D. Bada Bagh
Bada Bagh is a historic garden complex near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its sandstone cenotaphs (chhatris) of the region’s royal family set amid a stark desert landscape.
E. Ibrahim Lodhi Tomb
Ibrahim Lodhi Tomb is a historic mausoleum in Panipat, India, marking the burial place of Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi, the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty who was defeated in the First Battle of Panipat.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ fortress ⓘ historical monument ⓘ
access	public ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Tughlaq architecture ⓘ linked to: Indo-Islamic architecture
associatedWith	Delhi Sultanate rulers ⓘ Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq ⓘ linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
builtBy	Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq ⓘ linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ
category	Archaeological sites in Delhi ⓘ Forts in Delhi ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Delhi ⓘ
constructedInCentury	14th century ⓘ
constructionStartYear	1321 ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
currentCondition	ruined ⓘ
dynasty	Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ
earliestMajorStrongholdOf	Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ
era	Delhi Sultanate ⓘ
founder	Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq ⓘ linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
function	defensive fortification ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ
hasNearbyMonument	Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq ⓘ
hasStructure	bastions ⓘ city walls ⓘ gates ⓘ mosque ruins ⓘ palace ruins ⓘ tanks ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected monument ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Medieval India ⓘ
locatedIn	Delhi ⓘ India ⓘ
materialUsed	rubble masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq ⓘ linked to: Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
near	Mehrauli-Badarpur Road ⓘ Okhla Industrial Area ⓘ
notableFor	bastions ⓘ extensive ramparts ⓘ massive stone walls ⓘ sloping fortification walls ⓘ
partOf	Tughlaqabad area ⓘ linked to: Tughlaqabad Fort
protectedBy	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
region	Delhi NCR ⓘ
tourismType	heritage tourism site ⓘ
wallType	battlemented stone walls ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq → built → Tughlaqabad Fort ⓘ

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq → associatedWithCity → Tughlaqabad ⓘ

linked to: Tughlaqabad Fort

Tughlaq dynasty → majorConstruction → Tughlaqabad Fort ⓘ

South Delhi → containsNeighborhood → Tughlakabad ⓘ

linked to: Tughlaqabad Fort

Adilabad Fort → locatedNear → Tughlaqabad Fort ⓘ

Adilabad Fort → partOf → Tughlaqabad defensive complex ⓘ

linked to: Tughlaqabad Fort

Tughlaqabad Fort → partOf → Tughlaqabad area ⓘ

linked to: Tughlaqabad Fort

new city of Firozabad near Delhi → predecessor → Tughlaqabad ⓘ

linked to: Tughlaqabad Fort

South East Delhi district → containsNeighborhood → Tughlakabad ⓘ

linked to: Tughlaqabad Fort

South East Delhi district → containsLandmark → Tughlaqabad Fort area ⓘ

linked to: Tughlaqabad Fort

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