Karang Brahi
E431556
Karang Brahi is an archaeological site in Sumatra, Indonesia, known for yielding an important early Malay inscription that sheds light on the region’s ancient history and language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Karang Brahi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4315152 — 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: Karang Brahi Context triple: [Karang Brahi inscription, discoveredIn, Karang Brahi]
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A.
Dapunta Hyang
Dapunta Hyang is an early ruler associated with the Srivijaya kingdom in Sumatra, known from ancient inscriptions as a leader who undertook significant military and religious expeditions.
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B.
Tunggul Ametung
Tunggul Ametung was a regional ruler in early 13th-century Java, best known from Javanese chronicles as the leader of Tumapel whose assassination enabled Ken Arok to rise to power and found the Singhasari kingdom.
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C.
Selopanggung
Selopanggung is a village in East Java, Indonesia, historically noted as the place where Indonesian independence leader Tan Malaka was killed.
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D.
Kuta Lombok
Kuta Lombok is a coastal town on the Indonesian island of Lombok known for its scenic white-sand beaches, surf breaks, and laid-back tourism atmosphere.
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E.
Mount Gede
Mount Gede is an active stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia, known for its popular hiking trails, rich biodiversity, and inclusion within the Mount Gede Pangrango National Park.
- 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: Karang Brahi Target entity description: Karang Brahi is an archaeological site in Sumatra, Indonesia, known for yielding an important early Malay inscription that sheds light on the region’s ancient history and language.
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A.
Dapunta Hyang
Dapunta Hyang is an early ruler associated with the Srivijaya kingdom in Sumatra, known from ancient inscriptions as a leader who undertook significant military and religious expeditions.
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B.
Tunggul Ametung
Tunggul Ametung was a regional ruler in early 13th-century Java, best known from Javanese chronicles as the leader of Tumapel whose assassination enabled Ken Arok to rise to power and found the Singhasari kingdom.
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C.
Selopanggung
Selopanggung is a village in East Java, Indonesia, historically noted as the place where Indonesian independence leader Tan Malaka was killed.
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D.
Kuta Lombok
Kuta Lombok is a coastal town on the Indonesian island of Lombok known for its scenic white-sand beaches, surf breaks, and laid-back tourism atmosphere.
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E.
Mount Gede
Mount Gede is an active stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia, known for its popular hiking trails, rich biodiversity, and inclusion within the Mount Gede Pangrango National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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historical site ⓘ stone inscription ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFind | stone inscription ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early Malay culture
ⓘ
riverine settlement patterns in Sumatra ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| foundAt | Karang Brahi ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionType | Malay inscription ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscription | Old Malay ⓘ |
| language | Old Malay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jambi Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Jambi
Sumatra ⓘ |
| period | early second millennium CE ⓘ |
| region | central Sumatra ⓘ |
| researchField |
archaeology
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epigraphy ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| script | Pallava script ⓘ |
| significance |
early evidence of Malay language
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evidence of early Malay-speaking polity in central Sumatra ⓘ important source for early Sumatran history ⓘ one of the earliest Malay inscriptions from Sumatra ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reconstruction of early Sumatran political history
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study of early Malay grammar ⓘ study of early Malay vocabulary ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Pallava script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karang Brahi Description of subject: Karang Brahi is an archaeological site in Sumatra, Indonesia, known for yielding an important early Malay inscription that sheds light on the region’s ancient history and language.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Karang Brahi