East Mebon
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East Mebon is a 10th-century temple-mountain in Angkor, Cambodia, built under King Rajendravarman and renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and former location on an artificial island in the East Baray reservoir.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Mebon canonical | 2 |
| Eastern Mebon | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4336435 — 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: East Mebon Context triple: [Khmer Empire, notableSite, East Mebon]
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A.
Nokor Reach
Nokor Reach is the national anthem of Cambodia, a patriotic song that reflects the country's royal heritage and cultural identity.
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B.
Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom is a historic Buddhist temple on an artificial hill in central Phnom Penh and one of Cambodia’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
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C.
Baphuon
Baphuon is an 11th-century Hindu temple mountain in Angkor, Cambodia, renowned for its grand pyramidal architecture and later conversion into a Buddhist site.
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D.
Chau Say Tevoda
Chau Say Tevoda is a 12th-century Khmer Hindu temple near Angkor Thom in Cambodia, notable for its intricate carvings and restored classical Angkorian architecture.
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E.
Preah Khan
Preah Khan is a large 12th-century temple complex in Angkor, Cambodia, renowned for its intricate carvings, sprawling layout, and historical significance as a Buddhist and Hindu monastic center.
- 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: East Mebon Target entity description: East Mebon is a 10th-century temple-mountain in Angkor, Cambodia, built under King Rajendravarman and renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and former location on an artificial island in the East Baray reservoir.
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A.
Nokor Reach
Nokor Reach is the national anthem of Cambodia, a patriotic song that reflects the country's royal heritage and cultural identity.
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B.
Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom is a historic Buddhist temple on an artificial hill in central Phnom Penh and one of Cambodia’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
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C.
Baphuon
Baphuon is an 11th-century Hindu temple mountain in Angkor, Cambodia, renowned for its grand pyramidal architecture and later conversion into a Buddhist site.
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D.
Chau Say Tevoda
Chau Say Tevoda is a 12th-century Khmer Hindu temple near Angkor Thom in Cambodia, notable for its intricate carvings and restored classical Angkorian architecture.
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E.
Preah Khan
Preah Khan is a large 12th-century temple complex in Angkor, Cambodia, renowned for its intricate carvings, sprawling layout, and historical significance as a Buddhist and Hindu monastic center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Angkor temple
ⓘ
Hindu temple ⓘ temple-mountain ⓘ |
| access | land access due to dry reservoir ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionYear | 953 ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Khmer architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Khmer Empire ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
King Rajendravarman
ⓘ
linked to:
Rajendravarman II
|
| completionCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
10th-century Khmer
ⓘ
Rajendravarman period ⓘ
linked to:
Rajendravarman II
|
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| function |
religious sanctuary
ⓘ
state temple ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central sanctuary tower
ⓘ
corner towers ⓘ devata bas-reliefs ⓘ elephant statues at corners ⓘ false doors ⓘ intricate sandstone carvings ⓘ lintel carvings ⓘ multi-tiered platform ⓘ stairways on multiple sides ⓘ temple-mountain layout ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Angkor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Angkor Archaeological Park
ⓘ
Siem Reap Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Angkor Thom
ⓘ
Pre Rup ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
laterite ⓘ sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Pre Rup temple ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed narrative carvings
ⓘ
former island location ⓘ well-preserved elephant sculptures ⓘ |
| orientation | east-west ⓘ |
| originalSetting |
East Baray reservoir
ⓘ
artificial island ⓘ |
| partOf |
Angkor temple complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Angkor Archaeological Park
|
| planType | square plan ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | East Baray (now dry) ⓘ |
| tierCount | three tiers ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1992 ⓘ |
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: East Mebon Description of subject: East Mebon is a 10th-century temple-mountain in Angkor, Cambodia, built under King Rajendravarman and renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and former location on an artificial island in the East Baray reservoir.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: East Mebon