Sanamahi
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Sanamahi is a principal household and creator deity in the traditional Meitei religion of Manipur, revered as a protector of families and the universe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanamahi canonical | 7 |
| Sanamahi emblem | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6060781 — 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: Sanamahi Context triple: [Meitei people, traditionalReligionDeity, Sanamahi]
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A.
Amadioha
Amadioha is a major deity in Igbo traditional religion, revered as the god of thunder, lightning, justice, and moral order.
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B.
Hamaki
Hamaki was the Japanese nickname, meaning "cigar," for the Mitsubishi G4M, a long-range World War II bomber known for its distinctive cylindrical fuselage and lack of armor.
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C.
Sannomiya
Sannomiya is a major commercial and transportation hub in central Kobe, Japan, known for its shopping streets, nightlife, and role as the city’s downtown core.
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D.
Sikaiana
Sikaiana is a small, remote Polynesian atoll in the Solomon Islands whose people and culture are part of the Polynesian outlier communities in Melanesia.
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E.
Sanhaja
The Sanhaja were a major Berber tribal confederation of the western Sahara and Maghreb, historically influential in trans-Saharan trade and the rise of Islamic dynasties in North Africa.
- 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: Sanamahi Target entity description: Sanamahi is a principal household and creator deity in the traditional Meitei religion of Manipur, revered as a protector of families and the universe.
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A.
Amadioha
Amadioha is a major deity in Igbo traditional religion, revered as the god of thunder, lightning, justice, and moral order.
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B.
Hamaki
Hamaki was the Japanese nickname, meaning "cigar," for the Mitsubishi G4M, a long-range World War II bomber known for its distinctive cylindrical fuselage and lack of armor.
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C.
Sannomiya
Sannomiya is a major commercial and transportation hub in central Kobe, Japan, known for its shopping streets, nightlife, and role as the city’s downtown core.
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D.
Sikaiana
Sikaiana is a small, remote Polynesian atoll in the Solomon Islands whose people and culture are part of the Polynesian outlier communities in Melanesia.
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E.
Sanhaja
The Sanhaja were a major Berber tribal confederation of the western Sahara and Maghreb, historically influential in trans-Saharan trade and the rise of Islamic dynasties in North Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meitei deity
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic protection
ⓘ
family well-being ⓘ household prosperity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sanamahi Kachin
ⓘ
Sanamahi Temple ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
protector of creation
ⓘ
sustainer of the universe ⓘ |
| culture |
Meitei
ⓘ
linked to:
Meitei people
|
| domain |
cosmos
ⓘ
home ⓘ |
| epithet |
Lainingthou Sanamahi
ⓘ
Lord Sanamahi ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
brother of Pakhangba
ⓘ
elder son of Atiya Sidaba ⓘ son of Atiya Sidaba ⓘ |
| function |
granting protection to family members
ⓘ
maintaining cosmic order ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Cheiraoba-related household rites
ⓘ
Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba ⓘ |
| importance |
central figure in Sanamahism
ⓘ
principal deity in many Meitei households ⓘ |
| mythologicalType | household guardian ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Kangleipak (ancient Manipur)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Manipur
|
| religion |
Meitei religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Meitei mythology
Sanamahism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | indigenous religion of Manipur ⓘ |
| role |
creator of the universe
ⓘ
protector of households ⓘ protector of the universe ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWorship | ancient times to present ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
creator of all beings
ⓘ
supreme household deity ⓘ |
| worshipForm |
daily household rituals
ⓘ
offerings of water and food ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Meitei people ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Manipur
ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Sanamahi Temple
ⓘ
household sanctum ⓘ southwestern corner of the house ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sanamahi Description of subject: Sanamahi is a principal household and creator deity in the traditional Meitei religion of Manipur, revered as a protector of families and the universe.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sanamahi