Belan River
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The Belan River is a river in northern India that flows through parts of Uttar Pradesh, including the Mirzapur district, and is known for its archaeological significance due to numerous prehistoric sites along its banks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Belan River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6972162 — 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: Belan River Context triple: [Mirzapur district, contains, Belan River]
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A.
Bua River
The Bua River is a major river in Malawi that drains part of the country’s central region before emptying into Lake Malawi.
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B.
Bokova River
The Bokova River is a smaller watercourse in Ukraine that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the Inhulets River within the Dnieper basin.
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C.
Ngadda River
The Ngadda River is a waterway in northeastern Nigeria that flows through the city of Maiduguri and contributes to the region’s drainage into Lake Chad.
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D.
Bandia River
The Bandia River is a lesser-known river in India that serves as a tributary of the Indravati River within the Godavari basin.
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E.
Anseba River
The Anseba River is a major seasonal watercourse in Eritrea that flows from the central highlands toward the Red Sea basin, supporting agriculture and settlements along its valley.
- 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: Belan River Target entity description: The Belan River is a river in northern India that flows through parts of Uttar Pradesh, including the Mirzapur district, and is known for its archaeological significance due to numerous prehistoric sites along its banks.
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A.
Bua River
The Bua River is a major river in Malawi that drains part of the country’s central region before emptying into Lake Malawi.
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B.
Bokova River
The Bokova River is a smaller watercourse in Ukraine that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the Inhulets River within the Dnieper basin.
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C.
Ngadda River
The Ngadda River is a waterway in northeastern Nigeria that flows through the city of Maiduguri and contributes to the region’s drainage into Lake Chad.
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D.
Bandia River
The Bandia River is a lesser-known river in India that serves as a tributary of the Indravati River within the Godavari basin.
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E.
Anseba River
The Anseba River is a major seasonal watercourse in Eritrea that flows from the central highlands toward the Red Sea basin, supporting agriculture and settlements along its valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Belan Valley Neolithic culture ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Ganges Basin ⓘ |
| evidenceOf |
early agriculture in the Ganga valley
ⓘ
early rice cultivation ⓘ prehistoric human occupation ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Mirzapur district
ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance | prehistoric sites ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Koldihwa
ⓘ
Mahagara ⓘ other prehistoric sites in Belan Valley ⓘ |
| hasValley | Belan Valley ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mesolithic sites
ⓘ
Neolithic sites ⓘ Palaeolithic sites ⓘ numerous prehistoric sites along its banks ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern India ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ganges river system
ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-Gangetic river system
|
| region |
Ganga plain
ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-Gangetic Plain
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| state | Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Tons River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belan River Description of subject: The Belan River is a river in northern India that flows through parts of Uttar Pradesh, including the Mirzapur district, and is known for its archaeological significance due to numerous prehistoric sites along its banks.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.