Tomb of Akbar the Great

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Mughal mausoleum heritage structure mausoleum tourist attraction

The Tomb of Akbar the Great is a grand Mughal mausoleum complex in Sikandra, near Agra in India, renowned for its intricate architecture and as the final resting place of the emperor Akbar.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Akbar’s Tomb	2
Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra	1
Akbar’s tomb	1
Tomb of Akbar	1
Tomb of Akbar complex	1
Tomb of Akbar the Great canonical	1
mausoleum of Akbar	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T617871 — 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: Tomb of Akbar the Great
Context triple: [Akbar, burialPlace, Tomb of Akbar the Great]

A. Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb is a 16th-century Mughal mausoleum in Delhi, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major architectural precursor to the Taj Mahal.
B. Tomb of Jahangir, Lahore
The Tomb of Jahangir in Lahore is a grand 17th-century Mughal mausoleum renowned for its intricate frescoes, marble inlay, and expansive gardens, commemorating the emperor Jahangir.
C. Moti Masjid
Moti Masjid is a small 17th-century white marble mosque built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb within the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India.
D. Qutb Shahi Tombs
Qutb Shahi Tombs is a historic necropolis in Hyderabad featuring the grand mausoleums of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, renowned for its distinctive Indo-Islamic architecture.
E. Dargah of Bahadur Shah Zafar
The Dargah of Bahadur Shah Zafar is a revered Sufi shrine and historical mausoleum in Yangon, Myanmar, housing the tomb of the last Mughal emperor of India.
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: Tomb of Akbar the Great
Target entity description: The Tomb of Akbar the Great is a grand Mughal mausoleum complex in Sikandra, near Agra in India, renowned for its intricate architecture and as the final resting place of the emperor Akbar.

A. Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb is a 16th-century Mughal mausoleum in Delhi, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major architectural precursor to the Taj Mahal.
B. Tomb of Jahangir, Lahore
The Tomb of Jahangir in Lahore is a grand 17th-century Mughal mausoleum renowned for its intricate frescoes, marble inlay, and expansive gardens, commemorating the emperor Jahangir.
C. Moti Masjid
Moti Masjid is a small 17th-century white marble mosque built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb within the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India.
D. Qutb Shahi Tombs
Qutb Shahi Tombs is a historic necropolis in Hyderabad featuring the grand mausoleums of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, renowned for its distinctive Indo-Islamic architecture.
E. Dargah of Bahadur Shah Zafar
The Dargah of Bahadur Shah Zafar is a revered Sufi shrine and historical mausoleum in Yangon, Myanmar, housing the tomb of the last Mughal emperor of India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mughal mausoleum ⓘ heritage structure ⓘ mausoleum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ Mughal architecture ⓘ
builtInTheReignOf	Jahangir ⓘ
burialPlaceOf	Akbar ⓘ
centuryOfConstruction	17th century ⓘ
commissionedBy	Akbar ⓘ
completedBy	Jahangir ⓘ
constructionEnd	1613 ⓘ
constructionStart	1605 ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
coordinates	27.205°N 77.961°E ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
era	Mughal Empire ⓘ linked to: Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
hasDesignFeature	arched gateways ⓘ calligraphic decoration ⓘ chhatris ⓘ geometric ornamentation ⓘ inlaid marble patterns ⓘ minarets with white marble ⓘ multiple storeys ⓘ
hasGardenLayout	Persian-style garden ⓘ quadrilateral garden ⓘ
hasPart	cenotaph ⓘ charbagh garden ⓘ courtyard ⓘ garden ⓘ gateway ⓘ minaret ⓘ pavilion ⓘ
heritageDesignation	protected monument of national importance ⓘ
locatedIn	Sikandra ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
locatedNear	Agra ⓘ
managingOrganization	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
materialUsed	red sandstone ⓘ white marble ⓘ
namedAfter	Akbar ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	Agra Fort ⓘ Taj Mahal ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
significance	final resting place of Akbar ⓘ major example of early Mughal funerary architecture ⓘ
visitorType	domestic tourists ⓘ international tourists ⓘ

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