Maku fortress
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Maku fortress is a remote mountain stronghold in northwestern Iran historically known as one of the main sites of the Báb’s imprisonment during the early Bábí movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maku fortress canonical | 1 |
| Mákú fortress | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9418736 — 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: Maku fortress Context triple: [the Báb, imprisonedIn, Maku fortress]
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Nakagusuku Castle
Nakagusuku Castle is a well-preserved Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) whose stone walls and ruins overlook the Pacific Ocean on Okinawa’s main island and form part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
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B.
Izborsk fortress
Izborsk fortress is a historic medieval stronghold in western Russia, renowned as one of the country’s oldest stone fortifications and a key defensive outpost near the former Russian-Teutonic frontier.
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Munot fortress
Munot fortress is a 16th-century circular hilltop fortification overlooking the Swiss town of Schaffhausen, known as the city’s iconic symbol and historic landmark.
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D.
Kuto Besak Fortress
Kuto Besak Fortress is an 18th-century riverside stronghold in Palembang, Indonesia, that once served as the royal palace and defensive center of the Palembang Sultanate.
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E.
Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in Okinawa, Japan, that served as the political and cultural center of the Ryukyu Kingdom and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 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: Maku fortress Target entity description: Maku fortress is a remote mountain stronghold in northwestern Iran historically known as one of the main sites of the Báb’s imprisonment during the early Bábí movement.
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A.
Nakagusuku Castle
Nakagusuku Castle is a well-preserved Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) whose stone walls and ruins overlook the Pacific Ocean on Okinawa’s main island and form part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
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B.
Izborsk fortress
Izborsk fortress is a historic medieval stronghold in western Russia, renowned as one of the country’s oldest stone fortifications and a key defensive outpost near the former Russian-Teutonic frontier.
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C.
Munot fortress
Munot fortress is a 16th-century circular hilltop fortification overlooking the Swiss town of Schaffhausen, known as the city’s iconic symbol and historic landmark.
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D.
Kuto Besak Fortress
Kuto Besak Fortress is an 18th-century riverside stronghold in Palembang, Indonesia, that once served as the royal palace and defensive center of the Palembang Sultanate.
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E.
Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in Okinawa, Japan, that served as the political and cultural center of the Ryukyu Kingdom and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ |
| access | relatively difficult to access due to mountainous location ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Bahá’í Faith
ⓘ
linked to:
Baha'i Faith
Bábism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bábí movement
ⓘ
the Báb ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| elevationFeature | built on elevated rocky terrain ⓘ |
| eraOfUseAsPrison | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| geographicalSetting | remote mountain stronghold ⓘ |
| governingDynastyAtTimeOfBabsImprisonment |
Qajar dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Qajar Iran
|
| heritageStatus | site of religious pilgrimage for some Bahá’ís and Bábís ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Qajar era
ⓘ
linked to:
Qajar Iran
|
| imprisonedPerson | the Báb ⓘ |
| imprisonmentRole | place of confinement of the Báb before his transfer to other prisons ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the early Bábí movement
ⓘ
being one of the main sites of the Báb’s imprisonment ⓘ |
| languageOfRegion |
Azerbaijani
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maku, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | mountainous region near the Aras River valley ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Armenia
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| partOf | historical fortifications of West Azerbaijan Province ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | important site in Bábí and Bahá’í history ⓘ |
| strategicRole | control of approaches to Maku region ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military stronghold
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maku fortress Description of subject: Maku fortress is a remote mountain stronghold in northwestern Iran historically known as one of the main sites of the Báb’s imprisonment during the early Bábí movement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maku fortress