Mingun
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Mingun is a historic riverside town in central Myanmar, known for its massive unfinished pagoda, the Mingun Pahtodawgyi, and the nearby Mingun Bell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mingun canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9842096 — 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: Mingun Context triple: [Mandalay Region, containsTown, Mingun]
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A.
Minginish
Minginish is a rugged peninsula on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, known for its dramatic coastal scenery and proximity to the Cuillin mountains.
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B.
Mingis
Mingis is an alternative spelling of the surname Menzies, a Scottish name historically associated with several notable figures and families.
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C.
Muye
Muye was the site of an ancient Chinese battlefield where the Zhou forces decisively overthrew the Shang dynasty.
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D.
Maonan
The Maonan are a small ethnic minority group in southern China known for their distinct Kam–Sui language, traditional rice farming, and rich folk customs.
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E.
Maguan
Maguan is a town in Shimonoseki, Japan, historically notable as the site where the Treaty of Shimonoseki (also known as the Treaty of Maguan) was signed, ending the First Sino-Japanese War.
- 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: Mingun Target entity description: Mingun is a historic riverside town in central Myanmar, known for its massive unfinished pagoda, the Mingun Pahtodawgyi, and the nearby Mingun Bell.
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A.
Minginish
Minginish is a rugged peninsula on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, known for its dramatic coastal scenery and proximity to the Cuillin mountains.
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B.
Mingis
Mingis is an alternative spelling of the surname Menzies, a Scottish name historically associated with several notable figures and families.
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C.
Muye
Muye was the site of an ancient Chinese battlefield where the Zhou forces decisively overthrew the Shang dynasty.
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D.
Maonan
The Maonan are a small ethnic minority group in southern China known for their distinct Kam–Sui language, traditional rice farming, and rich folk customs.
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E.
Maguan
Maguan is a town in Shimonoseki, Japan, historically notable as the site where the Treaty of Shimonoseki (also known as the Treaty of Maguan) was signed, ending the First Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist stupa
ⓘ
bell ⓘ bronze bell ⓘ pagoda ⓘ town ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Burmese Buddhist architecture
ⓘ
whitewashed terraced pagoda ⓘ |
| builtBy | King Bagyidaw ⓘ |
| builtInHonorOf | Princess Hsinbyume ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
King Bodawpaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Bodawpaya
King Bodawpaya ⓘ
linked to:
Bodawpaya
|
| constructionStart | 1790 ⓘ |
| country |
Myanmar
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
1839 earthquake
ⓘ
earthquake ⓘ |
| famousStructure |
large bronze bell
ⓘ
massive unfinished pagoda ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hsinbyume Pagoda
ⓘ
Mingun Bell ⓘ Mingun Pahtodawgyi ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ |
| intendedHeight | about 150 metres ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hsinbyume Pagoda
ⓘ
Mingun Bell ⓘ Mingun Pahtodawgyi ⓘ historic riverside setting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mingun
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Mingun ⓘ Mingun ⓘ Sagaing Region ⓘ central Myanmar ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mandalay ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Ayeyarwady River ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Ayeyarwady River
ⓘ
linked to:
Irrawaddy River
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the largest ringing bells in the world
ⓘ
very large size ⓘ |
| reachableBy | boat from Mandalay ⓘ |
| status |
hanging bell
ⓘ
unfinished ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism destination
ⓘ
religious tourism destination ⓘ |
| use | Buddhist religious purposes ⓘ |
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: Mingun Description of subject: Mingun is a historic riverside town in central Myanmar, known for its massive unfinished pagoda, the Mingun Pahtodawgyi, and the nearby Mingun Bell.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.