Adalaj Stepwell (near Ahmedabad)
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Adalaj Stepwell (near Ahmedabad) is a 15th-century intricately carved, multi-story stepwell in Gujarat, India, renowned for its Indo-Islamic architecture and historical significance as a communal water resource and resting place.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adalaj Stepwell | 1 |
| Adalaj Stepwell (near Ahmedabad) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T718275 — 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: Adalaj Stepwell (near Ahmedabad) Context triple: [Ahmedabad, hasLandmark, Adalaj Stepwell (near Ahmedabad)]
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A.
Maheshwar Ghat
Maheshwar Ghat is a historic and scenic riverfront on the Narmada in Madhya Pradesh, India, known for its ancient temples, stone steps, and association with Queen Ahilyabai Holkar.
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B.
Palitana temples
The Palitana temples are a renowned complex of hundreds of Jain temples atop Shatrunjaya Hill, revered as one of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites.
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C.
Umaid Bhawan Palace
Umaid Bhawan Palace is a grand 20th-century sandstone palace in Jodhpur, India, that serves as both a royal residence and a luxury heritage hotel.
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D.
Omkareshwar Ghat
Omkareshwar Ghat is a prominent riverside bathing and pilgrimage site on the Narmada River, known for its religious significance and scenic surroundings near the Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga temple in Madhya Pradesh, India.
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E.
Agra Fort
Agra Fort is a massive 16th-century Mughal fortress in Agra, India, renowned for its red sandstone architecture and historical significance as the main residence of the Mughal emperors.
- 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: Adalaj Stepwell (near Ahmedabad) Target entity description: Adalaj Stepwell (near Ahmedabad) is a 15th-century intricately carved, multi-story stepwell in Gujarat, India, renowned for its Indo-Islamic architecture and historical significance as a communal water resource and resting place.
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A.
Maheshwar Ghat
Maheshwar Ghat is a historic and scenic riverfront on the Narmada in Madhya Pradesh, India, known for its ancient temples, stone steps, and association with Queen Ahilyabai Holkar.
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B.
Palitana temples
The Palitana temples are a renowned complex of hundreds of Jain temples atop Shatrunjaya Hill, revered as one of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites.
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C.
Umaid Bhawan Palace
Umaid Bhawan Palace is a grand 20th-century sandstone palace in Jodhpur, India, that serves as both a royal residence and a luxury heritage hotel.
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D.
Omkareshwar Ghat
Omkareshwar Ghat is a prominent riverside bathing and pilgrimage site on the Narmada River, known for its religious significance and scenic surroundings near the Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga temple in Madhya Pradesh, India.
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E.
Agra Fort
Agra Fort is a massive 16th-century Mughal fortress in Agra, India, renowned for its red sandstone architecture and historical significance as the main residence of the Mughal emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural monument
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stepwell ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Hindu architecture
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linked to:
Hindu temple architecture
Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor |
communal water supply
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resting place for travelers ⓘ social gatherings ⓘ |
| climateFunction |
providing cool resting space
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temperature regulation ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1498 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carved motifs of birds
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carved motifs of deities ⓘ carved motifs of flowers ⓘ intricately carved pillars ⓘ octagonal well shaft ⓘ openings for light and air ⓘ ornate balconies ⓘ pavilions ⓘ platforms at different levels ⓘ spiral staircases ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Sultanate period inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | north-south ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument of National Importance (India) ⓘ |
| inception | 15th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adalaj
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Gandhinagar district ⓘ Gujarat ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ahmedabad ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | historic trade routes near Ahmedabad ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Ahmedabad
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Gandhinagar ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 5 ⓘ |
| region | Western India ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism (historical use)
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linked to:
Hinduism
Islam (patronage context) ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
architectural photography
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community meetings
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irrigation support ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ resting place for caravans ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
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
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: Adalaj Stepwell (near Ahmedabad) Description of subject: Adalaj Stepwell (near Ahmedabad) is a 15th-century intricately carved, multi-story stepwell in Gujarat, India, renowned for its Indo-Islamic architecture and historical significance as a communal water resource and resting place.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Adalaj Stepwell (near Ahmedabad)