Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab

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Sikh pilgrimage site historic town town

Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab is a historic Sikh town in the Rupnagar district, revered as a significant religious center founded by the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kiratpur Sahib	8
Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab canonical	1
Sri Kiratpur Sahib	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11803830 — 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: Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab
Context triple: [Guru Hargobind, deathPlace, Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab]

A. Anandpur Sahib
Anandpur Sahib is a historic Sikh city in Punjab, India, renowned as the birthplace of the Khalsa and a major center of Sikh faith and heritage.
B. Chamkaur Sahib
Chamkaur Sahib is a historic town in Punjab, India, renowned as the site of a major 1704 battle in Sikh history involving Guru Gobind Singh and his followers.
C. Tarn Taran Sahib
Tarn Taran Sahib is a historic town in Punjab, India, renowned as an important Sikh religious center built around a prominent gurdwara and sacred sarovar.
D. Patna Sahib
Patna Sahib is a major Sikh pilgrimage city in Bihar, India, revered as one of the holiest sites in Sikhism and home to the Takht Sri Patna Sahib gurdwara.
E. Lurgan Sahib
Lurgan Sahib is a mysterious and skilled gem-dealer and spy-master who mentors the protagonist Kim in the arts of observation and espionage in Rudyard Kipling’s novel "Kim."
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: Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab
Target entity description: Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab is a historic Sikh town in the Rupnagar district, revered as a significant religious center founded by the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind.

A. Anandpur Sahib
Anandpur Sahib is a historic Sikh city in Punjab, India, renowned as the birthplace of the Khalsa and a major center of Sikh faith and heritage.
B. Chamkaur Sahib
Chamkaur Sahib is a historic town in Punjab, India, renowned as the site of a major 1704 battle in Sikh history involving Guru Gobind Singh and his followers.
C. Tarn Taran Sahib
Tarn Taran Sahib is a historic town in Punjab, India, renowned as an important Sikh religious center built around a prominent gurdwara and sacred sarovar.
D. Patna Sahib
Patna Sahib is a major Sikh pilgrimage city in Bihar, India, revered as one of the holiest sites in Sikhism and home to the Takht Sri Patna Sahib gurdwara.
E. Lurgan Sahib
Lurgan Sahib is a mysterious and skilled gem-dealer and spy-master who mentors the protagonist Kim in the arts of observation and espionage in Rudyard Kipling’s novel "Kim."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sikh pilgrimage site ⓘ historic town ⓘ town ⓘ
administrativeDivision	Rupnagar district ⓘ
associatedWithGuru	Guru Har Krishan ⓘ Guru Har Rai ⓘ Guru Hargobind ⓘ Guru Tegh Bahadur ⓘ
category	Cities and towns in Rupnagar district ⓘ Places associated with Sikh gurus ⓘ Sikh pilgrimage sites ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
distanceFromChandigarh	approximately 50 km ⓘ
district	Rupnagar district ⓘ
elevation	approximately 260 metres ⓘ
etymology	name literally means ‘abode of praise’ in Punjabi ⓘ
foundedBy	Guru Hargobind ⓘ
foundedInCentury	17th century ⓘ
founder	Guru Hargobind ⓘ
governingBody	local municipal council ⓘ
hasGurdwara	Gurdwara Charan Kamal Sahib ⓘ linked to: Gurdwara Charan Kanwal Sahib Gurdwara Damdama Sahib (Kiratpur) ⓘ Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib ⓘ Gurdwara Sheesh Mahal Sahib ⓘ
hasRiverBankSite	cremation ghat on the Sutlej River ⓘ
knownFor	association with several Sikh Gurus ⓘ cremation ceremonies of Sikhs at Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib ⓘ historical Sikh shrines ⓘ
language	Punjabi ⓘ
locatedIn	Rupnagar district, Punjab, India ⓘ linked to: Rupnagar district
locatedInRegion	northwestern India ⓘ
locatedOn	Sutlej River ⓘ
locatedOnHighway	National Highway 205 NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Anandpur Sahib ⓘ
nearestAirport	Chandigarh International Airport ⓘ linked to: Chandigarh Airport
nearestCity	Rupnagar ⓘ
officialLanguage	Punjabi ⓘ linked to: Punjabi language
railwayLine	Nangal–Anandpur Sahib–Kiratpur Sahib line ⓘ linked to: Sirhind–Nangal line
region	Doaba-Majha border area of Punjab ⓘ linked to: Majha region of Punjab
religion	Sikhism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Khalsa Sikh tradition ⓘ linked to: Khalsa
significance	historic Sikh town ⓘ important Sikh religious center ⓘ
state	Punjab ⓘ
timezone	IST ⓘ
transport	served by Kiratpur Sahib railway station ⓘ
utcOffset	+5:30 ⓘ

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