Indica
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Indica is an ancient Greek historical work by Arrian of Nicomedia that recounts the voyages and campaigns of Alexander the Great’s fleet in the Indian Ocean and describes the lands and peoples of India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Indica canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11880636 — 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: Indica Context triple: [Arrian of Nicomedia, notableWork, Indica]
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Ganja
Ganja is one of Azerbaijan’s largest and oldest cities, known as a historic cultural and economic center in the South Caucasus.
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Canna
Canna is a small, historically rich island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, known for its wildlife, archaeological sites, and ownership by the National Trust for Scotland.
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Santal
Santal are an indigenous ethnic group of South Asia, primarily found in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, known for their distinct Austroasiatic language, rich oral traditions, and agrarian lifestyle.
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D.
Senna
Senna is a critically acclaimed 2010 documentary film that chronicles the life, career, and tragic death of legendary Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna.
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Cassia
Cassia is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often associated with warmth and spice due to its connection to the cassia tree and cinnamon.
- 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: Indica Target entity description: Indica is an ancient Greek historical work by Arrian of Nicomedia that recounts the voyages and campaigns of Alexander the Great’s fleet in the Indian Ocean and describes the lands and peoples of India.
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A.
Ganja
Ganja is one of Azerbaijan’s largest and oldest cities, known as a historic cultural and economic center in the South Caucasus.
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B.
Canna
Canna is a small, historically rich island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, known for its wildlife, archaeological sites, and ownership by the National Trust for Scotland.
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C.
Santal
Santal are an indigenous ethnic group of South Asia, primarily found in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, known for their distinct Austroasiatic language, rich oral traditions, and agrarian lifestyle.
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D.
Senna
Senna is a critically acclaimed 2010 documentary film that chronicles the life, career, and tragic death of legendary Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna.
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E.
Cassia
Cassia is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often associated with warmth and spice due to its connection to the cassia tree and cinnamon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek historical work
ⓘ
classical literature ⓘ historical text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Indica of Arrian
ⓘ
linked to:
Arrian’s Indica
|
| author | Arrian of Nicomedia ⓘ |
| basedOn |
accounts of Alexander’s admirals
ⓘ
reports of Nearchus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| describes |
customs of Indian peoples
ⓘ
geography of India ⓘ peoples encountered by Alexander’s fleet ⓘ voyage from the Indus River to the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
India
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| genre | historiography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
campaigns of Alexander the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of Alexander the Great
|
| historicalTradition | Greek ethnographic writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Greek accounts of India ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Nearchus ⓘ |
| mentions |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Nearchus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arrian’s works on Alexander the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
|
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Arrian’s works ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Anabasis of Alexander
ⓘ
linked to:
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
|
| setting |
Indian Ocean littoral
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Ocean Rim
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| subject |
campaigns of Alexander the Great’s fleet in the Indian Ocean
ⓘ
lands of India ⓘ peoples of India ⓘ voyages of Alexander the Great’s fleet ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| workType |
ethnographic narrative
ⓘ
travel narrative ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Arrian
ⓘ
linked to:
Arrian of Nicomedia
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indica Description of subject: Indica is an ancient Greek historical work by Arrian of Nicomedia that recounts the voyages and campaigns of Alexander the Great’s fleet in the Indian Ocean and describes the lands and peoples of India.
Referenced by (7)
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