Meghalayan
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The Meghalayan is the most recent and current age of the Holocene epoch, defined by a global climatic event marked by a major drought and cooling period that began about 4,200 years ago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meghalayan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742169 — 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: Meghalayan Context triple: [Holocene, hasStage, Meghalayan]
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A.
Meghalaya
Meghalaya is a hilly state in northeastern India known for its heavy rainfall, lush forests, and diverse indigenous cultures.
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B.
Garhwal
Garhwal is a mountainous cultural region in the Indian Himalayas, known for its Garhwali heritage, pilgrimage sites, and scenic landscapes in present-day Uttarakhand.
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C.
Kumaon
Kumaon is a culturally rich Himalayan region in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, known for its mountainous landscapes, distinct traditions, and historic hill towns like Nainital and Almora.
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D.
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand is a northern Indian state in the Himalayas known for its sacred rivers, pilgrimage sites, and mountainous landscapes.
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E.
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a mountainous state in northern India known for its Himalayan landscapes, hill stations, and tourism.
- 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: Meghalayan Target entity description: The Meghalayan is the most recent and current age of the Holocene epoch, defined by a global climatic event marked by a major drought and cooling period that began about 4,200 years ago.
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A.
Meghalaya
Meghalaya is a hilly state in northeastern India known for its heavy rainfall, lush forests, and diverse indigenous cultures.
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B.
Garhwal
Garhwal is a mountainous cultural region in the Indian Himalayas, known for its Garhwali heritage, pilgrimage sites, and scenic landscapes in present-day Uttarakhand.
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C.
Kumaon
Kumaon is a culturally rich Himalayan region in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, known for its mountainous landscapes, distinct traditions, and historic hill towns like Nainital and Almora.
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D.
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand is a northern Indian state in the Himalayas known for its sacred rivers, pilgrimage sites, and mountainous landscapes.
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E.
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a mountainous state in northern India known for its Himalayan landscapes, hill stations, and tourism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronostratigraphic unit
ⓘ
geologic age ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cultural and societal disruptions in several ancient civilizations ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Late Holocene
ⓘ
linked to:
Holocene
|
| characterizedBy |
regional monsoon weakening
ⓘ
widespread aridity ⓘ |
| chronologicalRank | age ⓘ |
| climateContext | Holocene climate variability ⓘ |
| climaticEventAssociated | 4.2 kiloyear event ⓘ |
| correlatesWith | late Bronze Age climatic disturbances ⓘ |
| definedBy |
cooling period
ⓘ
global climatic event ⓘ major drought ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
lake sediment records
ⓘ
marine cores ⓘ speleothem oxygen isotope records ⓘ |
| follows | Northgrippian ⓘ |
| formalizedIn | Holocene subdivision proposal ⓘ |
| formalName | Meghalayan Age ⓘ |
| globalScope | yes ⓘ |
| GSSPApprovalBody |
IUGS Executive Committee
ⓘ
linked to:
International Union of Geological Sciences
|
| GSSPDefinedAt | Mawmluh Cave ⓘ |
| GSSPLocation | Mawmluh Cave, Meghalaya, India ⓘ |
| GSSPTypeSection | speleothem in Mawmluh Cave ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Holocene subdivision
ⓘ
linked to:
Holocene
|
| namedAfter |
Meghalaya, India
ⓘ
linked to:
Meghalaya
|
| partOf |
Holocene epoch
ⓘ
linked to:
Holocene
|
| positionInHolocene | youngest age of the Holocene ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Northgrippian age
ⓘ
linked to:
Northgrippian
|
| ratificationYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy |
International Commission on Stratigraphy
ⓘ
International Union of Geological Sciences ⓘ |
| startTime |
4.2 ka BP
ⓘ
approximately 4,200 years ago ⓘ |
| status | current age of the Holocene ⓘ |
| subdivisionLevel | subdivision of Holocene Series/Epoch ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Cenozoic era
ⓘ
linked to:
Cenozoic
Quaternary period ⓘ |
| temporalExtent | from 4.2 ka BP to present ⓘ |
| timeScale | International Chronostratigraphic Chart ⓘ |
| usedInDiscipline |
Quaternary science
ⓘ
geology ⓘ paleoclimatology ⓘ |
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: Meghalayan Description of subject: The Meghalayan is the most recent and current age of the Holocene epoch, defined by a global climatic event marked by a major drought and cooling period that began about 4,200 years ago.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.