Uttara Kanda
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Uttara Kanda is the final book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing events after Rama’s coronation, including Sita’s exile and the birth of their sons.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Uttara Kanda canonical | 2 |
| Uttar Kāṇḍ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902499 — 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: Uttara Kanda Context triple: [Ramayana, hasPart, Uttara Kanda]
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Mahakoshal region
The Mahakoshal region is a historical and cultural area in central India, largely corresponding to parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh and known for its diverse tribal communities and rich linguistic and cultural heritage.
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Mithila region
The Mithila region is a historic and cultural area in the eastern Indian subcontinent, primarily in northern Bihar and parts of Nepal, known for its Maithili language, rich literary heritage, and distinctive Mithila (Madhubani) painting tradition.
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Kathiawari
Kathiawari is a regional dialect of Gujarati spoken primarily in the Saurashtra (Kathiawar) peninsula of western India, known for its distinct phonetic and lexical features.
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D.
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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E.
Purna
Purna is a river in India that serves as one of the important tributaries of the Godavari River.
- 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: Uttara Kanda Target entity description: Uttara Kanda is the final book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing events after Rama’s coronation, including Sita’s exile and the birth of their sons.
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A.
Mahakoshal region
The Mahakoshal region is a historical and cultural area in central India, largely corresponding to parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh and known for its diverse tribal communities and rich linguistic and cultural heritage.
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B.
Mithila region
The Mithila region is a historic and cultural area in the eastern Indian subcontinent, primarily in northern Bihar and parts of Nepal, known for its Maithili language, rich literary heritage, and distinctive Mithila (Madhubani) painting tradition.
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C.
Kathiawari
Kathiawari is a regional dialect of Gujarati spoken primarily in the Saurashtra (Kathiawar) peninsula of western India, known for its distinct phonetic and lexical features.
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D.
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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E.
Purna
Purna is a river in India that serves as one of the important tributaries of the Godavari River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of an epic
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kanda ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Vishnu ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
dharma
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kingship and duty ⓘ public morality versus personal relationships ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| chronologicalScope | post-coronation life of Rama ⓘ |
| containsBackstoryOf |
Hanuman
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Kumbhakarna ⓘ Ravana ⓘ Shurpanakha ⓘ Vibhishana ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
influential in later Ramayana retellings
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source for many devotional and dramatic traditions ⓘ |
| describes |
Sita’s exile
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birth of Lava and Kusha ⓘ events after Rama’s coronation ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dasharatha
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Hanuman ⓘ Kusha ⓘ Lakshmana ⓘ Lava ⓘ Rama ⓘ Ravana ⓘ Shurpanakha ⓘ Sita ⓘ Valmiki ⓘ Vibhishana ⓘ |
| includesEpisode | Rama’s horse sacrifice (Ashvamedha) in some traditions ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Rama’s departure from the world
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Rama’s rule in Ayodhya ⓘ Sita’s banishment to the forest ⓘ Sita’s final return to the earth ⓘ Sita’s stay in Valmiki’s ashram ⓘ education of Lava and Kusha ⓘ public opinion about Sita’s purity ⓘ recitation of the Ramayana by Lava and Kusha ⓘ |
| partOf | Ramayana ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | final book of the Ramayana ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptureType | Itihasa literature ⓘ |
| setting |
Ayodhya
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Kosala ⓘ Valmiki’s hermitage ⓘ |
| textualStatus | sometimes considered a later addition to the Ramayana ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Valmiki ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uttara Kanda Description of subject: Uttara Kanda is the final book of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, detailing events after Rama’s coronation, including Sita’s exile and the birth of their sons.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Uttar Kāṇḍ