Duryodhana
E111375
Duryodhana is the ambitious and antagonistic Kaurava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, whose rivalry with the Pandavas leads to the devastating Kurukshetra war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duryodhana canonical | 31 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T873924 — 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: Duryodhana Context triple: [Mahabharata, mainCharacters, Duryodhana]
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A.
Karna
Karna is a legendary warrior and tragic hero of the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his unmatched archery skills, unwavering loyalty, and complex moral dilemmas.
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B.
Kauravas
The Kauravas are the antagonistic royal clan in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known for waging the Kurukshetra War against their cousins, the Pandavas.
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C.
Bhishma
Bhishma is a revered elder warrior and statesman of the Kuru dynasty in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his vow of celibacy, unwavering duty, and pivotal role in the Kurukshetra War.
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D.
Arjuna
Arjuna is a central warrior prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned as the chief disciple of Krishna and the primary recipient of the teachings in the Bhagavad Gita.
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E.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya is the charioteer and seer in the Mahabharata who, granted divine vision, narrates the events of the Kurukshetra war to the blind king Dhritarashtra.
- 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: Duryodhana Target entity description: Duryodhana is the ambitious and antagonistic Kaurava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, whose rivalry with the Pandavas leads to the devastating Kurukshetra war.
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A.
Karna
Karna is a legendary warrior and tragic hero of the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his unmatched archery skills, unwavering loyalty, and complex moral dilemmas.
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B.
Kauravas
The Kauravas are the antagonistic royal clan in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known for waging the Kurukshetra War against their cousins, the Pandavas.
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C.
Bhishma
Bhishma is a revered elder warrior and statesman of the Kuru dynasty in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his vow of celibacy, unwavering duty, and pivotal role in the Kurukshetra War.
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D.
Arjuna
Arjuna is a central warrior prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned as the chief disciple of Krishna and the primary recipient of the teachings in the Bhagavad Gita.
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E.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya is the charioteer and seer in the Mahabharata who, granted divine vision, narrates the events of the Kurukshetra war to the blind king Dhritarashtra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kaurava prince
ⓘ
antagonist ⓘ character in the Mahabharata ⓘ mythological character ⓘ |
| alternateName | Suyodhana ⓘ |
| armyCommander |
Bhishma
ⓘ
Drona ⓘ Karna ⓘ Shalya ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
adharma (unrighteousness)
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fratricidal conflict ⓘ jealousy ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hastinapura ⓘ |
| brother |
Dushasana
ⓘ
Vikarna ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict |
dispute over the Kuru throne
ⓘ
refusal to share the kingdom with the Pandavas ⓘ |
| closeFriend |
Ashwatthama
ⓘ
Karna ⓘ |
| deathCause | mortal wounds in mace duel with Bhima ⓘ |
| deathContext | final stages of the Kurukshetra war ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kurukshetra battlefield
ⓘ
surface form:
battlefield of Kurukshetra
|
| dynasty | Kuru dynasty ⓘ |
| epic | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| father | Dhritarashtra ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Subala
ⓘ
Vichitravirya ⓘ |
| grandmother |
Ambika
ⓘ
Gandhari’s unnamed mother ⓘ |
| instigated | exile of the Pandavas for 13 years ⓘ |
| kingdom |
Kuru Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuru kingdom
|
| literarySource |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
surface form:
Vyasa’s Mahabharata
|
| moralCharacterization |
envy-driven antagonist to the Pandavas
ⓘ
generous to friends and allies ⓘ proud and ambitious ⓘ |
| mother | Gandhari ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | difficult to conquer ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
humiliation of Draupadi in the Kuru court
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rigged dice game against Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| notableRival |
Arjuna
ⓘ
Bhima ⓘ Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Krishna
ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInWar | leader of the Kaurava army at Kurukshetra ⓘ |
| siblingCount | 100 Kaurava brothers and 1 sister ⓘ |
| sister | Duhshala ⓘ |
| son |
Lakshmana Kumara
ⓘ
surface form:
Lakshman
Lakshmana Kumara ⓘ |
| spouse | Bhanumati ⓘ |
| spouseFather | Bhagadatta ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Ashwatthama
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Bhishma ⓘ Drona ⓘ Karna ⓘ Kripa ⓘ Shakuni ⓘ |
| teacher |
Drona
ⓘ
Kripa ⓘ
surface form:
Kripacharya
|
| title | Crown Prince of Hastinapura ⓘ |
| weaponSkill |
club fighting
ⓘ
mace fighting ⓘ |
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: Duryodhana Description of subject: Duryodhana is the ambitious and antagonistic Kaurava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, whose rivalry with the Pandavas leads to the devastating Kurukshetra war.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bhishma Parva