Kharavela
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Kharavela was a prominent 1st-century BCE Jain king of Kalinga, known for his military campaigns, patronage of Jainism, and monumental inscriptions such as the Hathigumpha inscription.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kharavela canonical | 1 |
| King Kharavela | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14959775 — 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: Kharavela Context triple: [Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, associatedWithRuler, Kharavela]
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A.
Dharasena I
Dharasena I was an early and prominent ruler of the Maitraka dynasty in western India, known for consolidating its power and laying foundations for its regional influence.
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B.
Dashapura
Dashapura is the ancient name of the city now known as Mandsaur in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, historically significant as a regional center in western India.
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C.
Dharasena II
Dharasena II was an early ruler of the Maitraka dynasty in western India, known for consolidating the kingdom’s power and issuing important inscriptions that illuminate the region’s political history.
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D.
Raja Dahir
Raja Dahir was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh, known for his defeat and death in 712 CE during the Arab conquest of the region led by Muhammad bin Qasim.
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E.
Rudradaman I
Rudradaman I was a prominent 2nd-century CE Western Kshatrapa ruler in western India, known for his military conquests, public works, and one of the earliest long inscriptions in classical Sanskrit.
- 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: Kharavela Target entity description: Kharavela was a prominent 1st-century BCE Jain king of Kalinga, known for his military campaigns, patronage of Jainism, and monumental inscriptions such as the Hathigumpha inscription.
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A.
Dharasena I
Dharasena I was an early and prominent ruler of the Maitraka dynasty in western India, known for consolidating its power and laying foundations for its regional influence.
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B.
Dashapura
Dashapura is the ancient name of the city now known as Mandsaur in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, historically significant as a regional center in western India.
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C.
Dharasena II
Dharasena II was an early ruler of the Maitraka dynasty in western India, known for consolidating the kingdom’s power and issuing important inscriptions that illuminate the region’s political history.
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D.
Raja Dahir
Raja Dahir was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh, known for his defeat and death in 712 CE during the Arab conquest of the region led by Muhammad bin Qasim.
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E.
Rudradaman I
Rudradaman I was a prominent 2nd-century CE Western Kshatrapa ruler in western India, known for his military conquests, public works, and one of the earliest long inscriptions in classical Sanskrit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King Kharavela