Surasena kingdom
E141000
The Surasena kingdom was an ancient Indian realm centered in the region of present-day Mathura, known from early historical and epic traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kunti kingdom | 1 |
| Surasena kingdom canonical | 1 |
| Surasena region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1232335 — 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: Surasena kingdom Context triple: [Mathura, servedAsCapitalOf, Surasena kingdom]
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A.
Yadu dynasty
The Yadu dynasty is an ancient royal lineage in Hindu tradition, revered as the clan of Lord Krishna and central to many narratives in the Mahabharata and related texts.
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B.
Nawanagar State
Nawanagar State was a former princely state in western India, ruled by the Jadeja Rajput dynasty with its capital at Jamnagar, and later integrated into the modern state of Gujarat.
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C.
Nanda Empire
The Nanda Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty that ruled much of northern India in the 4th century BCE and laid the groundwork for the rise of the Maurya Empire.
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D.
Pala Empire
The Pala Empire was a powerful Buddhist dynasty that ruled much of eastern and northern India, including Bengal, from the 8th to 12th centuries.
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E.
Kingdom of Kashi
The Kingdom of Kashi was a historic North Indian realm centered on the ancient and sacred city of Varanasi (Kashi), a major cultural and religious hub in Hindu tradition.
- 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: Surasena kingdom Target entity description: The Surasena kingdom was an ancient Indian realm centered in the region of present-day Mathura, known from early historical and epic traditions.
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A.
Yadu dynasty
The Yadu dynasty is an ancient royal lineage in Hindu tradition, revered as the clan of Lord Krishna and central to many narratives in the Mahabharata and related texts.
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B.
Nawanagar State
Nawanagar State was a former princely state in western India, ruled by the Jadeja Rajput dynasty with its capital at Jamnagar, and later integrated into the modern state of Gujarat.
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C.
Nanda Empire
The Nanda Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty that ruled much of northern India in the 4th century BCE and laid the groundwork for the rise of the Maurya Empire.
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D.
Pala Empire
The Pala Empire was a powerful Buddhist dynasty that ruled much of eastern and northern India, including Bengal, from the 8th to 12th centuries.
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E.
Kingdom of Kashi
The Kingdom of Kashi was a historic North Indian realm centered on the ancient and sacred city of Varanasi (Kashi), a major cultural and religious hub in Hindu tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mahajanapada
ⓘ
ancient Indian kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Krishna ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Yadava kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Yadava dynasty
|
| borderedBy |
Avanti
ⓘ
Kuru ⓘ Matsya ⓘ Panchala ⓘ |
| capital | Mathura ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Yadava
ⓘ
surface form:
Yadavas
|
| flourishedInCentury | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Iron Age India ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Maurya Empire
ⓘ
Shunga dynasty ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Mathura archaeological remains ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Mathura ⓘ |
| hasCulture |
Vedic culture
ⓘ
early Hindu culture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mathura
ⓘ
surface form:
Mathura city-state
regions around Yamuna River ⓘ |
| hasReligion | early Krishna worship ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
ancient India
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient India
|
| knownFor | strategic location on trade routes in North India ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
early historical traditions
ⓘ
epic traditions ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Prakrit
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Braj region
ⓘ
northern India ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Yamuna
ⓘ
surface form:
Yamuna River
|
| namedAfter |
Shurasena
ⓘ
surface form:
Surasena (Yadava chief)
|
| partOf |
Indo-Gangetic Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Gangetic Plain civilizations
Mahajanapada period ⓘ
surface form:
Mahajanapadas
ancient Indian political geography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Vedic tribal polities in Braj region ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of Vaishnavism
ⓘ
early Krishna tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Surasena kingdom Description of subject: The Surasena kingdom was an ancient Indian realm centered in the region of present-day Mathura, known from early historical and epic traditions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Surasena region