King Porus
E151794
King Porus was an ancient Indian ruler of the Punjab region, renowned for his valiant resistance against Alexander the Great during the Battle of the Hydaspes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Porus canonical | 6 |
| Porus | 4 |
| Raja Porus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1270103 — 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: King Porus Context triple: [Jhelum River, associatedWithPerson, King Porus]
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A.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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B.
Bindusara
Bindusara was the second emperor of the Maurya dynasty in ancient India, known for consolidating and expanding the vast empire established by his father Chandragupta Maurya.
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C.
Euthydemus
Euthydemus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that satirically examines sophistry and the nature of wisdom through conversations between Socrates and two eristic brothers.
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D.
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of one of ancient India’s largest and most powerful empires, ruling from Pataliputra and laying the foundations for the Mauryan dynasty’s political and administrative systems.
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E.
Ashoka
Ashoka was a 3rd-century BCE Mauryan emperor of India renowned for his vast empire, conversion to Buddhism, and promotion of nonviolence and moral governance.
- 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: King Porus Target entity description: King Porus was an ancient Indian ruler of the Punjab region, renowned for his valiant resistance against Alexander the Great during the Battle of the Hydaspes.
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A.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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B.
Bindusara
Bindusara was the second emperor of the Maurya dynasty in ancient India, known for consolidating and expanding the vast empire established by his father Chandragupta Maurya.
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C.
Euthydemus
Euthydemus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that satirically examines sophistry and the nature of wisdom through conversations between Socrates and two eristic brothers.
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D.
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of one of ancient India’s largest and most powerful empires, ruling from Pataliputra and laying the foundations for the Mauryan dynasty’s political and administrative systems.
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E.
Ashoka
Ashoka was a 3rd-century BCE Mauryan emperor of India renowned for his vast empire, conversion to Buddhism, and promotion of nonviolence and moral governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Indian ruler
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| armyComponent |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ war elephants ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ |
| country | Paurava kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Indian ⓘ |
| dateOfBattle | 326 BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indian ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of the Hydaspes
ⓘ
resistance against Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Poros
ⓘ
Purushottama (traditional identification) ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
military leadership
ⓘ
valor ⓘ |
| opponent | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| placeOfBattle |
Hydaspes River
ⓘ
Jhelum River ⓘ |
| postBattleOutcome |
granted additional territory by Alexander
ⓘ
restored to his kingdom by Alexander ⓘ |
| postBattleRelationWithAlexander | vassal ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Punjab
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surface form:
Punjab region
area between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Arrian of Nicomedia
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surface form:
Arrian
Diodorus Siculus ⓘ Plutarch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Porus Description of subject: King Porus was an ancient Indian ruler of the Punjab region, renowned for his valiant resistance against Alexander the Great during the Battle of the Hydaspes.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Porus
this entity surface form:
Porus
this entity surface form:
Raja Porus
this entity surface form:
Porus
this entity surface form:
Porus