Samudragupta
E175524
Samudragupta was a powerful 4th-century Indian emperor celebrated for his military conquests, patronage of the arts, and role in expanding and consolidating the Gupta Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samudragupta canonical | 8 |
| Samudra Gupta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1517347 — 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: Samudragupta Context triple: [Gupta Empire, notableRuler, Samudragupta]
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A.
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta I was an early 4th-century CE Indian monarch who initiated the rise of the Gupta dynasty, ushering in a classical "Golden Age" of ancient India.
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B.
Dasharatha Maurya
Dasharatha Maurya was a Mauryan emperor who succeeded Ashoka and ruled a gradually declining empire in the late 3rd century BCE.
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C.
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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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: Samudragupta Target entity description: Samudragupta was a powerful 4th-century Indian emperor celebrated for his military conquests, patronage of the arts, and role in expanding and consolidating the Gupta Empire.
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A.
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta I was an early 4th-century CE Indian monarch who initiated the rise of the Gupta dynasty, ushering in a classical "Golden Age" of ancient India.
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B.
Dasharatha Maurya
Dasharatha Maurya was a Mauryan emperor who succeeded Ashoka and ruled a gradually declining empire in the late 3rd century BCE.
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C.
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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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gupta emperor
ⓘ
Indian emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| capital | Pataliputra ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 4th century CE ⓘ |
| child | Chandragupta II ⓘ |
| coinageMotif |
battle-axe type coins
ⓘ
lyrist type coins ⓘ |
| coinageType | gold coins ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| courtPoet | Harisena ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Gupta Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Gupta dynasty
|
| father | Chandragupta I ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
relations with distant kingdoms
ⓘ
relations with forest tribes ⓘ relations with frontier states ⓘ |
| givenName | Samudra ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Classical age of India ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
inscriptions
ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ |
| inscription |
Prayaga Pillar Inscription
ⓘ
surface form:
Allahabad Pillar Inscription
|
| inscriptionLocation |
Allahabad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prayagraj
|
| knownAs |
Samudragupta
ⓘ
surface form:
Samudra Gupta
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| knownFor |
Prayaga Pillar Inscription
ⓘ
expansion of the Gupta Empire ⓘ issuance of gold coins ⓘ military conquests ⓘ patronage of learning ⓘ patronage of the arts ⓘ political consolidation of North India ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mother | Kumaradevi ⓘ |
| patronized | Brahmanism ⓘ |
| policy |
conquest and annexation in Aryavarta
ⓘ
subjugation and reinstatement of southern kings ⓘ |
| predecessor | Chandragupta I ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Ganges basin
ⓘ
northern India ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
parts of Central India ⓘ parts of Eastern India ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 375 CE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 335 CE ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptOfInscriptions | Brahmi script ⓘ |
| spouse | Dattadevi ⓘ |
| successor | Chandragupta II ⓘ |
| title |
King of Kings
ⓘ
Maharaja ⓘ
surface form:
Maharajadhiraja
Napoleon of India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samudragupta Description of subject: Samudragupta was a powerful 4th-century Indian emperor celebrated for his military conquests, patronage of the arts, and role in expanding and consolidating the Gupta Empire.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ancient India
this entity surface form:
Samudra Gupta