Devapala
E182277
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Devapala canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1548012 — 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: Devapala Context triple: [Pala Empire, notableRuler, Devapala]
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A.
Gopala I
Gopala I was the founder of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for establishing a powerful empire in Bengal and Bihar in the 8th century.
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B.
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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C.
Andhra Bhoja
Andhra Bhoja is an honorific epithet celebrating Sri Krishnadevaraya as a great patron of Telugu literature and the arts, likening him to the legendary king Bhoja.
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D.
Jadughar
Jadughar is the colloquial Bengali name for the Indian Museum in Kolkata, one of the oldest and largest museums in India, renowned for its extensive collection of art, archaeology, and natural history.
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E.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala was a powerful 8th–9th century ruler of the Pala Empire in eastern India, known for expanding his realm, patronizing Buddhism, and establishing centers of learning like Vikramashila.
- 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: Devapala Target entity description: Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
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A.
Gopala I
Gopala I was the founder of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for establishing a powerful empire in Bengal and Bihar in the 8th century.
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B.
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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C.
Andhra Bhoja
Andhra Bhoja is an honorific epithet celebrating Sri Krishnadevaraya as a great patron of Telugu literature and the arts, likening him to the legendary king Bhoja.
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D.
Jadughar
Jadughar is the colloquial Bengali name for the Indian Museum in Kolkata, one of the oldest and largest museums in India, renowned for its extensive collection of art, archaeology, and natural history.
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E.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala was a powerful 8th–9th century ruler of the Pala Empire in eastern India, known for expanding his realm, patronizing Buddhism, and establishing centers of learning like Vikramashila.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist ruler
ⓘ
Indian monarch ⓘ Pala emperor ⓘ |
| capital |
Monghyr
ⓘ
Pataliputra ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Pala Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pala Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Pala Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Pala dynasty
|
| expandedTo |
Assam
ⓘ
Bengal ⓘ Bihar ⓘ parts of Nepal ⓘ parts of Odisha ⓘ parts of northern India ⓘ |
| father | Dharmapala ⓘ |
| follows | Dharmapala ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Maharaja
ⓘ
surface form:
Maharajadhiraja
Paramasaugata ⓘ Parameshvara ⓘ |
| issued | land grants to Buddhist monasteries ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion of the Pala Empire to its greatest territorial extent
ⓘ
military campaigns in northern India ⓘ patronage of Buddhism ⓘ support of Buddhist monasteries and universities ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Pala Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Pala dynasty
|
| militaryConflict |
Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
ⓘ
Rashtrakuta dynasty ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Pala Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Pala dynasty
|
| notableInscription |
Munger copper-plate inscription
ⓘ
Nalanda copper-plate inscription ⓘ |
| patronized |
Buddhist monks
ⓘ
Buddhist scholars ⓘ Nalanda ⓘ
surface form:
Nalanda Mahavihara
Somapura Mahavihara ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dharmapala
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor of the Pala Empire
|
| predecessor | Dharmapala ⓘ |
| region | eastern India ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 850 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 810 ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| successor | Vigrahapala I ⓘ |
| successorState | Later Pala rulers ⓘ |
| supported |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
Vajrayana Buddhism
|
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Subject: Devapala Description of subject: Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
Referenced by (3)
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