Srivijaya Empire
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The Srivijaya Empire was a powerful maritime and commercial kingdom that dominated trade routes and Mahayana Buddhist culture in Southeast Asia from roughly the 7th to 13th centuries.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Srivijaya | 31 |
| Srivijaya Empire canonical | 9 |
| Srivijaya kingdom | 4 |
| Srivijaya period | 3 |
| Srivijaya Kingdom | 2 |
| Malayu Kingdom | 1 |
| Srivijaya cultural sphere | 1 |
| Srivijaya polity | 1 |
| Srivijaya-era trade network | 1 |
| Srivijayan cultural sphere | 1 |
| Srivijayan culture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223493 — 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: Srivijaya Empire Context triple: [Malay peoples, associatedWith, Srivijaya Empire]
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A.
Medang Kingdom
The Medang Kingdom was an early medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist polity in Central and later East Java, known for its temple complexes and role in the development of classical Javanese culture.
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B.
Majapahit Empire
The Majapahit Empire was a powerful 13th–16th century Javanese thalassocratic kingdom that dominated much of maritime Southeast Asia and became a major center of regional trade, culture, and Hindu-Buddhist civilization.
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C.
Singhasari Kingdom
The Singhasari Kingdom was a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist Javanese kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known for its role in regional expansion and as a precursor to the Majapahit Empire.
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D.
Kediri Kingdom
The Kediri Kingdom was a powerful medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in eastern Java, renowned for its flourishing literature, trade, and cultural achievements.
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E.
Protectorate of Annam
The Protectorate of Annam was a central Vietnamese monarchy under French colonial rule, forming one of the key constituent regions of French Indochina.
- 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: Srivijaya Empire Target entity description: The Srivijaya Empire was a powerful maritime and commercial kingdom that dominated trade routes and Mahayana Buddhist culture in Southeast Asia from roughly the 7th to 13th centuries.
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A.
Medang Kingdom
The Medang Kingdom was an early medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist polity in Central and later East Java, known for its temple complexes and role in the development of classical Javanese culture.
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B.
Majapahit Empire
The Majapahit Empire was a powerful 13th–16th century Javanese thalassocratic kingdom that dominated much of maritime Southeast Asia and became a major center of regional trade, culture, and Hindu-Buddhist civilization.
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C.
Singhasari Kingdom
The Singhasari Kingdom was a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist Javanese kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known for its role in regional expansion and as a precursor to the Majapahit Empire.
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D.
Kediri Kingdom
The Kediri Kingdom was a powerful medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in eastern Java, renowned for its flourishing literature, trade, and cultural achievements.
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E.
Protectorate of Annam
The Protectorate of Annam was a central Vietnamese monarchy under French colonial rule, forming one of the key constituent regions of French Indochina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist polity
ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ maritime empire ⓘ |
| capital | Palembang ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| controlledRoute |
Strait of Malacca
ⓘ
Sunda Strait ⓘ |
| coreRegion |
South Sumatra
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern Sumatra
|
| culturalInfluence |
spread of Buddhism in Maritime Southeast Asia
ⓘ
spread of Malay culture ⓘ |
| declineFactors |
Chola raids
ⓘ
rise of Javanese polities ⓘ shifting trade routes ⓘ |
| economy | trade-based economy ⓘ |
| endTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hadVassalOrClientState |
Chaiya
ⓘ
Kedah ⓘ Ligor ⓘ |
| influencedRegion |
Borneo
ⓘ
Cambodia ⓘ Java ⓘ Malay Archipelago ⓘ Malay Peninsula ⓘ Philippines ⓘ southern Thailand ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Thailand
|
| interactedWith |
Chola dynasty
ⓘ
Khmer Empire ⓘ Sailendra dynasty ⓘ Song dynasty ⓘ Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist learning
ⓘ
control of sea routes ⓘ cosmopolitan port cities ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Old Malay
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ |
| mainTradeGoods |
camphor
ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ forest products ⓘ gold ⓘ spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| majorReligionCenterFor |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
Vajrayana Buddhism
|
| modernCountryTerritory |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Chola invasion of Srivijaya in 1025 ⓘ |
| politicalCenter | Palembang ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Mahayana ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
Vajrayana Buddhism
|
| sourceType | known mainly from inscriptions and Chinese records ⓘ |
| startTime | 7th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Srivijaya Empire Description of subject: The Srivijaya Empire was a powerful maritime and commercial kingdom that dominated trade routes and Mahayana Buddhist culture in Southeast Asia from roughly the 7th to 13th centuries.
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Srivijaya
this entity surface form:
Malayu Kingdom
this entity surface form:
Srivijaya
this entity surface form:
Srivijaya
this entity surface form:
Srivijaya