Kumarapala
E359367
Kumarapala was a 12th-century Chaulukya (Solanki) king of Gujarat known for his patronage of Jainism and extensive temple-building activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kumarapala canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3453821 — 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: Kumarapala Context triple: [Somnath Temple, associatedWithRuler, Kumarapala]
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A.
Devapala
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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B.
Mahipala I
Mahipala I was a prominent 11th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for reviving the empire’s power and patronizing Buddhism and learning.
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C.
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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D.
Rajasinha
Rajasinha was a royal title borne by monarchs of the Nayakkar dynasty that ruled parts of South India and Sri Lanka.
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E.
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.
- 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: Kumarapala Target entity description: Kumarapala was a 12th-century Chaulukya (Solanki) king of Gujarat known for his patronage of Jainism and extensive temple-building activities.
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A.
Devapala
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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B.
Mahipala I
Mahipala I was a prominent 11th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for reviving the empire’s power and patronizing Buddhism and learning.
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C.
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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D.
Rajasinha
Rajasinha was a royal title borne by monarchs of the Nayakkar dynasty that ruled parts of South India and Sri Lanka.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chaulukya king
ⓘ
Hindu-turned-Jain ruler ⓘ Indian monarch ⓘ historical person ⓘ |
| advisor | Hemachandra ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Svetambara
ⓘ
surface form:
Svetambara Jainism
|
| built |
numerous Jain temples in Gujarat
ⓘ
temples at Girnar (ascribed in tradition) ⓘ temples at Shatrunjaya (ascribed in tradition) ⓘ |
| capital |
Anahilapataka
ⓘ
Patan district ⓘ
surface form:
Patan
|
| conflictWith |
Paramara dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Paramara dynasty (Malwa)
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Patan district
ⓘ
surface form:
Patan (traditional attribution)
|
| dynasty |
Chaulukya dynasty
ⓘ
Solanki dynasty ⓘ |
| era | 12th century CE ⓘ |
| expandedTerritoryTo |
parts of Malwa
ⓘ
parts of Rajasthan ⓘ |
| father | Tribhuvanapala ⓘ |
| floruit | mid-12th century CE ⓘ |
| house |
Chaulukya dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaulukya
|
| implementedPolicy | restrictions on animal slaughter (according to Jain sources) ⓘ |
| kingdom | Gujarat ⓘ |
| knownFor |
banning animal slaughter on certain days (per Jain tradition)
ⓘ
extensive temple-building activities ⓘ patronage of Jainism ⓘ promotion of non-violence (ahimsa) in his kingdom ⓘ support of Jain scholars ⓘ |
| patronage | construction and renovation of temples ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Hemachandra
ⓘ
Jain monks ⓘ Jain scholars ⓘ |
| predecessor | Jayasimha Siddharaja ⓘ |
| promoted | Jain learning and literature ⓘ |
| region |
Gujarat
ⓘ
Western India ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1172 CE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1143 CE ⓘ |
| relative | Jayasimha Siddharaja ⓘ |
| religion |
Jainism
ⓘ
Shaivism (earlier life, according to some sources) ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Hemachandra’s writings
ⓘ
Kumarapala-Charita ⓘ Prabandha-Chintamani ⓘ |
| successor | Ajayapala ⓘ |
| supportedScholar |
Hemachandra
ⓘ
surface form:
Acharya Hemachandra
|
| title | Maharajadhiraja ⓘ |
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Subject: Kumarapala Description of subject: Kumarapala was a 12th-century Chaulukya (Solanki) king of Gujarat known for his patronage of Jainism and extensive temple-building activities.
Referenced by (2)
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