Jayavarman II
E431206
Jayavarman II was a 9th-century Khmer king credited with unifying Cambodia and initiating the Angkorian era of the Khmer Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jayavarman II canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4336441 — 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: Jayavarman II Context triple: [Khmer Empire, foundedBy, Jayavarman II]
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A.
King Suryavarman II
King Suryavarman II was a 12th-century Khmer monarch of the Angkor Empire, renowned for his military expansion and for commissioning monumental temple architecture in present-day Cambodia.
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B.
Hayam Wuruk
Hayam Wuruk was a 14th-century Javanese king whose reign marked the political and cultural zenith of the Majapahit Empire in maritime Southeast Asia.
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C.
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak was a prominent Cambodian royal politician and conservative leader who played a central role in the country’s politics during the late 1960s and early 1970s, notably opposing Prince Norodom Sihanouk and aligning with the pro-U.S. Lon Nol regime.
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D.
Wisnuwardhana
Wisnuwardhana was a 13th-century king of the Singhasari Kingdom in Java, known for consolidating power and stabilizing the realm before the rise of Kertanegara.
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E.
King Ghezo
King Ghezo was a 19th-century ruler of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey known for military expansion, administrative reforms, and his complex role in the Atlantic slave trade.
- 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: Jayavarman II Target entity description: Jayavarman II was a 9th-century Khmer king credited with unifying Cambodia and initiating the Angkorian era of the Khmer Empire.
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A.
King Suryavarman II
King Suryavarman II was a 12th-century Khmer monarch of the Angkor Empire, renowned for his military expansion and for commissioning monumental temple architecture in present-day Cambodia.
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B.
Hayam Wuruk
Hayam Wuruk was a 14th-century Javanese king whose reign marked the political and cultural zenith of the Majapahit Empire in maritime Southeast Asia.
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C.
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak was a prominent Cambodian royal politician and conservative leader who played a central role in the country’s politics during the late 1960s and early 1970s, notably opposing Prince Norodom Sihanouk and aligning with the pro-U.S. Lon Nol regime.
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D.
Wisnuwardhana
Wisnuwardhana was a 13th-century king of the Singhasari Kingdom in Java, known for consolidating power and stabilizing the realm before the rise of Kertanegara.
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E.
King Ghezo
King Ghezo was a 19th-century ruler of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey known for military expansion, administrative reforms, and his complex role in the Atlantic slave trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Khmer king
ⓘ
founder of state ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedReligionConcept | devaraja cult on Mount Kulen ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Angkor region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Kulen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | unknown ⓘ |
| birthPlace | likely in pre-Angkorian Cambodia ⓘ |
| capitalEstablishedAt |
Hariharalaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahendraparvata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| country | Khmer Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indic-influenced mainland Southeast Asian polity ⓘ |
| culturalContribution |
established the devaraja (god-king) cult
ⓘ
promoted royal Hindu temple foundations ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 835 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | likely in the Angkor region ⓘ |
| dynasty | early Angkorian rulers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Khmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | divine kingship ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early Angkor period
ⓘ
pre-classic Angkorian era ⓘ |
| inscriptionEvidence | Sdok Kak Thom inscription NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Old Khmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered founder of the Angkorian Khmer Empire
ⓘ
laid foundations for later Angkorian kings such as Suryavarman II and Jayavarman VII ⓘ |
| militaryAction | consolidation of surrounding principalities ⓘ |
| name | Jayavarman II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the Khmer Empire as a unified state
ⓘ
initiating the Angkorian era ⓘ unifying Cambodia ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| placeOfRule |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| politicalAction |
centralized power over multiple Khmer polities
ⓘ
ended Javanese suzerainty over Khmer territories (according to inscriptions) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of the Khmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | various pre-Angkorian local chieftains ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 835 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 802 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | known primarily from stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| successor | Jayavarman III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
chakravartin
ⓘ
universal monarch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jayavarman II Description of subject: Jayavarman II was a 9th-century Khmer king credited with unifying Cambodia and initiating the Angkorian era of the Khmer Empire.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.