Suryavarman I
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Suryavarman I was an 11th-century Khmer king renowned for consolidating the Khmer Empire’s power and commissioning major temple constructions at Angkor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Suryavarman I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4336445 — 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: Suryavarman I Context triple: [Khmer Empire, notableRuler, Suryavarman I]
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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.
Jayavarman II
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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C.
Indravarman I
Indravarman I was a 9th-century Khmer king known for consolidating the Angkorian state and initiating major temple and reservoir construction projects that laid the foundations of the Khmer Empire’s power.
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D.
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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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: Suryavarman I Target entity description: Suryavarman I was an 11th-century Khmer king renowned for consolidating the Khmer Empire’s power and commissioning major temple constructions at Angkor.
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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.
Jayavarman II
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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C.
Indravarman I
Indravarman I was a 9th-century Khmer king known for consolidating the Angkorian state and initiating major temple and reservoir construction projects that laid the foundations of the Khmer Empire’s power.
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D.
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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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
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historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| built | royal palaces at Angkor ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Angkor region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Angkor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfRule | 11th century ⓘ |
| commissioned |
Phimeanakas (rebuilding and enlargement)
NERFINISHED
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Ta Keo (completion works) NERFINISHED ⓘ West Baray reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ inscribed stelae and boundary markers ⓘ numerous temples and shrines at Angkor ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Khmer Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 1050 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Mahidharapura dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn | wars of succession before securing the throne ⓘ |
| expanded |
Khmer influence into the Mekong region
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Khmer influence into the Menam (Chao Phraya) basin ⓘ |
| givenName | Suryavarman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced |
more systematic land administration
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new taxation and revenue measures ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consolidating royal authority over the Khmer Empire
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expanding the territorial extent of the Khmer Empire ⓘ large-scale public works and infrastructure projects ⓘ major temple construction at Angkor ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Old Khmer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| legacy |
established a stable and centralized Khmer state
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laid foundations for later Angkorian architectural achievements ⓘ |
| predecessor | Udayadityavarman I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promoted |
Hindu-Buddhist religious syncretism
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temple-based economic organization ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of present-day Laos ⓘ parts of present-day Thailand ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1050 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1006 ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
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Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securedThroneBy | military victory over rival claimants ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
Chinese historical records
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Khmer stone inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthened |
central administration of the Khmer Empire
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royal control over provincial elites ⓘ |
| successor | Udayadityavarman II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of the Khmer Empire ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
Nirvanapada
NERFINISHED
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Paramavishnuloka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Suryavarman I Description of subject: Suryavarman I was an 11th-century Khmer king renowned for consolidating the Khmer Empire’s power and commissioning major temple constructions at Angkor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.