Mahayuga
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Mahayuga is a complete cycle of four Hindu cosmic ages (yugas) that together represent a full epoch in traditional Indian cosmology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hindu Yuga cycles | 1 |
| Mahayuga canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahayuga Context triple: [Dvapara Yuga, partOf, Mahayuga]
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A.
Dvapara Yuga
Dvapara Yuga is the third of the four cyclical ages (yugas) in Hindu cosmology, characterized by a gradual decline in virtue and the setting for many events in the Mahabharata, including the life of Krishna.
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B.
Hyborian Age
The Hyborian Age is a fictional prehistoric era created by Robert E. Howard as the sword-and-sorcery setting for his Conan the Barbarian stories.
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C.
Vedic period
The Vedic period is an ancient era of South Asian history marked by the composition of the Vedas and the early development of Vedic culture and religion.
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D.
Heroic Age
The Heroic Age is a legendary period in Greek mythology characterized by the exploits of great heroes such as Heracles, Perseus, and the warriors of the Trojan War.
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E.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is the original title of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious magazine that was later renamed Awake!.
- 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: Mahayuga Target entity description: Mahayuga is a complete cycle of four Hindu cosmic ages (yugas) that together represent a full epoch in traditional Indian cosmology.
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A.
Dvapara Yuga
Dvapara Yuga is the third of the four cyclical ages (yugas) in Hindu cosmology, characterized by a gradual decline in virtue and the setting for many events in the Mahabharata, including the life of Krishna.
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B.
Hyborian Age
The Hyborian Age is a fictional prehistoric era created by Robert E. Howard as the sword-and-sorcery setting for his Conan the Barbarian stories.
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C.
Vedic period
The Vedic period is an ancient era of South Asian history marked by the composition of the Vedas and the early development of Vedic culture and religion.
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D.
Heroic Age
The Heroic Age is a legendary period in Greek mythology characterized by the exploits of great heroes such as Heracles, Perseus, and the warriors of the Trojan War.
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E.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is the original title of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious magazine that was later renamed Awake!.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu cosmological time unit
ⓘ
cycle of yugas ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chaturyuga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahāyuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Brahma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beginsWith | Satya Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comprisesNumberOfYugas | 4 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manusmriti NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| durationOfDvaparaYugaDivineYears | 2400 ⓘ |
| durationOfDvaparaYugaHumanYears | 864000 ⓘ |
| durationOfKaliYugaDivineYears | 1200 ⓘ |
| durationOfKaliYugaHumanYears | 432000 ⓘ |
| durationOfSatyaYugaDivineYears | 4800 ⓘ |
| durationOfSatyaYugaHumanYears | 1728000 ⓘ |
| durationOfTretaYugaDivineYears | 3600 ⓘ |
| durationOfTretaYugaHumanYears | 1296000 ⓘ |
| endsWith | Kali Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
maha (great)
ⓘ
yuga (age) ⓘ |
| follows | previous Mahayuga ⓘ |
| hasConceptOf |
cosmic evolution and decline
ⓘ
cyclical time ⓘ |
| hasMoralPattern | gradual decline of righteousness across yugas ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dvapara Yuga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kali Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ Satya Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ Treta Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Indian cosmological theories ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measuredIn |
divine years
ⓘ
human years ⓘ |
| numberOfMahayugasInKalpa | 1000 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hindu concept of time
ⓘ
Hindu cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | another Mahayuga ⓘ |
| repeatsIn | Kalpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | complete cycle of dharma ⓘ |
| totalDurationDivineYears | 12000 ⓘ |
| totalDurationHumanYears | 4320000 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calculating vast time scales
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structuring cosmic history ⓘ |
| usedIn | Hindu calendar of cosmic cycles ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Mahayuga Description of subject: Mahayuga is a complete cycle of four Hindu cosmic ages (yugas) that together represent a full epoch in traditional Indian cosmology.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Hindu Yuga cycles