Harishena of Vakataka dynasty
E471476
Harishena of the Vakataka dynasty was a 5th-century Indian ruler renowned for his major role in sponsoring and overseeing the flourishing of art and architecture during the late phase of the Ajanta Caves.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harishena of Vakataka dynasty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4795267 — 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: Harishena of Vakataka dynasty Context triple: [Ajanta Caves, patron, Harishena of Vakataka dynasty]
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Dashapura
Dashapura is the ancient name of the city now known as Mandsaur in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, historically significant as a regional center in western India.
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King Vishnuvardhana
King Vishnuvardhana was a prominent 12th-century Hoysala ruler of southern India known for his military conquests and patronage of grand temple architecture.
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Gautamiputra Satakarni
Gautamiputra Satakarni was a powerful 2nd-century CE Indian king renowned for reviving and expanding the Satavahana Empire and resisting foreign Indo-Scythian and Indo-Parthian powers.
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Skandagupta
Skandagupta was a 5th-century Gupta emperor known for defending the empire against Hun invasions and overseeing its last major phase of strength before decline.
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E.
Samudragupta
Samudragupta was a powerful 4th-century Indian emperor celebrated for his military conquests, patronage of the arts, and role in expanding and consolidating the Gupta Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harishena of Vakataka dynasty Target entity description: Harishena of the Vakataka dynasty was a 5th-century Indian ruler renowned for his major role in sponsoring and overseeing the flourishing of art and architecture during the late phase of the Ajanta Caves.
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A.
Dashapura
Dashapura is the ancient name of the city now known as Mandsaur in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, historically significant as a regional center in western India.
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B.
King Vishnuvardhana
King Vishnuvardhana was a prominent 12th-century Hoysala ruler of southern India known for his military conquests and patronage of grand temple architecture.
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C.
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Gautamiputra Satakarni was a powerful 2nd-century CE Indian king renowned for reviving and expanding the Satavahana Empire and resisting foreign Indo-Scythian and Indo-Parthian powers.
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D.
Skandagupta
Skandagupta was a 5th-century Gupta emperor known for defending the empire against Hun invasions and overseeing its last major phase of strength before decline.
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E.
Samudragupta
Samudragupta was a powerful 4th-century Indian emperor celebrated for his military conquests, patronage of the arts, and role in expanding and consolidating the Gupta Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian ruler
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Vakataka king ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important patron of Gupta-period art in the Deccan
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key patron of the classical phase of Indian mural painting ⓘ |
| associatedCaveNumbersAtAjanta |
Cave 1
NERFINISHED
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Cave 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Cave 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ Cave 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ Cave 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Cave 26 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSite | Ajanta Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
late phase of Ajanta paintings
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late phase of Ajanta rock-cut architecture ⓘ |
| capital | Vatsagulma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | contributed to the zenith of Ajanta’s artistic development ⓘ |
| deathCause | unknown ⓘ |
| dynasty | Vakataka dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Devasena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 460–477 CE ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Vakataka inscriptions
NERFINISHED
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inscriptions at Ajanta ⓘ |
| house | Vatsagulma branch of the Vakataka dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
patronage of Ajanta Caves
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patronage of art and architecture ⓘ support of Buddhist establishments ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered primarily for Ajanta patronage ⓘ |
| name | Harishena of the Vakataka dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronageType | royal sponsorship of religious art ⓘ |
| politicalContext | contemporary of late Gupta Empire ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | feudatory-turned-powerful regional monarch ⓘ |
| predecessor | Devasena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Deccan
NERFINISHED
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Vidarbha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | late 5th century CE ⓘ |
| religionSupported | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | tolerant with strong Buddhist patronage ⓘ |
| role | major patron of Ajanta Caves ⓘ |
| scriptOfInscriptions | Gupta Brahmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | unknown or uncertain ⓘ |
| supportedActivity |
commissioning of murals
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commissioning of sculptural programs ⓘ excavation of rock-cut monasteries ⓘ |
| supportedCommunity | Buddhist monks at Ajanta ⓘ |
| title |
Maharaja
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Maharajadhiraja ⓘ |
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Subject: Harishena of Vakataka dynasty Description of subject: Harishena of the Vakataka dynasty was a 5th-century Indian ruler renowned for his major role in sponsoring and overseeing the flourishing of art and architecture during the late phase of the Ajanta Caves.
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