Ajatashatru
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Ajatashatru is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava brothers and a central, dharma-abiding king in the Indian epic Mahabharata.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ajatashatru canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5060936 — 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: Ajatashatru Context triple: [Yudhishthira, alternativeName, Ajatashatru]
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A.
Dasharatha
Dasharatha is the legendary king of Ayodhya in Hindu mythology, best known as the father of Lord Rama.
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B.
Bindusara
Bindusara was the second emperor of the Maurya dynasty in ancient India, known for consolidating and expanding the vast empire established by his father Chandragupta Maurya.
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C.
Dasharatha Maurya
Dasharatha Maurya was a Mauryan emperor who succeeded Ashoka and ruled a gradually declining empire in the late 3rd century BCE.
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D.
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.
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E.
Meghnad
Meghnad is a given name most notably associated with Indian astrophysicist Meghnad Saha, renowned for his pioneering work on thermal ionization and stellar spectra.
- 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: Ajatashatru Target entity description: Ajatashatru is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava brothers and a central, dharma-abiding king in the Indian epic Mahabharata.
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A.
Dasharatha
Dasharatha is the legendary king of Ayodhya in Hindu mythology, best known as the father of Lord Rama.
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B.
Bindusara
Bindusara was the second emperor of the Maurya dynasty in ancient India, known for consolidating and expanding the vast empire established by his father Chandragupta Maurya.
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C.
Dasharatha Maurya
Dasharatha Maurya was a Mauryan emperor who succeeded Ashoka and ruled a gradually declining empire in the late 3rd century BCE.
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D.
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.
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E.
Meghnad
Meghnad is a given name most notably associated with Indian astrophysicist Meghnad Saha, renowned for his pioneering work on thermal ionization and stellar spectra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pandava
ⓘ
epic character ⓘ king ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| alternateNameOf | Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | Itihasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedScripture |
Bhagavata Purana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Kurukshetra War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brother |
Arjuna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhima NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakula NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahadeva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeAssociation | dharma ⓘ |
| cousin |
Duryodhana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dushasana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devoteeOf | Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | one whose enemy is not yet born ⓘ |
| father | Pandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidedBy | Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdomRuled |
Hastinapura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indraprastha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | adherence to dharma ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epic narrative character ⓘ |
| mentor |
Bhishma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vidura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralQuality |
compassion
ⓘ
justice ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| mother | Kunti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAct |
losing his kingdom in a game of dice
ⓘ
participation in the Rajasuya sacrifice ⓘ |
| roleInMahabharata | eldest of the Pandava brothers ⓘ |
| sideInKurukshetraWar | Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Devika
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Draupadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualTradition | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Dharmaraja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underwent |
exile in the forest
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incognito year in Virata’s kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ajatashatru Description of subject: Ajatashatru is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava brothers and a central, dharma-abiding king in the Indian epic Mahabharata.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.