Khandavaprastha
E515637
Khandavaprastha is the ancient forested region in the Mahabharata that was cleared and transformed into the city of Indraprastha by the Pandavas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Khandavaprastha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5129644 — 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: Khandavaprastha Context triple: [Indraprastha, relatedPlace, Khandavaprastha]
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A.
Hastinapura
Hastinapura is the ancient royal capital of the Kuru kingdom in Indian epic tradition, serving as the primary political and familial setting of the Mahabharata.
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B.
Shrivardhan
Shrivardhan is a coastal town in Maharashtra, India, historically notable as the birthplace of Balaji Vishwanath, the first Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.
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C.
Janakpuri
Janakpuri is a prominent residential and commercial neighborhood in West Delhi, India, known for its planned layout, markets, and metro connectivity.
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D.
Kannauj
Kannauj is a historic town and parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India, renowned for its ancient heritage and traditional perfume (attar) industry.
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E.
Jagadhri
Jagadhri is a city in the Indian state of Haryana, known historically for its metal and brass industries and forming a twin city with Yamunanagar.
- 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: Khandavaprastha Target entity description: Khandavaprastha is the ancient forested region in the Mahabharata that was cleared and transformed into the city of Indraprastha by the Pandavas.
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A.
Hastinapura
Hastinapura is the ancient royal capital of the Kuru kingdom in Indian epic tradition, serving as the primary political and familial setting of the Mahabharata.
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B.
Shrivardhan
Shrivardhan is a coastal town in Maharashtra, India, historically notable as the birthplace of Balaji Vishwanath, the first Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.
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C.
Janakpuri
Janakpuri is a prominent residential and commercial neighborhood in West Delhi, India, known for its planned layout, markets, and metro connectivity.
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D.
Kannauj
Kannauj is a historic town and parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India, renowned for its ancient heritage and traditional perfume (attar) industry.
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E.
Jagadhri
Jagadhri is a city in the Indian state of Haryana, known historically for its metal and brass industries and forming a twin city with Yamunanagar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient region
ⓘ
forest ⓘ place in the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| associatedEpisode | Khandava-daha (burning of Khandava) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Agni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burnedBy | Agni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burningAssistedBy |
Arjuna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clearedBy | Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInModernInterpretations | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInto | capital city of the Pandavas ⓘ |
| event | burning of the Khandava forest ⓘ |
| formerCondition | forested wilderness ⓘ |
| givenBy | Dhritarashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenTo | Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedByAfterTransformation | Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| laterCondition | urban city ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Indraprastha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Delhi region (traditional identification) ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Adi Parva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabha Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | Indian epic tradition ⓘ |
| near |
Hastinapura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamuna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | destruction of forest to found Indraprastha ⓘ |
| partOf | Kuru kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| themeAssociated | conflict between nature and civilization ⓘ |
| transformedInto | Indraprastha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Khandavaprastha Description of subject: Khandavaprastha is the ancient forested region in the Mahabharata that was cleared and transformed into the city of Indraprastha by the Pandavas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.