King of the Kurus
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King of the Kurus is the royal title held by Pandu, the ruler of the Kuru kingdom and father of the Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King of the Kurus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5375571 — 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: King of the Kurus Context triple: [Pandu, title, King of the Kurus]
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A.
Arjuna's Penance
Arjuna's Penance is a massive open-air rock relief in Mahabalipuram, India, renowned for its intricate carvings depicting scenes from Hindu mythology and ancient Indian life.
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B.
Rājadharma Parva
Rājadharma Parva is a section of the Mahabharata that expounds the duties, ethics, and ideal conduct of a king and the principles of righteous governance.
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C.
Drona Parva
Drona Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the intense Kurukshetra war episodes under the generalship of the warrior-teacher Drona.
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D.
Karna Parva
Karna Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on the heroic yet tragic role of the warrior Karna during the climactic Kurukshetra war.
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E.
Bhishmaparvan
Bhishmaparvan is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that primarily narrates the early days of the Kurukshetra war and includes the Bhagavad Gita.
- 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: King of the Kurus Target entity description: King of the Kurus is the royal title held by Pandu, the ruler of the Kuru kingdom and father of the Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata.
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A.
Arjuna's Penance
Arjuna's Penance is a massive open-air rock relief in Mahabalipuram, India, renowned for its intricate carvings depicting scenes from Hindu mythology and ancient Indian life.
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B.
Rājadharma Parva
Rājadharma Parva is a section of the Mahabharata that expounds the duties, ethics, and ideal conduct of a king and the principles of righteous governance.
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C.
Drona Parva
Drona Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the intense Kurukshetra war episodes under the generalship of the warrior-teacher Drona.
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D.
Karna Parva
Karna Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on the heroic yet tragic role of the warrior Karna during the climactic Kurukshetra war.
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E.
Bhishmaparvan
Bhishmaparvan is a book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that primarily narrates the early days of the Kurukshetra war and includes the Bhagavad Gita.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monarchical office
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royal title ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedClan | Kuru clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Kauravas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCapital | Hastinapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Kuru dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Kurukshetra War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithHouse | House of Kuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kuru kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Indian ⓘ |
| epicCycle | Mahabharata cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyLine | Bharata lineage ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | mythological title ⓘ |
| genreContext | Hindu epic ⓘ |
| governingSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| governs |
Hastinapura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indraprastha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsPeople | Kurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessorTitleHolder | Vichitravirya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorTitleHolder | Dhritarashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldByCharacterType | Kuru king NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Sanskrit epic ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | Itihasa ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central royal office in the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| notableTitleHolder |
Dhritarashtra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kuru monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | supreme ruler of the Kuru kingdom ⓘ |
| realm | Kuru kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Hastinapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
King of Hastinapura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuru king NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceText | Vyasa’s Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionType | dynastic succession ⓘ |
| symbolizes | sovereignty over the Kuru realm ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| titleFor | ruler of the Kuru kingdom ⓘ |
| titleHolder | Pandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Vedic-epic tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn | epic literature ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King of the Kurus Description of subject: King of the Kurus is the royal title held by Pandu, the ruler of the Kuru kingdom and father of the Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata.
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