Subhadrangi (traditional identification as Ashoka’s mother)
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Subhadrangi is traditionally regarded as the mother of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka and a queen in the Mauryan royal household.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Subhadrangi (traditional identification as Ashoka’s mother) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5505511 — 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: Subhadrangi (traditional identification as Ashoka’s mother) Context triple: [Bindusara, spouse, Subhadrangi (traditional identification as Ashoka’s mother)]
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A.
Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī
Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī was the Buddha’s foster mother and the first woman to be ordained as a Buddhist nun, traditionally regarded as the founder of the bhikkhunī (female monastic) order.
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B.
Queen Maya Devi
Queen Maya Devi is revered in Buddhist tradition as the mother of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.
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C.
Sumati (mother)
Sumati is traditionally regarded in Hindu mythology as the mother of Kalki, the prophesied tenth and final avatar of the god Vishnu.
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D.
Jijabai
Jijabai was a 17th-century Maratha queen and influential figure in the upbringing and inspiration of Chhatrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire.
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E.
Akka Mahadevi
Akka Mahadevi was a 12th-century Kannada mystic poet and prominent female saint of the Bhakti movement, revered for her intense devotion to Shiva and her influential vachana poetry.
- 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: Subhadrangi (traditional identification as Ashoka’s mother) Target entity description: Subhadrangi is traditionally regarded as the mother of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka and a queen in the Mauryan royal household.
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A.
Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī
Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī was the Buddha’s foster mother and the first woman to be ordained as a Buddhist nun, traditionally regarded as the founder of the bhikkhunī (female monastic) order.
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B.
Queen Maya Devi
Queen Maya Devi is revered in Buddhist tradition as the mother of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.
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C.
Sumati (mother)
Sumati is traditionally regarded in Hindu mythology as the mother of Kalki, the prophesied tenth and final avatar of the god Vishnu.
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D.
Jijabai
Jijabai was a 17th-century Maratha queen and influential figure in the upbringing and inspiration of Chhatrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire.
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E.
Akka Mahadevi
Akka Mahadevi was a 12th-century Kannada mystic poet and prominent female saint of the Bhakti movement, revered for her intense devotion to Shiva and her influential vachana poetry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maurya dynasty person
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ queen consort ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Dharma
NERFINISHED
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Subhadrangi Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashoka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bindusara NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Ashoka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vitashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Indian ⓘ |
| dynasty | Maurya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Brahmin ⓘ |
| familyStatus | Brahmin family by birth ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalCertainty | partly legendary ⓘ |
| historicity | traditional identification ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Pali
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | queen consort of Bindusara ⓘ |
| marriageType | inter-varna marriage (Brahmin to Kshatriya king) in tradition ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Ashokavadana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Divyavadana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | legitimizing Ashoka’s royal and religious image in Buddhist texts ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the mother of Emperor Ashoka ⓘ |
| notedIn | traditions about Ashoka’s early life ⓘ |
| position | queen in the Mauryan royal household ⓘ |
| region | Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Chandragupta Maurya (by marriage into Mauryan family) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Brahmanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Pataliputra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | pious Brahmin woman who becomes queen ⓘ |
| sourceTradition |
Buddhist literature
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Sanskrit texts ⓘ |
| spouse | Bindusara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | consort of a Mauryan emperor ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd century BCE
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late 4th century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Subhadrangi (traditional identification as Ashoka’s mother) Description of subject: Subhadrangi is traditionally regarded as the mother of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka and a queen in the Mauryan royal household.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.