Devanampriya Priyadarshi
E545936
Devanampriya Priyadarshi is an honorific epithet of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, famed for his vast Indian empire and his promotion of Buddhism and nonviolence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Devanampriya Priyadarshi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5736947 — 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: Devanampriya Priyadarshi Context triple: [Ashoka, alsoKnownAs, Devanampriya Priyadarshi]
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A.
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.
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B.
Rajavanshi Devi
Rajavanshi Devi was the wife of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of independent India.
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C.
Gayatri Rajapatni
Gayatri Rajapatni was a prominent Javanese queen consort and influential royal figure of the Majapahit Empire in 13th–14th century Indonesia.
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D.
Jaya Bhaduri
Jaya Bhaduri, better known as Jaya Bachchan, is a celebrated Indian actress and politician renowned for her powerful, naturalistic performances in Hindi and Bengali cinema since the 1970s.
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E.
Rukmini
Rukmini is a principal queen of the Hindu god Krishna, revered as an incarnation of the goddess Lakshmi and celebrated for her devotion and role in Krishna’s life.
- 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: Devanampriya Priyadarshi Target entity description: Devanampriya Priyadarshi is an honorific epithet of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, famed for his vast Indian empire and his promotion of Buddhism and nonviolence.
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A.
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.
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B.
Rajavanshi Devi
Rajavanshi Devi was the wife of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of independent India.
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C.
Gayatri Rajapatni
Gayatri Rajapatni was a prominent Javanese queen consort and influential royal figure of the Majapahit Empire in 13th–14th century Indonesia.
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D.
Jaya Bhaduri
Jaya Bhaduri, better known as Jaya Bachchan, is a celebrated Indian actress and politician renowned for her powerful, naturalistic performances in Hindi and Bengali cinema since the 1970s.
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E.
Rukmini
Rukmini is a principal queen of the Hindu god Krishna, revered as an incarnation of the goddess Lakshmi and celebrated for her devotion and role in Krishna’s life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honorific epithet
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royal title ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka
NERFINISHED
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Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ Pillar Edicts of Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Dhamma
ⓘ
nonviolence ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ welfare of subjects ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Maurya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicy |
moral governance
ⓘ
promotion of Buddhism ⓘ rejection of unnecessary warfare ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
Devanampriya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Priyadarshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Indian royal titulature ⓘ |
| epithetType | regnal epithet ⓘ |
| historicalSourceType | epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| honorificFor | Mauryan emperor ⓘ |
| honorificSense | pious king loved by the gods ⓘ |
| language | Prakrit ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | post-Kalinga war reign of Ashoka ⓘ |
| linkedToPlace |
Dhauli rock edict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Girnar rock edict NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaugada rock edict NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauria Nandangarh pillar edict NERFINISHED ⓘ Mansehra rock edict NERFINISHED ⓘ Rampurva pillar edict NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarnath pillar edict NERFINISHED ⓘ Shahbazgarhi rock edict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning | Beloved of the Gods, He who looks on with affection ⓘ |
| refersTo | Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| scholarlyIdentification | identified with Ashoka by modern historians ⓘ |
| script |
Brahmi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kharosthi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| titleHolder | Ashoka the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | opening formula in Ashokan edicts ⓘ |
| usedBy | Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Ashokan edicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInInscriptionType | royal edict ⓘ |
| usedInMedium |
pillar inscriptions
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rock inscriptions ⓘ |
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Subject: Devanampriya Priyadarshi Description of subject: Devanampriya Priyadarshi is an honorific epithet of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, famed for his vast Indian empire and his promotion of Buddhism and nonviolence.
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