King Bhima I
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King Bhima I was an 11th-century ruler of the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty in present-day Gujarat, India, known for his patronage of monumental architecture and temple construction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhima-deva I | 1 |
| King Bhima I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6181431 — 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 Bhima I Context triple: [Rani ki Vav, builtFor, King Bhima I]
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A.
Mahipala I
Mahipala I was a prominent 11th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for reviving the empire’s power and patronizing Buddhism and learning.
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B.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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C.
King Vishnuvardhana
King Vishnuvardhana was a prominent 12th-century Hoysala ruler of southern India known for his military conquests and patronage of grand temple architecture.
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D.
Kumarapala
Kumarapala was a 12th-century Chaulukya (Solanki) king of Gujarat known for his patronage of Jainism and extensive temple-building activities.
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E.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
- 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 Bhima I Target entity description: King Bhima I was an 11th-century ruler of the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty in present-day Gujarat, India, known for his patronage of monumental architecture and temple construction.
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A.
Mahipala I
Mahipala I was a prominent 11th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for reviving the empire’s power and patronizing Buddhism and learning.
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B.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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C.
King Vishnuvardhana
King Vishnuvardhana was a prominent 12th-century Hoysala ruler of southern India known for his military conquests and patronage of grand temple architecture.
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D.
Kumarapala
Kumarapala was a 12th-century Chaulukya (Solanki) king of Gujarat known for his patronage of Jainism and extensive temple-building activities.
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E.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chaulukya ruler
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historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bhima-deva I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Patan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonument | Rani ki Vav at Patan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Anahilapataka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anhilwara Patan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Mahmud of Ghazni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInPresentDay | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Chaulukya dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solanki dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
c. 1020s–1060s CE (approximate reign period)
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early 11th century ⓘ |
| event | fled to Kanthkot during Mahmud of Ghazni’s raid on Somnath in 1025 CE ⓘ |
| father | Durlabharaja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issue | Karna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
patronage of monumental architecture
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rebuilding of the Somnath temple ⓘ temple construction ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| legacy | major patron of architecture in medieval Gujarat ⓘ |
| mother | Bhilamala-devi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Bhima I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConstruction |
patronage of Modhera Sun Temple complex
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reconstruction of Somnath temple at Prabhas ⓘ |
| patronizedReligion |
Jainism
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Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Brahmanical temples
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Jain temples ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | regional power in Western India ⓘ |
| predecessor | Durlabharaja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Western India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| reignRegion |
Gujarat
NERFINISHED
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present-day Gujarat, India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| returnedToThrone | after withdrawal of Mahmud of Ghazni ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Chaulukya of Anahilapataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Udayamati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseAssociatedWithMonument | Udayamati commissioned Rani ki Vav in his memory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthened | Chaulukya control over Gujarat ⓘ |
| successor | Karna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | temple-based urban development in Gujarat ⓘ |
| title |
Maharajadhiraja
NERFINISHED
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Paramabhattaraka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Bhima I Description of subject: King Bhima I was an 11th-century ruler of the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty in present-day Gujarat, India, known for his patronage of monumental architecture and temple construction.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bhima I
this entity surface form:
Bhima-deva I