Agnimitra
E579286
Agnimitra was a prominent early ruler of the Shunga dynasty in ancient India, known from both historical records and Kalidasa’s Sanskrit play “Mālavikāgnimitram.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agnimitra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6240280 — 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: Agnimitra Context triple: [Shunga Empire, notableRuler, Agnimitra]
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A.
Meghnad
Meghnad is a given name most notably associated with Indian astrophysicist Meghnad Saha, renowned for his pioneering work on thermal ionization and stellar spectra.
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B.
Ugrasena
Ugrasena is a legendary king in Hindu mythology, known as a ruler of the Yadava clan and the grandfather of Krishna.
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C.
Balabhadra
Balabhadra, also known as Balarama, is a major Hindu deity revered as the elder brother of Krishna and a prominent figure in Vaishnavism.
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D.
Yudhajit
Yudhajit is a lesser-known prince in the Ramayana, recognized as the brother of Queen Kaikeyi and thus an uncle of Bharata.
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E.
Angiras
Angiras is a revered Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, regarded as one of the ancient rishis associated with the composition of hymns in the Rigveda and with profound spiritual knowledge.
- 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: Agnimitra Target entity description: Agnimitra was a prominent early ruler of the Shunga dynasty in ancient India, known from both historical records and Kalidasa’s Sanskrit play “Mālavikāgnimitram.”
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A.
Meghnad
Meghnad is a given name most notably associated with Indian astrophysicist Meghnad Saha, renowned for his pioneering work on thermal ionization and stellar spectra.
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B.
Ugrasena
Ugrasena is a legendary king in Hindu mythology, known as a ruler of the Yadava clan and the grandfather of Krishna.
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C.
Balabhadra
Balabhadra, also known as Balarama, is a major Hindu deity revered as the elder brother of Krishna and a prominent figure in Vaishnavism.
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D.
Yudhajit
Yudhajit is a lesser-known prince in the Ramayana, recognized as the brother of Queen Kaikeyi and thus an uncle of Bharata.
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E.
Angiras
Angiras is a revered Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, regarded as one of the ancient rishis associated with the composition of hymns in the Rigveda and with profound spiritual knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit play
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Shunga ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dharini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalidasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Malavika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Kalidasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Vidisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Agnimitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInDynasty | second Shunga king ⓘ |
| conflict | Vidarbha succession struggle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Shunga Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Indian ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Mālavikāgnimitram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ historical traditions of ancient India ⓘ |
| dynasty | Shunga dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-Mauryan period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indo-Aryan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Pushyamitra Shunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Vidarbha region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central India ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
attested in literary sources
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partly legendary ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Agnimitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Shunga dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Sanskrit (court language) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearance as protagonist in Kalidasa’s play Mālavikāgnimitram
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being an early ruler of the Shunga dynasty ⓘ consolidation of Shunga power in central India ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mālavikāgnimitram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Shungas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pushyamitra Shunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruledIn | Vidisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| source |
Kalidasa’s Mālavikāgnimitram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puranic king lists ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dharini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malavika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Vasumitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorStateOf | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Agnimitra Description of subject: Agnimitra was a prominent early ruler of the Shunga dynasty in ancient India, known from both historical records and Kalidasa’s Sanskrit play “Mālavikāgnimitram.”
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.