Muttaraiyar dynasty
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The Muttaraiyar dynasty was a powerful early medieval Tamil ruling family in South India, known for controlling parts of the Kaveri delta region before being absorbed by the rising Chola empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Muttaraiyar dynasty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6550272 — 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: Muttaraiyar dynasty Context triple: [Chola dynasty, predecessor, Muttaraiyar dynasty]
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A.
Nayakkar dynasty
The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
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B.
Mahameghavahana dynasty
The Mahameghavahana dynasty was an ancient royal lineage that ruled parts of eastern India, particularly present-day Odisha, and is noted for its association with the famous emperor Kharavela.
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C.
Lohara dynasty
The Lohara dynasty was a medieval ruling family that governed the Kashmir region in the 11th–12th centuries, known for its political turbulence and the decline of the once-flourishing Kashmiri kingdom.
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D.
Kachchhapaghata dynasty
The Kachchhapaghata dynasty was a medieval Rajput ruling house in central India, noted for its patronage of Hindu temple architecture and regional power between the 10th and 12th centuries.
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E.
Maitraka dynasty
The Maitraka dynasty was a post-Gupta ruling house that governed parts of western India, especially Saurashtra with its capital at Vallabhi, between the 5th and 8th centuries CE.
- 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: Muttaraiyar dynasty Target entity description: The Muttaraiyar dynasty was a powerful early medieval Tamil ruling family in South India, known for controlling parts of the Kaveri delta region before being absorbed by the rising Chola empire.
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A.
Nayakkar dynasty
The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
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B.
Mahameghavahana dynasty
The Mahameghavahana dynasty was an ancient royal lineage that ruled parts of eastern India, particularly present-day Odisha, and is noted for its association with the famous emperor Kharavela.
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C.
Lohara dynasty
The Lohara dynasty was a medieval ruling family that governed the Kashmir region in the 11th–12th centuries, known for its political turbulence and the decline of the once-flourishing Kashmiri kingdom.
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D.
Kachchhapaghata dynasty
The Kachchhapaghata dynasty was a medieval Rajput ruling house in central India, noted for its patronage of Hindu temple architecture and regional power between the 10th and 12th centuries.
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E.
Maitraka dynasty
The Maitraka dynasty was a post-Gupta ruling house that governed parts of western India, especially Saurashtra with its capital at Vallabhi, between the 5th and 8th centuries CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil ruling dynasty
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medieval South Indian dynasty ⓘ |
| absorbedBy | Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Narthamalai hill complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built | fortified settlements in the Kaveri delta ⓘ |
| capital | Narthamalai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyStatus | partly reconstructed from epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineCause | expansion of the Chola empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tamils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
7th century
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8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
donations to Shaiva institutions
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patronage of temples ⓘ rock-cut architecture ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| laterOverlord | Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Tamil stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| militaryRole | regional military chiefs under Pallavas and Cholas ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Narthamalai rock-cut temples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vijayalaya Choleeswaram temple at Narthamalai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlord | Pallava dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronized | Shaiva saints and Brahmin settlements ⓘ |
| politicalCenter | Pudukkottai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
feudatory chiefs
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local rulers ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pallava influence in the Kaveri delta ⓘ |
| region | Kaveri delta ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
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Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledRegion |
Kaveri delta region
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parts of central Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| subregion | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval period ⓘ |
| titleUsed |
Muttaraiyan
NERFINISHED
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Perumbidugu Muttaraiyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Muttaraiyar dynasty Description of subject: The Muttaraiyar dynasty was a powerful early medieval Tamil ruling family in South India, known for controlling parts of the Kaveri delta region before being absorbed by the rising Chola empire.
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