Parantaka I
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Parantaka I was an early medieval South Indian Chola king known for expanding Chola power in Tamil Nadu and parts of Sri Lanka and for promoting temple construction and administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Parantaka I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6550277 — 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: Parantaka I Context triple: [Chola dynasty, notableRuler, Parantaka I]
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A.
Vijayalaya Chola
Vijayalaya Chola was the founder of the imperial Chola dynasty in South India, credited with reviving Chola power in the 9th century CE.
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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Sri Vishnuvardhana
Sri Vishnuvardhana was a prominent ruler of the Singhasari kingdom in 13th-century Java, known for consolidating royal power and laying foundations for later Javanese empires.
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E.
Gopala I
Gopala I was the founder of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for establishing a powerful empire in Bengal and Bihar in the 8th century.
- 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: Parantaka I Target entity description: Parantaka I was an early medieval South Indian Chola king known for expanding Chola power in Tamil Nadu and parts of Sri Lanka and for promoting temple construction and administration.
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A.
Vijayalaya Chola
Vijayalaya Chola was the founder of the imperial Chola dynasty in South India, credited with reviving Chola power in the 9th century CE.
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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Sri Vishnuvardhana
Sri Vishnuvardhana was a prominent ruler of the Singhasari kingdom in 13th-century Java, known for consolidating royal power and laying foundations for later Javanese empires.
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E.
Gopala I
Gopala I was the founder of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for establishing a powerful empire in Bengal and Bihar in the 8th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chola king
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South Indian monarch ⓘ medieval Indian ruler ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tamil region, South India ⓘ |
| capital |
Gangaikonda Cholapuram (associated with later Cholas, not his own capital)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thanjavur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Arinjaya Chola
NERFINISHED
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Gandaraditya Chola NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajaditya Chola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned |
temple constructions in Kanchipuram region
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temple renovations at Chidambaram ⓘ |
| country | Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tamil region, South India ⓘ |
| dynasty | Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early medieval period of South India ⓘ |
| father | Aditya I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion of Chola power in Tamil Nadu
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land revenue administration ⓘ military campaigns in Sri Lanka ⓘ patronage of Brahmadeya villages ⓘ patronage of irrigation works ⓘ temple administration reforms ⓘ temple construction ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| mother | Ilango NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Takkolam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Vellur (against the Pandyas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Pandya dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Rashtrakuta dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lankan rulers of Anuradhapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronized |
Brahmanical institutions
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Shaivism ⓘ Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
endowments to temples
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promotion of village self-governance ⓘ |
| predecessor | Aditya I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Tamil Nadu
NERFINISHED
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parts of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| regnalName | Madurantaka Parantaka Deva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 955 CE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 907 CE ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ko Kizhan Adigal
NERFINISHED
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Villavan Mahadevi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Gandaraditya Chola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryExpandedTo |
most of Tamil Nadu
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parts of Karnataka ⓘ parts of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| title |
Madiraikonda Chola
NERFINISHED
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Madurantaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Parakesari NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundara Chola (in some inscriptions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parantaka I Description of subject: Parantaka I was an early medieval South Indian Chola king known for expanding Chola power in Tamil Nadu and parts of Sri Lanka and for promoting temple construction and administration.
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