Harihara I
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Harihara I was a 14th-century South Indian ruler who co-founded and became the first king of the Vijayanagara Empire, laying the foundations for a major Hindu kingdom in the Deccan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harihara I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6968814 — 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: Harihara I Context triple: [Vijayanagara Empire, foundedBy, Harihara I]
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A.
Ugra Narasimha
Ugra Narasimha is the fierce and wrathful form of the Hindu deity Narasimha, depicted as a man-lion avatar of Vishnu destroying evil and protecting devotees.
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B.
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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C.
Sureshvara
Sureshvara was an influential early Advaita Vedanta philosopher and commentator, traditionally regarded as a direct disciple of Adi Shankaracharya and known for his works clarifying non-dualistic doctrine.
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D.
Rajadhiraja I
Rajadhiraja I was an 11th-century Chola emperor known for his military campaigns in South India and Sri Lanka and for briefly ruling as co-regent with his father Rajendra I before dying in battle.
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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: Harihara I Target entity description: Harihara I was a 14th-century South Indian ruler who co-founded and became the first king of the Vijayanagara Empire, laying the foundations for a major Hindu kingdom in the Deccan.
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A.
Ugra Narasimha
Ugra Narasimha is the fierce and wrathful form of the Hindu deity Narasimha, depicted as a man-lion avatar of Vishnu destroying evil and protecting devotees.
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B.
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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C.
Sureshvara
Sureshvara was an influential early Advaita Vedanta philosopher and commentator, traditionally regarded as a direct disciple of Adi Shankaracharya and known for his works clarifying non-dualistic doctrine.
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D.
Rajadhiraja I
Rajadhiraja I was an 11th-century Chola emperor known for his military campaigns in South India and Sri Lanka and for briefly ruling as co-regent with his father Rajendra I before dying in battle.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian monarch
ⓘ
founder of state ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hakka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hakka Raya NERFINISHED ⓘ Hariyappa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalEstablishedAt | Vijayanagara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalRegion | Tungabhadra River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 14th century ⓘ |
| coFounded | Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderWith | Bukka Raya I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 1356 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Vijayanagara (near present-day Hampi, Karnataka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sangama dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kannada people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expandedTo |
Hoysala territories in southern Karnataka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Andhra region ⓘ |
| father | Sangama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerAllegiance | Hoysala king Veera Ballala III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Harihara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | present-day Karnataka, India ⓘ |
| house | Sangama family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative consolidation of early Vijayanagara
ⓘ
defending Hindu polities in the Deccan ⓘ laying foundations of Vijayanagara state ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt |
Kannada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFort | Vijayanagara fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Delhi Sultanate expansion in the Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Brahmin scholars
ⓘ
Hindu temples ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Deccan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1356 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1336 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Hoysala Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Bukka Raya I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kampana NERFINISHED ⓘ Marappa NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddappa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Bukka Raya I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedReligion | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialBase | Anegondi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Harihara Deva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maharaya ⓘ |
| wasFirstRulerOf | Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harihara I Description of subject: Harihara I was a 14th-century South Indian ruler who co-founded and became the first king of the Vijayanagara Empire, laying the foundations for a major Hindu kingdom in the Deccan.
Referenced by (1)
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