Veera Ballala II
E640513
Veera Ballala II was a powerful 12th–13th century Hoysala king who greatly expanded the dynasty’s territory and influence in southern India, particularly in present-day Karnataka.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Veera Ballala II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7045058 — 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: Veera Ballala II Context triple: [Hoysalas, significantRuler, Veera Ballala II]
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A.
Rajasinha
Rajasinha was a royal title borne by monarchs of the Nayakkar dynasty that ruled parts of South India and Sri Lanka.
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B.
Achyuta Deva Raya
Achyuta Deva Raya was a 16th-century ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire in South India, known for maintaining its stability and prosperity after the reign of Sri Krishnadevaraya.
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C.
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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D.
Parantaka I
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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E.
Harihara I
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.
- 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: Veera Ballala II Target entity description: Veera Ballala II was a powerful 12th–13th century Hoysala king who greatly expanded the dynasty’s territory and influence in southern India, particularly in present-day Karnataka.
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A.
Rajasinha
Rajasinha was a royal title borne by monarchs of the Nayakkar dynasty that ruled parts of South India and Sri Lanka.
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B.
Achyuta Deva Raya
Achyuta Deva Raya was a 16th-century ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire in South India, known for maintaining its stability and prosperity after the reign of Sri Krishnadevaraya.
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C.
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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D.
Parantaka I
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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E.
Harihara I
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hoysala king
ⓘ
Indian monarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Belur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Halebidu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Dvarasamudra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Halebidu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Somesvara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vira Narasimha II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Chola dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pandya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Chalukya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Dvarasamudra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Hoysala dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| expandedTerritoryIn |
Andhra region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Karnataka ⓘ |
| father | Narasimha I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Vira Ballala II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuedInscriptionsIn | Kannada ⓘ |
| issuedInscriptionsIn | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts with the Western Chalukyas
ⓘ
greatly expanding Hoysala power ⓘ intervention in Chola and Pandya politics ⓘ military campaigns in southern India ⓘ patronage of art and architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Kannada ⓘ |
| mother | Ketaladevi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronized |
Hoysala temple architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kannada literature ⓘ Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | paramount ruler in parts of southern India ⓘ |
| predecessor | Narasimha I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Karnataka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern India ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1220 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1173 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Hoysala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Umadevi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthened |
Hoysala administration
ⓘ
Hoysala military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Vira Narasimha II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Dakshina Chakravarti
NERFINISHED
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Maharajadhiraja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Veera Ballala II Description of subject: Veera Ballala II was a powerful 12th–13th century Hoysala king who greatly expanded the dynasty’s territory and influence in southern India, particularly in present-day Karnataka.
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