Narasimhavarman II
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Narasimhavarman II was a 7th–8th century Pallava king of South India renowned for his patronage of architecture and the construction of monumental temples such as the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram.
All labels observed (1)
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| Narasimhavarman II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8667344 — 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: Narasimhavarman II Context triple: [Pallava dynasty, notableRuler, Narasimhavarman II]
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Narasimhavarman I
Narasimhavarman I was a 7th-century Pallava king of South India renowned for his military victories over the Chalukyas and for initiating the rock-cut and monolithic temple architecture at Mahabalipuram.
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B.
Mahendravarman I
Mahendravarman I was a 7th-century Pallava king of South India known for his patronage of art and architecture, especially rock-cut temples, and for consolidating Pallava power in the Tamil region.
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C.
Rajaraja I
Rajaraja I was a powerful 10th–11th century South Indian king who greatly expanded the Chola Empire and commissioned monumental temples like the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur.
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D.
Kirtivarman I
Kirtivarman I was an early Chalukya king of Badami in 6th-century India, known for consolidating Chalukya power in the Deccan and promoting rock-cut temple architecture.
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E.
Rajaraja II
Rajaraja II was a 12th-century South Indian monarch who ruled the Chola Empire during its later period, overseeing a time of relative stability before the dynasty’s decline.
- 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: Narasimhavarman II Target entity description: Narasimhavarman II was a 7th–8th century Pallava king of South India renowned for his patronage of architecture and the construction of monumental temples such as the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram.
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A.
Narasimhavarman I
Narasimhavarman I was a 7th-century Pallava king of South India renowned for his military victories over the Chalukyas and for initiating the rock-cut and monolithic temple architecture at Mahabalipuram.
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B.
Mahendravarman I
Mahendravarman I was a 7th-century Pallava king of South India known for his patronage of art and architecture, especially rock-cut temples, and for consolidating Pallava power in the Tamil region.
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C.
Rajaraja I
Rajaraja I was a powerful 10th–11th century South Indian king who greatly expanded the Chola Empire and commissioned monumental temples like the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur.
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D.
Kirtivarman I
Kirtivarman I was an early Chalukya king of Badami in 6th-century India, known for consolidating Chalukya power in the Deccan and promoting rock-cut temple architecture.
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E.
Rajaraja II
Rajaraja II was a 12th-century South Indian monarch who ruled the Chola Empire during its later period, overseeing a time of relative stability before the dynasty’s decline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu ruler
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Indian monarch ⓘ Pallava king ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rajasimha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajasimha Pallava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticLegacy |
elaborate stone carvings and reliefs in Pallava temples
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iconic shore-front temple complex at Mahabalipuram ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Kanchipuram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahabalipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built |
Kailasanatha Temple, Kanchipuram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaikuntha Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century |
7th century
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8th century ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Chalukyas of Badami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pallava kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContribution |
development of structural stone temples in South India
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promotion of Sanskrit and Tamil epigraphy ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pallava kingdom (present-day Tamil Nadu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Pallava dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-Mahendravarman Pallava period ⓘ |
| father | Paramesvaravarman I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chola temple architecture ⓘ |
| issued |
stone inscriptions in Sanskrit
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stone inscriptions in Tamil ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kailasanatha Temple at Kanchipuram
NERFINISHED
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Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ construction of monumental temples ⓘ patronage of architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Grantha script
NERFINISHED
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Tamil script ⓘ |
| memberOf | Pallava dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage |
Shaivism
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Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | sovereign of the Pallava realm ⓘ |
| regionRuled | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 728 CE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 700 CE ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| style |
Pallava rock-cut architecture
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early structural Dravidian temple architecture ⓘ |
| succeeded | Paramesvaravarman I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Paramesvaravarman II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Atyantakama
NERFINISHED
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Rajasimha NERFINISHED ⓘ Sribhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Narasimhavarman II Description of subject: Narasimhavarman II was a 7th–8th century Pallava king of South India renowned for his patronage of architecture and the construction of monumental temples such as the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram.
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