Canggal inscription
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The Canggal inscription is an early 8th-century Sanskrit stone inscription from Central Java that records the establishment of a Shivaic lingam and provides one of the earliest written attestations of the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canggal inscription canonical | 2 |
| Canggal Inscription | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T713986 — 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: Canggal inscription Context triple: [Medang Kingdom, source, Canggal inscription]
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A.
Nagarakretagama
Nagarakretagama is a 14th-century Old Javanese court poem that provides a detailed account of the Majapahit Empire’s political structure, territories, and royal ceremonies.
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B.
Tabula Bantina
Tabula Bantina is an ancient bronze tablet bearing one of the most important surviving inscriptions in the Oscan language, recording laws of a Samnite community in southern Italy.
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C.
Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay artifact inscribed with a proclamation by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, often regarded as an early charter of human rights and a key source on his policies toward conquered peoples.
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D.
Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple complex in Central Java renowned for its towering, intricately carved shrines dedicated primarily to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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E.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
- 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: Canggal inscription Target entity description: The Canggal inscription is an early 8th-century Sanskrit stone inscription from Central Java that records the establishment of a Shivaic lingam and provides one of the earliest written attestations of the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom.
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A.
Nagarakretagama
Nagarakretagama is a 14th-century Old Javanese court poem that provides a detailed account of the Majapahit Empire’s political structure, territories, and royal ceremonies.
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B.
Tabula Bantina
Tabula Bantina is an ancient bronze tablet bearing one of the most important surviving inscriptions in the Oscan language, recording laws of a Samnite community in southern Italy.
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C.
Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay artifact inscribed with a proclamation by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, often regarded as an early charter of human rights and a key source on his policies toward conquered peoples.
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D.
Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple complex in Central Java renowned for its towering, intricately carved shrines dedicated primarily to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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E.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit inscription
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archaeological artifact ⓘ epigraphic record ⓘ stone inscription ⓘ |
| associatedSiteType | Hindu temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sanjaya
ⓘ
surface form:
King Sanjaya
Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ |
| attests | early Medang (Mataram) polity ⓘ |
| category |
8th-century inscriptions
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Hindu inscriptions in Indonesia ⓘ Inscriptions of Java ⓘ |
| century | 8th century ⓘ |
| contains |
eulogy to Shiva
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genealogy of local rulers ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Javanese Hindu-Buddhist period ⓘ |
| currentLocation | National Museum of Indonesia ⓘ |
| date | 732 CE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| earliestEvidenceOf | Sanjaya dynasty rule in Central Java ⓘ |
| foundAt |
Canggal Hill
ⓘ
Gunung Wukir temple ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Kedu Plain ⓘ |
| inscriptionMedium | monolithic stone pillar ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | prashasti ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| mentions |
Sanjaya
ⓘ
surface form:
King Sanjaya as successor of Sanna
King Sanna ⓘ Medang Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Mataram Kingdom
Medang Kingdom ⓘ |
| museumInventory | D 147 ⓘ |
| purpose | to commemorate the erection of a lingam ⓘ |
| records | establishment of a Shivaic lingam ⓘ |
| region |
Java
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surface form:
Central Java
|
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ |
| religiousDeity | Shiva ⓘ |
| script | Pallava script ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| shape | square stone pillar ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of Indian cultural influence in Java
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evidence of early Hindu presence in Central Java ⓘ one of the earliest written attestations of the Medang Kingdom ⓘ |
| writingSystemOrigin |
Pallava script
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surface form:
South Indian Pallava script tradition
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canggal inscription Description of subject: The Canggal inscription is an early 8th-century Sanskrit stone inscription from Central Java that records the establishment of a Shivaic lingam and provides one of the earliest written attestations of the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Canggal Inscription