Kurukshetra War
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The Kurukshetra War is the legendary epic battle at the heart of the Indian Mahabharata, depicting a vast dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas that explores themes of duty, righteousness, and fate.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kurukshetra War canonical | 36 |
| Gadayuddha | 2 |
| Battle of Kurukshetra | 1 |
| Kurukshetra War era | 1 |
| Kurukshetra War prelude | 1 |
| Kurukshetra war | 1 |
| KurukshetraWar | 1 |
| Pandava–Kaurava conflict | 1 |
| battle of Kurukshetra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T860783 — 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: Kurukshetra War Context triple: [Kurukshetra battlefield, conflict, Kurukshetra War]
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A.
Panipat
Panipat is a historic city in the northern Indian state of Haryana, renowned as the site of several major battles that shaped the course of Indian history.
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B.
Third Battle of Panipat
The Third Battle of Panipat was a major 1761 conflict in northern India between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan forces of Ahmad Shah Durrani, resulting in a devastating Maratha defeat that reshaped the subcontinent’s political landscape.
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C.
Battle of Palkhed
The Battle of Palkhed was a 1728 conflict in western India in which the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I decisively defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad, consolidating Maratha power in the Deccan.
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D.
Battle of Arni
The Battle of Arni was a 1751 engagement in the Second Carnatic War in which Robert Clive’s forces defeated a larger Franco-Indian army, consolidating British influence in southern India.
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E.
Battle of Ghaghra
The Battle of Ghaghra was a 1529 conflict in which the Mughal emperor Babur defeated Afghan and regional forces in eastern India, consolidating Mughal control after the earlier victories at Panipat and Khanwa.
- 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: Kurukshetra War Target entity description: The Kurukshetra War is the legendary epic battle at the heart of the Indian Mahabharata, depicting a vast dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas that explores themes of duty, righteousness, and fate.
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A.
Panipat
Panipat is a historic city in the northern Indian state of Haryana, renowned as the site of several major battles that shaped the course of Indian history.
-
B.
Third Battle of Panipat
The Third Battle of Panipat was a major 1761 conflict in northern India between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan forces of Ahmad Shah Durrani, resulting in a devastating Maratha defeat that reshaped the subcontinent’s political landscape.
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C.
Battle of Palkhed
The Battle of Palkhed was a 1728 conflict in western India in which the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I decisively defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad, consolidating Maratha power in the Deccan.
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D.
Battle of Arni
The Battle of Arni was a 1751 engagement in the Second Carnatic War in which Robert Clive’s forces defeated a larger Franco-Indian army, consolidating British influence in southern India.
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E.
Battle of Ghaghra
The Battle of Ghaghra was a 1529 conflict in which the Mughal emperor Babur defeated Afghan and regional forces in eastern India, consolidating Mughal control after the earlier victories at Panipat and Khanwa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu epic narrative
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event in the Mahabharata ⓘ mythological war ⓘ |
| featuresText | Bhagavad Gita discourse ⓘ |
| hasAdvisor | Krishna as charioteer and counselor to Arjuna ⓘ |
| hasAllegedDuration | 18 days ⓘ |
| hasCause |
dice game that deprived the Pandavas of their kingdom
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succession dispute over the Kuru throne ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Bhishma for the Kauravas
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Dhrishtadyumna for the Pandavas ⓘ Drona for the Kauravas ⓘ Karna for the Kauravas ⓘ Shalya for the Kauravas ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
central narrative in Hindu religious and ethical thought
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symbol of the inner moral struggle ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Hindu scriptures
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surface form:
Itihasa (sacred history) in Hindu tradition
|
| hasKeyFigure |
Abhimanyu
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Arjuna ⓘ Ashwatthama ⓘ Bhima ⓘ Bhishma ⓘ Dhritarashtra ⓘ Drona ⓘ Duryodhana ⓘ Gandhari ⓘ Ghatotkacha ⓘ Karna ⓘ Krishna ⓘ Nakula ⓘ Sahadeva ⓘ Shakuni ⓘ Shikhandi ⓘ Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimaryText | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasModernInterpretation | often read as allegory of ethical conflict ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
Bhagavad Gita
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surface form:
Bhagavad Gita sermon before battle
duel between Bhima and Duryodhana ⓘ fall of Bhishma on the bed of arrows ⓘ killing of Abhimanyu in the Chakravyuha ⓘ night massacre by Ashwatthama ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
destruction of most Kuru warriors
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victory of the Pandavas ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLocation |
Kuru Kingdom
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Kurukshetra battlefield ⓘ
surface form:
Kurukshetra
|
| hasScripturalSource |
Bhagavad Gita
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Mahabharata critical edition ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dharma (righteous duty)
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family conflict ⓘ fate ⓘ just war ⓘ karma ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalDating | distant past of the Dvapara Yuga ⓘ |
| mainConflictBetween |
Kauravas
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Pandavas ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahabharata ⓘ |
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Subject: Kurukshetra War Description of subject: The Kurukshetra War is the legendary epic battle at the heart of the Indian Mahabharata, depicting a vast dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas that explores themes of duty, righteousness, and fate.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
battle of Kurukshetra
this entity surface form:
Gadayuddha
this entity surface form:
Battle of Kurukshetra
subject surface form:
Gandiva
this entity surface form:
Kurukshetra War prelude
this entity surface form:
KurukshetraWar
this entity surface form:
Pandava–Kaurava conflict
this entity surface form:
Gadayuddha
this entity surface form:
Kurukshetra War era