Yadu dynasty
E103306
The Yadu dynasty is an ancient royal lineage in Hindu tradition, revered as the clan of Lord Krishna and central to many narratives in the Mahabharata and related texts.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yadu dynasty canonical | 2 |
| Andhaka clan | 1 |
| Chandravansha | 1 |
| Vrishni clan | 1 |
| Yadu clan | 1 |
| Yaduvamsha (Yadu lineage) by marriage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859394 — 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: Yadu dynasty Context triple: [Krishna, associatedDynasty, Yadu dynasty]
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A.
Sanjaya dynasty
The Sanjaya dynasty was an early Javanese royal line that ruled the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and is noted for its Hindu Shaivite orientation and monumental temple constructions in Central Java.
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B.
Newalkar dynasty
The Newalkar dynasty was the ruling Maratha royal family of the princely state of Jhansi, most famously associated with Rani Lakshmibai.
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C.
Hotak dynasty
The Hotak dynasty was an early 18th-century Afghan ruling house founded by Mirwais Hotak that briefly controlled parts of present-day Afghanistan and Iran before being supplanted by the Durrani Empire.
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D.
Sena dynasty
The Sena dynasty was a medieval Hindu ruling family that established a powerful kingdom in Bengal, known for promoting Brahmanical culture, Sanskrit scholarship, and temple construction before the Muslim conquests in eastern India.
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E.
Atreid dynasty
The Atreid dynasty is the legendary royal house of Mycenaean Greece, best known from Greek mythology for figures like Agamemnon and Menelaus and the tragic cycle of the House of Atreus.
- 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: Yadu dynasty Target entity description: The Yadu dynasty is an ancient royal lineage in Hindu tradition, revered as the clan of Lord Krishna and central to many narratives in the Mahabharata and related texts.
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A.
Sanjaya dynasty
The Sanjaya dynasty was an early Javanese royal line that ruled the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and is noted for its Hindu Shaivite orientation and monumental temple constructions in Central Java.
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B.
Newalkar dynasty
The Newalkar dynasty was the ruling Maratha royal family of the princely state of Jhansi, most famously associated with Rani Lakshmibai.
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C.
Hotak dynasty
The Hotak dynasty was an early 18th-century Afghan ruling house founded by Mirwais Hotak that briefly controlled parts of present-day Afghanistan and Iran before being supplanted by the Durrani Empire.
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D.
Sena dynasty
The Sena dynasty was a medieval Hindu ruling family that established a powerful kingdom in Bengal, known for promoting Brahmanical culture, Sanskrit scholarship, and temple construction before the Muslim conquests in eastern India.
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E.
Atreid dynasty
The Atreid dynasty is the legendary royal house of Mycenaean Greece, best known from Greek mythology for figures like Agamemnon and Menelaus and the tragic cycle of the House of Atreus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu royal lineage
ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ mythological dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithAvatar | Krishna ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Mausala Parva
ⓘ
surface form:
Mausala Parva destruction of Yadavas
|
| associatedWithKingdom | Yadava kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Bhagavad Gita ⓘ |
| centralToNarrativeOf | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
considered clan of Krishna
ⓘ
revered lineage in Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Harivamsa ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ Puranas ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Chandra
ⓘ
Nahusha ⓘ Pururavas ⓘ Yayati ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Krishna in Hinduism
ⓘ
Mythological Indian dynasties ⓘ |
| hasEponym |
Yadava
ⓘ
surface form:
Yadu
|
| hasNotableBranch |
Yadu dynasty
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Andhaka clan
Yadava ⓘ
surface form:
Satvata clan
Yadu dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vrishni clan
Yadava ⓘ
surface form:
Yadavas
|
| hasNotableMember |
Andhaka
ⓘ
Aniruddha ⓘ Balarama ⓘ Krishna ⓘ Kritavarma ⓘ Aniruddha ⓘ
surface form:
Pradyumna
Rukmini ⓘ Samba ⓘ Satyaki ⓘ Ugrasena ⓘ Krishna ⓘ
surface form:
Vasudeva
Yadava ⓘ
surface form:
Yadu
Yuyudhana ⓘ |
| hasProgenitor |
Yadava
ⓘ
surface form:
Yadu
|
| languageOfSources | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mythologicalLocation |
Bet Dwarka
ⓘ
surface form:
Dvaraka
Mathura ⓘ Surasena kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Surasena region
|
| namedAfter |
Yadava
ⓘ
surface form:
Yadu
|
| originatesFrom | Lunar dynasty ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yadu dynasty
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chandravansha
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| tradition | Itihasa-Purana tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yadu dynasty Description of subject: The Yadu dynasty is an ancient royal lineage in Hindu tradition, revered as the clan of Lord Krishna and central to many narratives in the Mahabharata and related texts.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vrishni clan
this entity surface form:
Andhaka clan
this entity surface form:
Chandravansha
this entity surface form:
Yadu clan