"The Epic of Travancore"
E120972
"The Epic of Travancore" is a historical and cultural study of the princely state of Travancore in southern India, written by Indian nationalist and author Mahadev Desai.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "The Epic of Travancore" canonical | 1 |
| The Epic of Travancore | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1014263 — 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: "The Epic of Travancore" Context triple: [Mahadev Desai, notableWork, "The Epic of Travancore"]
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A.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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B.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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C.
Malay Hikayat Seri Rama
Malay Hikayat Seri Rama is a classical Malay literary adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana, reinterpreting its characters and events within a local cultural and Islamic-influenced context.
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D.
Kakawin Hariwangsa
Kakawin Hariwangsa is an Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period that retells episodes from the Mahabharata within a classical Javanese literary and cultural framework.
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E.
Manimekalai
Manimekalai is a classical Tamil Buddhist epic poem, traditionally attributed to the poet Sīthalai Sāttanār, that continues the story of Kovalan and Madhavi’s daughter and explores themes of renunciation and compassion.
- 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: "The Epic of Travancore" Target entity description: "The Epic of Travancore" is a historical and cultural study of the princely state of Travancore in southern India, written by Indian nationalist and author Mahadev Desai.
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A.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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B.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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C.
Malay Hikayat Seri Rama
Malay Hikayat Seri Rama is a classical Malay literary adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana, reinterpreting its characters and events within a local cultural and Islamic-influenced context.
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D.
Kakawin Hariwangsa
Kakawin Hariwangsa is an Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period that retells episodes from the Mahabharata within a classical Javanese literary and cultural framework.
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E.
Manimekalai
Manimekalai is a classical Tamil Buddhist epic poem, traditionally attributed to the poet Sīthalai Sāttanār, that continues the story of Kovalan and Madhavi’s daughter and explores themes of renunciation and compassion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Indian writer
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book ⓘ cultural study ⓘ historical study ⓘ person ⓘ |
| about |
Indian princely states
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cultural traditions of Travancore ⓘ political conditions in Travancore ⓘ Travancore ⓘ
surface form:
princely state of Travancore
social conditions in Travancore ⓘ South India ⓘ
surface form:
southern India
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| associatedWith | Indian nationalism ⓘ |
| author | Mahadev Desai ⓘ |
| citizenship | India ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| genre |
historical literature
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non-fiction ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Indian nationalist perspective ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in Indian history
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readers interested in Travancore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Travancore
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culture of Travancore ⓘ history of Travancore ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"The Epic of Travancore"
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Epic of Travancore
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| occupation |
author
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independence activist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfFocus |
Kerala
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surface form:
Kerala region
Travancore ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | princely state era of Travancore ⓘ |
| workOf | Mahadev Desai ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "The Epic of Travancore" Description of subject: "The Epic of Travancore" is a historical and cultural study of the princely state of Travancore in southern India, written by Indian nationalist and author Mahadev Desai.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mahadev Desai
this entity surface form:
The Epic of Travancore