King of Kotte
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King of Kotte was the monarch of the Kingdom of Kotte, a major Sinhalese royal state in Sri Lanka during the late medieval and early modern periods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King of Kotte canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16694346 — 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: King of Kotte Context triple: [Bhuvanekabahu VII, title, King of Kotte]
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A.
Kingdom of Kotte
The Kingdom of Kotte was a powerful Sinhalese monarchy in southwestern Sri Lanka that flourished from the 15th to the 16th century and became a major center of politics, trade, and Buddhism before its decline and partition.
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B.
Polonnaruwa Kingdom
The Polonnaruwa Kingdom was a medieval Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka known for its advanced irrigation systems, monumental Buddhist architecture, and role as a major political and cultural center from the 11th to 13th centuries.
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C.
Dharmapala of Kotte
Dharmapala of Kotte was a 16th-century king of the Kingdom of Kotte in Sri Lanka, known for his close alliance with the Portuguese and his controversial conversion to Christianity.
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D.
Jaffna Kingdom
The Jaffna Kingdom was a historic Tamil monarchy that ruled the northern part of Sri Lanka, centered around the Jaffna Peninsula, from the medieval period until its conquest by the Portuguese in the early 17th century.
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E.
Rajasinha I of Sitawaka
Rajasinha I of Sitawaka was a powerful 16th-century Sri Lankan monarch known for his military campaigns against the Portuguese and attempts to unify the island under his rule.
- 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: King of Kotte Target entity description: King of Kotte was the monarch of the Kingdom of Kotte, a major Sinhalese royal state in Sri Lanka during the late medieval and early modern periods.
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A.
Kingdom of Kotte
The Kingdom of Kotte was a powerful Sinhalese monarchy in southwestern Sri Lanka that flourished from the 15th to the 16th century and became a major center of politics, trade, and Buddhism before its decline and partition.
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B.
Polonnaruwa Kingdom
The Polonnaruwa Kingdom was a medieval Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka known for its advanced irrigation systems, monumental Buddhist architecture, and role as a major political and cultural center from the 11th to 13th centuries.
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C.
Dharmapala of Kotte
Dharmapala of Kotte was a 16th-century king of the Kingdom of Kotte in Sri Lanka, known for his close alliance with the Portuguese and his controversial conversion to Christianity.
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D.
Jaffna Kingdom
The Jaffna Kingdom was a historic Tamil monarchy that ruled the northern part of Sri Lanka, centered around the Jaffna Peninsula, from the medieval period until its conquest by the Portuguese in the early 17th century.
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E.
Rajasinha I of Sitawaka
Rajasinha I of Sitawaka was a powerful 16th-century Sri Lankan monarch known for his military campaigns against the Portuguese and attempts to unify the island under his rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.