King Vidyadhara
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King Vidyadhara was a Chandela dynasty ruler of central India in the early 11th century, known for his military resistance against Mahmud of Ghazni and for commissioning major Hindu temples at Khajuraho.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Vidyadhara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18836865 — 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 Vidyadhara Context triple: [Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, patron, King Vidyadhara]
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A.
Kamalaśīla
Kamalaśīla was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher-monk renowned for his influential works on Madhyamaka thought and his role in shaping Tibetan Buddhist scholasticism.
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B.
Vimalamitra
Vimalamitra was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar-monk and tantric master renowned for transmitting key Dzogchen teachings to Tibet and becoming a central figure in the early Nyingma tradition.
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C.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala is a protective Buddhist deity or spirit, often associated with guardianship and the defense of the Dharma.
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D.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala was a powerful 8th–9th century ruler of the Pala Empire in eastern India, known for expanding his realm, patronizing Buddhism, and establishing centers of learning like Vikramashila.
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E.
Mahendradatta
Mahendradatta was a Javanese queen and princess of the Isyana dynasty, known as the consort of King Udayana of Bali and the mother of King Airlangga of Java.
- 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 Vidyadhara Target entity description: King Vidyadhara was a Chandela dynasty ruler of central India in the early 11th century, known for his military resistance against Mahmud of Ghazni and for commissioning major Hindu temples at Khajuraho.
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A.
Kamalaśīla
Kamalaśīla was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher-monk renowned for his influential works on Madhyamaka thought and his role in shaping Tibetan Buddhist scholasticism.
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B.
Vimalamitra
Vimalamitra was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar-monk and tantric master renowned for transmitting key Dzogchen teachings to Tibet and becoming a central figure in the early Nyingma tradition.
-
C.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala is a protective Buddhist deity or spirit, often associated with guardianship and the defense of the Dharma.
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D.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala was a powerful 8th–9th century ruler of the Pala Empire in eastern India, known for expanding his realm, patronizing Buddhism, and establishing centers of learning like Vikramashila.
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E.
Mahendradatta
Mahendradatta was a Javanese queen and princess of the Isyana dynasty, known as the consort of King Udayana of Bali and the mother of King Airlangga of Java.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.